Sono's 'First 9 consecutive wins' record → Chances are high for the playoffs... 'Huhun's injury out' KCC defeats Samsung at the bottom

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It is even breaking the record of the most consecutive wins since the club was founded. Goyang Sono has entered the round of 6 playoffs with an all-time rise.

Sono won 90-86 in the 2025-2026 LG Electronics' professional basketball regular league home game at Goyang Sono Arena at 2 p.m. on the 21st after a close game against Ulsan Hyundai Mobis.

With the victory, Sono increased its record for the most consecutive wins since its foundation, which began against Hyundai Mobis on the 14th of last month, to 9. In addition, he also wrote a new club history of 10 consecutive home games.

Sono, ranked fifth with 26 wins and 23 losses, maintained a 2.5 game gap with seventh-ranked Suwon KT (23 wins and 25 losses) and one game gap with sixth-ranked Busan KCC (25 wins and 24 losses).

On the other hand, Hyundai Mobis, which has been mired in 10 consecutive away games, ranked eighth with 17 wins and 31 losses.

Sono led the victory with Nathan Knight scoring a double-double with 32 points and 16 rebounds. Kevin Kembao drove in 31 points and seven rebounds, including eight points in extra time alone, and Lee Jung-hyun also helped with 14 points and 12 assists.

Hyundai Mobis' Raysion Hammonds (25 points and 6 rebounds), Seo Myung-jin (16 points and 7 assists), and Park Moo-bin (15 points and 7 assists) worked hard, but they lacked a sense of hindsight.

Earlier in the game, Sono finished the first quarter 28-16 with Knight and Kembao driving in 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Hyundai Mobis was also a pushover. They finished the first half with a heavy chase to 38-44.

In the third quarter, Hyundai Mobis' strong counterattack continued. Shortly before the end of the quarter, the three-point buzzer of the signature team burst, overturning the tide to 64-61.

Sono, who was dragged throughout the fourth quarter, was up to one point with Lee Jung-hyun's 3-pointer 2 minutes and 31 seconds before the end, but he gave up a shot under the basket to Hammonds 20.6 seconds before the end and lost 76-79. However, 0.8 seconds before the end, Knight made all three free throws obtained in a three-point shooting motion, tying the game 79-79 and taking the game into extra time.

Kembao's concentration shone in the match. Kembao made an 87-86 comeback with two free throws a minute and 14 seconds ago, then scored a decisive two-pointer 30 seconds before the end to win 89-86. Sono won by four points with Lim Dong-seop adding one more free throw.

KCC succeeded in escaping three consecutive losses despite the major unfavorable factors such as Heo Hoon's injury. KCC won 100-81 at home against Seoul Samsung held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on the same day.

At KCC, Choi Jun-yong scored 22 points and 5 assists, and Sean Long dominated the basket with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Kerem Kanter (27 points) and Justin Gutang (12 points) fought hard for Samsung, but they fell into a quagmire for seven consecutive losses.

The lowest-ranked Samsung, which lost its 35th game (13 wins) this season, widened its gap with ninth-ranked Korea Gas Corporation to two games.

KCC faced bad news 2 minutes and 25 seconds after the start of the game when Huh Hoon injured his nose during the rebound contest. Heo Hoon failed to return to the court until the end of the game.

Early in the second quarter, KCC scored back-to-back points with Choi Joon-yong and Song Kyo-chang, widening the gap to 18 points and finishing the first half 59-46. In the third quarter, KCC went as far as Shaun Long's outer shot and ran to a 21-point gap. KCC, who maintained the lead in the fourth quarter, won the home victory by 19 points.

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