"You might say you're hopeless, but..." PO eliminated on the brink, SK manager Jeon Hee-chul said, "There are still three chances left." [the scene of Jamsil]

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He failed to keep a 14-point lead in his home room and suffered a painful upset loss. Despite the disappointment, Seoul SK coach Jeon Hee-chul strengthened his will to turn around for the rest of the series.

SK lost 72-80 to Goyang Sono in the second round of the 2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball semifinal playoff at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul on the 14th.

As a result, SK lost both the first and second games and stood at the edge of a cliff with a 0% chance of advancing to the semifinals. On the other hand, Sono acquired 100% (25 out of 25), which is the probability that the winning team will advance to the semifinals in the first and second round of the all-time six-round playoff.

Coach Jeon Hee-chul said in a post-match press conference, "The players did a good job of what they prepared. "The game went in the direction we wanted to do until the first half," he said. "But the game didn't go as well as strangely in the third quarter. "I played hard with the will to win, but I couldn't catch the part where the shot didn't go in," he said.

In fact, SK dominated the atmosphere in the first half. Five minutes into the game, Kim Nak-hyun, Choi Won-hyuk, and Kim Hyung-bin scored 17 points with consecutive outposts. SK's victory seemed likely until the end of the first half with 46-33, with Oh Se-geun and Tolentino's support shots added.

However, in the third quarter, the flow tilted sharply toward Sono. While SK scored only seven points in 10 minutes in the third quarter, Sono bombed 30 points.

In addition, coach Jeon Hee-chul said about the enthusiasm of Sono's away fans, "There were so many fans, but I'm fine now that I'm used to it." I don't think it'll be particularly difficult even if it's an away game, he said. "I'll try to control it again and maintain my performance from the first to the fourth quarters."

Even at the brink, coach Jeon Hee-chul did not give up hope. "You might say there is no hope of losing two consecutive games, but I told the players to get a chance again. We still have three chances left. We will prepare well again and provide an opportunity for a reversal," he stressed.

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