I have a 91.1 percent chance' Sono defeated SK in the first round of PO for the first time ever! It's a huge 29 points difference... "Lee Jung Hyun + Campbell's 57 points."

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Goyang Sono won a thrilling victory in the first game of the historical playoff (PO). He won the first game on the road and gained a 91.1% chance of advancing to the semifinals.

Sono defeated Seoul SK 105-76 in the first round of the 2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball Round of 6 PO at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul at 2 p.m. on the 12th. Sono, who laughed first in the best-of-five series, will play the second game at the same place on the 14th.

The regular league MVP and Rookie of the Year shone. Lee Jung-hyun scored 29 points, including six 3-pointers. Kevin Kembao had 28 points, five rebounds and six assists with six 3-pointers. Veteran Lee Jae-do also performed like an altoran with 11 points, including 3 3-pointers.

On the other hand, SK scored 12 points for Alvin Tolentino and 11 points for Eddie Daniel, but main gun Jamil Warney scored only 8 points and 11 rebounds and suffered a complete defeat.

From the beginning of the first quarter, Sono took the lead by running to 13-3 with Lee Jung-hyun and Kembao's outposts. SK responded with Warney's under-the-goal score and Daniel's dunk amid bad news that Ahn Young-joon was excluded due to a calf injury. In the second half of the first quarter, Tolentino's 3-point shot exploded and SK chased 21-22.

Sono's firepower fired back in the second quarter. In the middle of the second quarter, Sono began to widen the gap after succeeding in the reverse with Lee Jung-hyun's 3-point shot and Motsuka Vichus' dunk. In particular, Lee Jung-hyun showed explosive power with 13 points in the second quarter alone.

Sono dominated the third quarter. Kembao hit back-to-back 3-pointers and even Lim Dong-seop and Lee Jung-hyun scored outer guns. The gap widened to more than 20 points.

Sono's momentum continued even in the last four quarters. As Lee Jae-do and Kembao's three-point shots exploded in succession, SK called its main players to the bench midway through the fourth quarter. Sono completed its first playoff victory with a 29-point victory after a leisurely run in the remaining time.

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