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It was an all-time performance that would remind Stephen Curry (38, Golden State Warriors), the world's best 3-point shooter. Heo Woong (33, Busan KCCC), who showed off his super-sensitivity to shoot, wrote a new KBL history for the first time in 22 years.
Heo Woong exploded 51 points alone, including 14 3-pointers, in an away game against Seoul SK in the fifth round of LG Electronics' professional basketball from 2025 to 2026 at Jamsil Student Gymnasium on the 2nd.
It was an unstoppable level. Heo Woong showed off his high-sensitivity by making 14 3-pointers (14/23), 16 field throws (16/26) and 5 free throws (5/6).
It is a milestone beyond Curry, who goes by the best three-point shooter in history. According to the NBA statistics site "Basketball Reference," Curry's record of three points in a game was 13 against the New Orleans Pelicans in November 2016. Heo Hoon's success of 14 3-pointers per game is an all-time record, tied with the NBA's record of 3 points (14 points, Clay Tamson).
He also rewrote KBL history. According to the federation's official record, Woo Ji-won (then Mobis) scored 70 points on March 7, 2004, and Moon Kyung-eun (then E-Land) scored 66 points on the same day. However, the two records are considered somewhat tarnished in meaning as teammates intentionally drove scores for the title competition on the last day of the regular league.
Heo Woong is the first Korean player to score more than 50 points in a normal game flow. Heo Woong scored 51 points on the day, surpassing the 49 points recorded by Kim Sun-hyung (SK at the time) on January 5, 2019. In other words, it has broken the record of the number one record in terms of purity.
Heo Woong's shooting sense on the day was phenomenal. Heo Woong, who made three consecutive 3-pointers at the end of the match against Samsung in Seoul on the 31st, scored two 3-pointers in a row at the beginning of the game, setting a record for five consecutive 3-pointers. This is tied for fifth place in KBL history.
The record for 3-pointers is also historic. Moon Kyung-eun (22) and Woo Ji-won (21) also hold the record of the most successful 3-pointers in a game, but Heo Woong's 14 3-pointers on the day came from a situation where the game was in a normal state.
Heo Woong scored 20 points by making six 3-pointers in the first quarter alone. Showing off his fingertips that did not cool down in the second quarter, he added four 3-pointers to add 14 points. In the first half alone, he scored 34 points, signaling a new record of 39 points (against DB on December 1, 2021), his previous record of most points in a game.
Heo Woong was silent for a while in the third quarter, but exploded again in the fourth quarter. In particular, it was more valuable because it was made at a time when SK's intensive checks were at their peak. In order not to become a victim of the milestone, SK not only Eddie Daniel but also center Jamil Warney came out to the outside to mark Heo Woong exclusively.
However, Heo Woong peeled off the opponent's defense and hit four of the seven 3-pointers he threw in the fourth quarter. He broke through the opponent's intensive checks and completed 51 points with about two minutes left.
KCC, with Huh Woong's milestone at the forefront, began its winning streak with a whopping 41 points over SK by 118-77. With the victory, KCC, which recorded 19 wins and 18 losses, tied for fifth place with Suwon KT. On the other hand, SK, which became a victim of the milestone in its home turf, had 22 wins and 15 losses, widening the gap with the second-place group (24 wins and 13 losses).
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