Yongin Samsung Life’s players win the KB Stars in the 5th round of the women’s professional basketball championship match held at the Yongin Indoor Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do on the 15th, winning the championship position and raising the championship trophy. yunhap news
As the game ended with 17 points ahead, the market announcer of Samsung Life Insurance, Yongin, started a countdown. The eldest sister, Kim Bo-mi, who announced retirement after this game, looked at the ceiling and clasped both hands. Soon the buzzer rang and everyone hugged each other. It was the moment when Samsung Life, who placed fourth in the regular league, decided to win the championship match that everyone said it was impossible.
Samsung Life Insurance beat Cheongju KB Stars 74-57 in the 5th round of the KB Kookmin Bank Liiv M 2020~21 women’s professional basketball championship match (5 of 3 best) held at the Yongin Indoor Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do on the 15th. As a result, Samsung Life has won the 6th championship championship in about 15 years since the 2006 summer league. It is the first time in the history of women’s basketball that fourth place has won the championship.
Most of the KB Stars were expected to win the championship until Samsung Life initially beat Woori Bank, Asan, who ranked No. 1 in the regular league and climbed the championship match. As it is a short-term battle held in a state of running out of physical strength, KB Stars, where Park Ji-soo is enduring the’National Treasure Center’, will be advantageous. However, Samsung Life has won the 1st and 2nd game by provoking a’rebellion in the fourth place’. Samsung Life’s manager Lim Geun-bae tied Park Ji-soo with a strategy that KB Stars had not experienced in the regular league. KB Stars, who grasped Lim’s strategy, belatedly counterattacked, and the game continued until the last game.
During the four close matches, the players of both teams ran out of stamina. There were no players who were not injured. Most of the prepared strategies were also exposed to the opposing team. Manager Lim said before the game, “It seems that the players’ willingness to jump one more step and catch one more will be very important.” KB Stars director Ahn Deok-soo also said, “There is now one left, there is no place to back down. The players also feel that way.”
The’last match’ was full of tension. Both teams continued a fierce struggle like the first game of the season. However, as the game progressed, the fatigue of the players was not hidden. There were a lot of loose balls. When the Paulo game was suspended for a while, he leaned down and took his breath without saying anything first. It took a colleague’s touch to fall and get up again.
Although everyone was in a difficult situation, Samsung Life, which received support from home fans, took the lead in concentration. Samsung Life Insurance’s 3-point and 2-point shots during the first half hit the rim with a 50% success rate. However, KB Stars’ shooting success rate did not exceed 30%. The first half ended with Samsung Life’s 34-28 lead. KB Stars, who came out with a clenched tooth, went on a chase in the second half, but the score gap widened. Samsung Life succeeded in scoring every important moment, breaking the will of KB Stars in pursuit. Kim Han-byul scored 22 points and 7 rebounds, becoming the best player (MVP) in the championship match. Including Kim Bo-mi, Bae Hye-yoon, Yoon Ye-bin, and Kim Dan-bi all scored more than 10 points on this day, leading the team to victory.
After the game, coach Lim said at a press conference, “In fact, I prepared until Game 4, and I thought that Game 5 was the only way to do it. The players did a great job,” he said, saying, “I am grateful for the players who ran without giving up.” Bae Hye-yoon said, “I only thought I had to jump one more step throughout the game. It was so hard that I thought I won only when I had a few seconds left. I still seem to be dreaming,” he said. Kim Bo-mi, who is about to retire, said, “The most glorious moment in my career as a player is now,” and said, “Thank you for allowing me to meet really good team members and finish the end brilliantly.”
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