The sensational Daegu Korea Gas Corporation stopped Seoul Samsung's winning streak.
Korea Gas Corporation overcame Andrew Nicholson's injury absence and won 81 to 75 in the away game against Seoul Samsung in the '2023-2024 Cheong Kwan Jang Professional Basketball' held at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on the 4th. With this, Korea Gas Corporation had a 4-game winning streak against Samsung, and Samsung lost its second winning opportunity of the season.
It was a confrontation like the ‘contradiction’ of the ‘red pepper powder unit’. The home team Samsung is still in last place, but without a recent losing streak, it defeated Ulsan Hyundai Mobis 92 to 77 on the 2nd, making the top teams nervous. The away team, Korea Gas Corporation, is also a 'dark horse' that rose to 7th place by creating a sensation in the second half of the year. It defeated Seoul SK 79 to 66 on the 1st, and then lost by 1 point (74 to 75) in the Wonju DB game on the 2nd. I made it happen.
The two teams, who are playing the role of 'red pepper powder', were armed with their own confidence in victory over their oddly mixed '3 consecutive wins' records on this day. Looking at the recent confrontation, Korea Gas Corporation had the upper hand. Korea Gas Corporation won three consecutive matches in rounds 3 to 5. On the other hand, Samsung was recording three consecutive wins in home games against Korea Gas Corporation from last season to the first and second rounds of this season. Although their recent three consecutive losses were on the road, they are showing off their 'shield' that they will not take it easy when they meet at home.
The difference is that while Korea Gas Corporation, which is 6 games behind Ulsan Hyundai Mobis in 6th place, did not give up its hopes of making the playoffs in the semifinals, Samsung's hopes of advancing to the semifinals were dashed early on. A major variable here is the absence of Korea Gas Corporation's main scorer, Nicholson. Nicholson left with an ankle injury during the third quarter of the previous DB match. The main concern was whether the potential of Korea Gas Corporation, which played an extremely close game with DB even in the absence of Nicholson, would be able to work in front of Kofi Coburn (Samsung), a 'goal destroyer' who showed off his fierceness by scoring '30 points or more' in two consecutive games.
Contrary to its objective power disadvantage, Korea Gas Corporation had a successful start. This is because the double-triple team of 2-option mercenary Duvan Maxwell and Lee Dae-heon and Shin Seung-min was successfully used to block Coburn. In particular, Maxwell showed a matchup advantage by scoring 6 points and getting 6 rebounds, but holding Coburn to 2 points and 3 rebounds. In addition, thanks to Filipino players Sam Joseph Belangel and Shin Seung-min's perfect performance inside and outside, Korea Gas Corporation was able to get off to a good start with a 26-17 win.
The first quarter was well fought with fighting spirit, but excessive fighting spirit also became ‘poisonous.’ Korea Gas Corporation suffered a team foul about 2 minutes into the second quarter. When defending against an opponent's attack, such as Coburn, he had to be aware of foul free throws, so his once strong defensive aggressiveness decreased. Because of this, at one point they allowed the score to be tied 29-29. But what is this? Samsung, the lowest ranked company, was unable to enjoy a ‘well-prepared meal’. They were unable to overwhelm their opponents due to loose defense and slow speed, and were unable to liven up the atmosphere due to unnecessary 3-second violations and turnovers. From Korea Gas Corporation’s perspective, the 40-32 lead in the first half was a success.
The key now is Maxwell's stamina and personal foul management, as he must do the work of two mercenaries. Korea Gas Corporation's fighting spirit was remarkable. Even though they played without Maxwell at one point in the third quarter to maintain his stamina, the score gap actually widened. Although they were chased by Samsung's strong pursuit in the 4th quarter, Korea Gas Corporation did not lose concentration, and Samsung virtually destroyed itself due to erroneous play at a critical moment.
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