KCC Head Coach Chang-jin Jeon, “First Credit, Second Credit” “We’ve been playing all these dramatic games.”
Busan KCC head coach Jeon Chang-jin, who was not overjoyed with the team’s highest-scoring victory of the season, expressed great joy in the face of the ‘Hollywood-style comeback victory’. He even used the phrase ‘the most pleasant game for me personally’. He also lavished praise and thanks on his players for the dramatic victory.
KCC defeated Suwon KT, the second-ranked team in the league, 96-94 at the end of the 2023-2024 Jeonggwanjang Professional Basketball League at KT Arena in Suwon on July 7, thanks to Heo Woong’s ‘reverse three-pointer’ at the buzzer. This was KCC’s second straight win. This is their second straight win after three straight losses against KT. KCC had previously defeated KT 101-94 on the previous two days.”
The game was very dramatic. KCC led KT from the beginning of the game thanks to the alley-oop defense of Lee Seung-hyun, Ragan-ah, Heo Woong, and Jeong Chang-young, as well as the performance of backups like Lee Ho-hyun and Jeon Jun-beom. They had already built an 11-point lead at the end of the second quarter and continued to build on it. With 4:28 to go, they led by 12 points, 88-76. A comfortable victory was in sight.
However, from this point on, KT fought back fiercely. The gap kept narrowing. Finally, with 4.5 seconds left, Paris Bass hit a three-pointer to pull KT back to 94-93. The stadium erupted in cheers from the home fans. With less than five seconds left, KCC’s Heo Woong didn’t give up, dribbling quickly and hitting a three-pointer from the outside. The ball went through the rim as the buzzer sounded. It was a come-from-behind win for KCC.
After the victory, Coach Jeon was in disbelief, saying, “We play all these dramatic games.” He continued, “We are not in a good situation. “I think the team is in a 토토사이트 bad situation, so the players are more united and mentally prepared. It’s a tough schedule, but no one talks about it, and they’ve done a good job. It’s not easy to play more than 30 minutes with this schedule,” he said, thanking his players after the victory.
“The main credit for today’s victory goes to Heo Woong, who scored the last goal. But the unsung hero is Lee Seung-hyun. He played the full 40 minutes and helped us take an early lead. Both players took responsibility for the win, which was very important for us. “Even if we had lost, I wouldn’t have complained, they worked hard and played well. I have a lot of praise for the players today, it was one of my favorite games.”