Lee Jung-hyun, 18 points and 8 rebounds
Laguna Davis scored 19 points each
Jeonju KCC’s Lee Jeong-hyun is looking for a place to pass in the 2020-21 season regular league match against Goyang Orion held at Goyang Gymnasium on the 25th. KBL provided
Jeonju KCC beat Goyang Orion by 13 points and is equipped with the lead soloist.
KCC defeated Orion 85-72 in the regular league game of the 2020-21 season held at Goyang Gymnasium on the 25th. As a result, KCC recorded 16-8, widening the gap with the 2nd place Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation (14-9) to 1.5 games.
Orion was in third place with a 13-10 loss. Orion, who lost to the KCC in two face-to-face matches this season, also lost in this home game and recorded a total of 3 losses. Since December of last year, it has been losing 5 consecutive years.
Lee Jung-hyun (33), the leading player in the KCC victory, played an active part with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Laguna (31) scored a double double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyler Davis (23) also gained strength with 19 points and 9 rebounds.
KCC overwhelmed Orion from the start in the game that attracted attention with the league’s 1st and 3rd place confrontation. Orion gave the initiative by self-destruction, allowing eight turnovers in the first quarter only. At the end of the first quarter, the score was already increased by 11 points.
Orion lit the chase in the second quarter. Kim Kang-sun (34) and Heo Il-young (35) succeeded in three-point shots and followed up to five points. However, KCC passed the crisis by responding with Lee Jung-hyun’s 3-point shot. Lee Jung-hyun threw three 3-point shots only in the first half and succeeded in all.
In the third quarter, Davis was remarkable. He scored 6 rebounds and 13 points in the third quarter alone, and he beat the bottom of the goal and connected the rebound to a goal. In the fourth quarter, Laguna took control of the flow by attacking under the goal. Time passed while the score gap did not narrow, and Orion won with a large score gap. Orion’s Didric Lawson (23) scored a double-double (23 points and 10 rebounds), but the light was fading.
Meanwhile, the match between Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation and Busan KT, which was scheduled to be held on this day, was postponed due to the high fever of KGC Ginseng Corporation’s Byun Jun-hyung (24). Junhyung Byun was tested for a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), and the results will come out on the 26th. This is the first time that a player has postponed the schedule for a professional basketball game due to symptoms related to Corona 19. The KBL (Korea Basketball Federation) has announced that it will reorganize the schedule for this game next week.
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