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The two teams, who are in a hurry to escape the losing streak, met. The home team ended up playing without losing its main player.
Seoul SK and Daegu Korea Gas Corporation met in the fourth round of the regular league of LG Electronics' professional basketball from 2025 to 2026 at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul on the 24th.
Both SK, which was hit by Ulsan Hyundai Mobis on the rise, and Korea Gas Corporation, which recently suffered consecutive losses, desperately need to win.
SK ranks fourth with 19 wins and 14 losses this season. It is two games behind third-place Wonju DB (21 wins and 12 losses) and 2.5 games behind joint fifth-place groups Suwon KT and Busan KCC (17 wins and 17 losses each).
Korea Gas Corporation is the lowest with 11 wins and 22 losses. However, the gap with Hyundai Mobis (12 wins and 21 losses), which ranks seventh, is not that big. If you win against SK, you can also overturn the ranking table.
Before the game, Korea Gas Corporation coach Kang Hyuk said, "We are continuously losing ground in the rebound fight in the second half. "The first half of the last two consecutive games was close to 50 points, and I ordered the players to reduce the number of points and focus more on the rebound," he said.
Coach Kang Hyuk then said, "I often lose nearly 10 more rebounds against SK. Not only the big man, but also the former player should participate in the boxout to prevent the opposing forward line such as Ahn Young-joon.
Boatwright, a foreign player who joined during the season, is also expected to start. Coach Kang Hyuk said, "La Gun-ah is also doing well, but there is a physical burden. Today, Boatwright goes out first, he said. "I still need to adapt to the league and have regrets in defense and rebound participation, but he has a good personality and is trying to work hard. I encouraged him to be active," he said.
As for opposing ace Jamil Warney, Warney said, "Warney is a player who scores 20 points even if he blocks it. "The key is how much you control the score and fastball derived from Warnie and Kim Nak-hyun's two-man game," he said, remaining vigilant.
Meanwhile, SK manager Jeon Hee-chul, the home team's coach, faced unfavorable factors such as the absence of the main forward Ahn Young-joon. Coach Jeon Hee-chul said, "Ahn Young-joon suffered a calf bruise in the last Hyundai Mobis match, and the test showed he was diagnosed with a muscle rupture. "I played until the end of the game against Mobis, but when I woke up in the morning, I couldn't walk well because I had swelling," he said. "I will miss today's game and be retested after the weekend." Alvin Tolentino will fill the vacancy first," he said.
In addition, coach Jeon Hee-chul, who emphasized the importance of managing the match, said, "In the past, I blindly trusted various figures and data and devoted myself to analysis. But the time has come to break that prejudice," he said.
Coach Jeon Hee-chul then said, "For example, if the opponent's first-half shot success rate reaches 60%, there is a high probability that it will fall to 30% in the second half of the data. In that case, it is important to plan how to make use of the rebound or the chance to speed up, he said. "It is not just a number, but more important to manage when the probability falls in the flow of the game and target the timing."
In addition, coach Jeon Hee-chul vowed to win, saying, "In the end, the players must read the flow on the court and do it," adding, "It will not be an easy game without Ahn Young-joon, but I hope the players will focus and overcome the crisis."
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