'Magic Number 2' Changwon LG is about to win! SK's 12-point defeat... "Second time in Tongsan" regular league trophy, Jo Jun

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It's magic number '2'. Changwon LG completely defeated Seoul SK at home and crossed the ninth ridge to win the regular league.

LG defeated SK 67-55 in the home game of LG Electronics' professional basketball regular league from 2025 to 2026 at Changwon Gymnasium on the 29th.

With this victory, the leading LG (35 wins and 15 losses), which has won four consecutive games since the match against Samsung in Seoul on the 13th, widened the gap with the runner-up Anyang Jeong Kwan-jang (32 wins and 18 losses) by three games.

With only four games left until the end of the regular season, LG's magic number for first place has been reduced to two. If LG catches the Jeonggwanjang match to be held in Anyang on the 31st, it will build the club's second regular league championship.

Yoo Ki-sang contributed the most to LG's victory. He led the team's offense by scoring 19 points including five three-point shots. Yang Hong-seok followed with 17 points and 6 rebounds, and Asem Marei held firm under the basket, recording a double-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Carl Tamayo also contributed to the victory with nine points and 12 rebounds.

On the other hand, SK's Ahn Young-joon scored 19 points and 11 rebounds and Eddie Daniel scored 13 points, but ace Jamil Warney scored only a single digit (6 points) for the first time this season.

It was a tense slugfest at the beginning of the game. LG faced off with Yoo Ki-sang and Tamayo, and SK with Ahn Young-joon and Daniel.

LG, which finished with a slight lead of 32-27 in the first half, took the lead in the third quarter. LG, which widened the gap to 39-29 based on Maray and Tamayo's under-the-goal attack, ran 52-43 with Yoon Won-sang's outer shot 1.3 seconds before the end of the third quarter.

LG, which sealed the victory with Yang Hong-seok scoring five consecutive points from inside and outside at the beginning of the fourth quarter, ended the victory with Yoo Ki-sang's last 3-pointer one minute and 48 seconds before the end of the game.

At the same time, Busan KCC beat Daegu Korea Gas Corporation 87-80 on the road and solidified its sixth place with 26 wins and 25 losses. On the other hand, Korea Gas Corporation, which has lost four consecutive games, fell to the bottom with 15 wins and 36 losses.

KCC had a one-man show in which Huh Woong scored 31 points, including six three-point shots. Sean Long bombed under the basket with 25 points and 13 rebounds.

Heo Hoon, who suffered a broken nose in a home game against Seoul Samsung on the 21st, returned home wearing a mask after surgery. He played 34 minutes against Daegu Korea Gas Corporation, scoring six points, eight assists, and two steals to show off his robustness.

KCC, which was trailing 35-44 until the first half, turned the game around in the third quarter. In the third quarter alone, Heo Woong scored 11 points, including two 3-pointers.

Korea Gas Corporation faced off with 27 points for Ra Gun-ah and 21 points for Sam Josef Vellangel, but they were pushed back in the second half of the concentration battle and swallowed their disappointment.

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