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The defensive concentration that collapsed at the beginning of the game was painful. Suwon KT overcame a 24-point deficit and chased under the chin, but failed to reverse the game in the end.
KT lost 89-96 to Wonju DB in the fifth round of the regular league of LG Electronics' professional basketball from 2025 to 2026 at Suwon KT Sonic Boom Arena on the 1st.
The loss put KT on alert for fifth place Mercury, recording 19 wins and 18 losses this season, allowing a half-game chase to sixth place Busan KCC (18 wins and 18 losses). On the other hand, DB, which won three consecutive games, scored 24 wins and 13 losses, igniting the competition for second place.
After the game, KT manager Moon Kyung-eun said, "What I said before the game was not fulfilled," adding, "Even though I practiced defense for five days, I was pressured by the DB, which recently played a schedule of pong dang pong dang." "I felt like I saved the opponent's spirit in the first and second quarters," he said.
On this day, KT allowed eight 3-pointers to DB in the first quarter alone, giving up 35 points. At one point in the second quarter, the gap widened to 24 points.
Coach Moon Kyung-eun said, "As I tried to follow him from the third quarter, I lost my stamina at a critical moment, so I made an error. What went wrong from the start was a loss, he analyzed.
Coach Moon Kyung-eun then said, "The coach takes all responsibility and wants to tell the players that it's okay, but the players, including me, should reflect on themselves for giving away many runs because they failed to fulfill their promises."
The bad news also overlapped. During the second quarter, main forward Moon Jung-hyun suffered an ankle injury and left. Coach Moon Kyung-eun said, "My ankle went back. As soon as I ran, I was swollen," he said, expressing concern, "I don't think I can play for the time being."
At least, it was the return of ace Kim Sun-hyung. Kim Sun-hyung, who returned to the court after 85 days, played 17 minutes and 53 seconds, scoring 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
Director Moon Kyung-eun said, "Kim Sun-hyung's movements seemed better than I thought. "I feel like I let him run a lot, but he said he was okay," he said. "It's a relief that the system caught my eye as Moon Sung-gon and Kim Sun-hyung played together."
KT showed its power to chase by 1 point at one point in the third quarter, with Derek Williams scoring 25 points and rookie Kang Sung-wook scoring 23 points, but failed to stop DB's firepower in the fourth quarter and kneeled down. DB's main players, including Lee Yoo-jin (17 points), Lee Jung-hyun (15 points), and Henry Ellonson (20 points), performed evenly.
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