Sports | 2024.04.30 13:40
[서울=뉴스핌] Sports Reporter Jang Hwan-soo = The basketball wind is strong in Busan, ‘baseball city.’
This is because Busan KCC, who advanced to the professional basketball championship game (best of 7 games), will play the 3rd and 4th games against Suwon KT at Sajik Gymnasium, their home court, on May 1st and 3rd.
KCC finished in 5th place (30 wins, 24 losses) in the regular league and progressed to the round of 6 play-off games. However, in the postseason, they became a completely different team. In the semi-final, they won three consecutive games against the defending champion SK, and in the semi-final, they defeated DB, first place in the regular league, with three wins and one loss.
[서울=뉴스핌] Sports reporter Jang Hwan-soo = 2024.04.30 zangpabo@newspim.com
The super luxurious lineup that includes Heo Woong, La Geon-ah, Song Kyo-chang, Lee Seung-hyeon, and Choi Jun-yong can be called the strongest. KCC suffered a come-from-behind loss to KT in the rematch on the 29th and ended up with 1 win and 1 loss, but it is true that experts are giving higher scores to KCC’s chances of winning.
If KCC wins, it will be the first victory in the championship for a team that is in 5th place in the regular league. Along with this, history will be made for the first championship of a sports club based in Busan in the 2000s. KCC moved its headquarters from Jeonju to Busan starting this season.
Busan sports clubs have not won a championship since baseball (Lotte) in 1992, soccer (Daewoo) and basketball (Kia) in 1997. KCC won the championship in the 2010-11 season, but was placed in Jeonju at that time. Currently, the Lotte baseball team is in last place among 10 teams, and the Busan I’Park soccer team is 3rd in the second division, the K2 League.
KCC said on the 30th, “7,700 tickets for the third match were sold in one day, and bookings for the fourth match began on the 29th, and all 7,400 tickets were sold in 20 minutes.” Accordingly, KCC decided to open the 3rd and 4th floor of the stand with 3,600 seats. KCC’s biggest home crowd this season was 8,780 in the opening game, so it’s only a matter of time before the record is broken.
[서울=뉴스핌] Sports reporter Jang Hwan-soo = 2024.04.30 zangpabo@newspim.com
The championship match between KCC and KT attracts attention as it is a more exciting match than any other year.
In the second game of the championship game, the 2nd and 3rd highest individual scores in a quarter of the playoffs were recorded at the same time. KCC’s Alise DeShawn Johnson scored 24 points in the second quarter. This is a new record for the most points scored in a quarter in the championship game.
KT’s leading scorer in the regular season, Paris Bass, scored 23 points in the third quarter after scoring no points in the first half. On this day, Bath scored 36 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, and played a key role in the comeback victory from a 12-point deficit.
The match between siblings KCC Heo Woong and KT Heo Hoon is also a box office factor in the championship game.
zangpabo@newspim.com
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