Changwon LG Sakers fell to the bottom of the league rankings as they lost their third straight victory without overcoming their height inferiority.
LG lost 97-118 in the 2020-2021 Hyundai Mobis professional basketball regular league match against Goyang Orion Orions held at the Goyang Gymnasium on the 3rd.
LG lost 12 wins and 24 losses in the final match of the 4th round, and tied for ninth place with the last team Wonju DB Promy.
Changwon LG manager Jo Sung-won is instructing the players to play at the Goyang Orion game held at the Goyang Gymnasium on the 3rd. /KBL/
LG started out smoothly. In the first quarter, LG stopped Orion’s attack with regional defense, while Park Gyeong-sang scored 11 points and Kim Si-rae helped Leon Williams score as an assist, ending 32-19.
However, the situation reversed when the second quarter entered. LG introduced Didric Lawson to allow Orion to pursue the high post. LG only gave Orion 34 points in that quarter, but scored only 18 points, turning 50-53.
LG, which entered the third quarter by three points, turned to 65-63 in five minutes, focusing on the re-initiated Kim Si-rae. However, whenever the flow of the game changed, Orion’s Lee Dae-sung and Han Ho-bin allowed a three-point shot in a row, and the score gap widened again. LG, which had already lost the flow, was defeated by allowing a run in the fourth quarter.
On this day, LG struggled with Kim Si-Rae with 22 points and 12 assists, Leon Williams with 23 points and Park Gyeong-sang with 21 points. However, LG was unable to overcome its stagnation with Orion and missed rebounds during the game.
Even Jung Hee-jae was replaced in the fourth quarter, complaining of pain in the right knee during the landing process after a lay-up shot. LG only recorded 25 rebounds, but Orion recorded 39 rebounds.
Changwon LG Chung Hee-jae is on the court complaining of pain in the right knee in a match against Goyang Orion held at the Goyang Gymnasium on the 3rd. /KBL/
Was it because of concern about the second chance due to poor rebound? LG also showed a big difference in the number of 3-point shots with Orion. LG threw 20 3-point shots and made 9 successes, while Orion made 16 out of 30.
LG will face off with Samsung Thunders in Seoul at the Changwon Indoor Gymnasium on the 6th.
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