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The Seoul Samsung Thunder continued their 3-1 advantage this season, showing off the aspect of Anyang's Jeonggwanjang Red Booster's natural enemy.
Seoul Samsung beat Anyang Jeonggwanjang 85-76 in the fourth round of the "2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball" at Anyang Jeonggwan Arena in Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, on the 29th. He shook off the pursuit of Jeonggwanjang.
With this victory, Samsung showed its superiority in winning all but the third round against Jeong Kwan-jang. On the other hand, Jeong Kwan-jang lost two consecutive games following the previous match against the Changwon LG Sakers.
At the beginning of the game, the two teams engaged in a fierce battle. Jeong Kwan-jang targeted Samsung under the basket. However, Samsung responded with a strong outer cannon that it showed against Jeong Kwan-jang this season. The seesaw game continued until the second half of the first quarter, but Samsung's Justin Gutang and Lee Kwan-hee scored consecutive points to finish the first quarter with a slight advantage.
In the second quarter, the flow of the game rapidly leaned toward Samsung. Samsung made five 3-pointers in the second quarter alone, neutralizing Jeong Kwan-jang's defense. In particular, Kerem Kanter and Choi Hyun-min widened the score by crossing the inside and outside.
On the other hand, Jeong Kwan-jang struggled with Samsung's fast transition and organic passwork. He failed to crack down on defensive rebounds and allowed a series of second chances, and lost the momentum of the chase due to errors in the attack. In the end, Samsung scored a large number of points in the second quarter and finished the first half 53-42, a double-digit score gap. Until the first half, Jung Kwan-jang Moon Yoo-hyun worked hard with 11 points, but Samsung also responded with Justin Gutang scoring 12 points.
However, Jeong Kwan-jang's pursuit was scary at the beginning of the third quarter. Johnny O'Brient and Moon Yoo-hyun scored back-to-back points, chasing them by 59-67, eight points, but they widened again. Samsung's Andrew Nicholson again widened the gap by 10 points, making all the free throws he got for foul play. In the third quarter alone, Nicholson scored 13 points.
Again, Jeong Kwan-jang narrowed the score gap at the beginning of the fourth quarter. O'Brient and Park Ji-hoon's success of three consecutive points quickly made it 70-75 in an instant. However, Samsung ran away by 8 points again with about 4 minutes left when Han Ho-bin scored a 3-pointer. Here, Kim Kyung-won, the chief of the articles of association, scored three points and was still in range. However, Samsung Nicholson continued to score points and tied the game.
Seoul Samsung's Andrew Nicholson played the role of the "main scorer" with 32 points and 9 rebounds, and Justin Gutang helped with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Lee Kwan-hee also contributed to the victory with 10 points. On the other hand, Jeong Kwan-jang O'Brient worked hard with 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists, but bowed his head.
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