KT's 'Crisis of Failure to Go to Playoff' Deadly Defeat... The difference between 6th place and 2 games

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Anyang Jeong Kwan-jang defeated Suwon KT and succeeded in recapturing the second place alone. On the other hand, KT, which is seeking to advance to the semifinal playoff (PO), is on alert for the spring basketball front as the gap widens with the sixth place.

Jeong Kwan-jang won 86-77 against KT in the home game of LG Electronics' 2025-2026 professional basketball regular league at Jeong Kwan-jang Arena in Anyang on the 22nd.

Jeong Kwan-jang, who recorded his 31st win (17 losses) of the season with the victory, defeated the SK Wyverns (30 wins and 17 losses) in Seoul, which played one less game, to secure the sole second place. The gap with leading Changwon LG (33-15 losses) has narrowed to two games.

KT (23 wins and 26 losses), ranked seventh, is on alert to the playoffs. It failed to add more wins, widening the gap with Busan KCC (25 wins and 24 losses), which is a playoff spot in the semifinals. On the 20th, he failed to continue his winning momentum against the Korea Gas Corporation in Daegu.

In the articles of association, Johnny O'Brient became the top contributor to the victory, scoring 28 points, the most by both teams, including five three-point shots. Byun Joon-hyung also led the attack with 20 points, and Park Ji-hoon played a role as a housekeeper with 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. In KT, Moon Jung-hyun (19 points and 12 rebounds) and Derek Williams (19 points) fought hard, but failed to prevent the team's defeat.

Trailing 36-41 in the first half, Jeong Kwan-jang launched a counterattack from the third quarter. O'Brien turned the tide with a one-man show in which he scored 17 points in the third quarter alone. Early in the fourth quarter with a 65-61 lead, Jeong showed a strong defense that tied KT's score to zero for about five minutes, driving 11 points to win the game. KT chased Williams with an outside shot at the end of the game, but failed to cross the wall of the articles of association.

In the match held at Wonju Gymnasium, No. 4 Wonju DB beat Korea Gas Corporation 78-74 to secure at least the sixth place, confirming its advance to the semifinal playoff.

DB's main lineup, including Henry Ellonson and Park In-woong (12 points or more), Lee Sun-bano and Lee Yong-woo (11 points or more), and Essam Mustafa (10 points), scored double-digit points evenly. Korea Gas Corporation struggled, with Ra Gun-ah recording a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Since taking the lead at the end of the first quarter, DB has won a complete victory that has not allowed a single turnaround. DB, which finished the first half 39-31, widened the gap to 65-45 with Albano's nine-point performance in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Korea Gas Corporation chased strongly with three-point shots from Yang Woo-hyuk and Shin Seung-min, but DB took a breather by responding with the outer guns of Jung Hyo-geun and Choi Sung-won. DB, which decided the match with Mustafa's wedge two-point shot 1 minute and 39 seconds before the end, continued its five-game winning streak at home against Korea Gas Corporation.

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