The winner and the loser have reversed their expressions.
The former said he was “satisfied” with the 20-point loss, while the latter said, “I wish we could have won coolly…” despite the 20-point victory.
The 2024-2025 KCC Pro Basketball KCC-Hyundai Mobis game was held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan 파워사다리 on the 25th.
Before the game, news of KCC foreign player Dionte Burton’s injury was announced. KCC, which had already started the season without Choi Jun-yong and Song Kyo-chang, had also lost Heo Woong. In addition, Burton also missed the game against Hyundai Mobis due to ankle pain. KCC head coach Jeon Chang-jin could only sigh.
After two quarters, the score was 33-50. In the middle of the third quarter, the deficit grew to 25 points. But KCC held on. Despite Leon Williams scoring just four points, the bench picked up the offense. Despite the 76-96 defeat, the domestic players scored 72 points, which was more than Hyundai Mobis’ domestic players (54 points).
In particular, Jeon Jun-beom, who had fewer playing opportunities, scored 19 points and Lee Geun-hwi had 14 points.
Coach Jeon Chang-jin said, “I’m more satisfied with the game than I expected. The players did a good job,” he said, adding, ”I feel good because I think we got Jeon Jun-beom today. We played four games in two days, so Lee Seung-hyun and Jung Chang-young had to rest. I’m happy with the bench players because they all played hard. I’m sure Williams got a lot of practice from today’s match. We lost, but I’m glad we got something out of it.”
Hyundai Mobis, on the other hand, was disappointed with their 20-point victory. They were unable to extend their lead even when the power differential was clear. It was not a clean victory.
“It happens every time,” said Hyundai Mobis coach Cho Dong-hyun. It was the same last season. After winning 20 points, we neglect the basics. I wish we could have finished coolly.” ”I only had two fouls in the fourth quarter. We’re in a hurry. We’re shooting two shots, one for you and one for me. I just told them to stay focused. We need to be a little bit more focused.”