Three-game winning streak to open the season for the first time in 23 years, now challenging the "six-game winning streak legend"... If they beat the regular-season champion, the top favorite for this season's title, and the defending champion, it will tie the franchise's all-time record

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Having achieved a three-game winning streak to open the season for the first time in 23 years, Seoul Samsung now looks toward even greater heights.

Samsung, led by head coach Kim Sang-sik, is on a three-game winning streak after winning all three of its games since the start of the season. After defeating Suwon KT in the opener, the team went on to beat Anyang Jeonggwang-jang and Goyang Sono in succession.

It has been a full 23 years since Samsung last recorded a three-game winning streak to open a season, dating back to the 2003-2004 campaign. This is an especially notable start considering that the team had finished at the bottom of the standings for five consecutive seasons.

Now, the real test awaits.

Samsung will face Changwon LG at Jamsil Student Gymnasium on the 16th. The following day, on the 17th, the team will travel to Wonju to play DB, and on the 21st, it will host Busan KCC at home.

Each of these teams is a powerhouse that is invariably mentioned in championship discussions.

LG is the team that topped the regular-season standings last season. DB was evaluated as the strongest title contender by the head coaches of all 10 franchises ahead of this season's opening. KCC is the defending champion, having won the championship finals last season.

In other words, Samsung will face the regular-season champion, the top favorite for this season's title, and the defending champion in succession.

However, from Samsung's perspective, this schedule is not merely a burden. Rather, it is an opportunity to prove its transformed strength on a proper testing ground.

If Samsung defeats LG, DB, and KCC in turn, it will immediately reach a six-game winning streak to open the season.

This would tie Samsung's all-time franchise record for the longest opening winning streak. Samsung also recorded a six-game winning streak to open the 2003-2004 season. If it clears this three-game stretch against strong opponents, it will once again stand shoulder-to-shoulder with its franchise best after 23 years.

There are reasons to expect a challenge for the record. This season, Samsung is clearly showing a different kind of strength than before.

Above all, the team does not crumble easily. In the game against Sono, Samsung was trailing by 11 points at the end of the third quarter. Late in the game, it briefly tied the score before falling behind again by two points.

But the team did not give up until its final offensive possession. Ultimately, a three-point shot by Kerem Kanter turned the tide, completing a dramatic victory. The signs of wavering in fourth-quarter clutch moments that had been seen in the past were hard to find.

In this way, Samsung created a three-game winning streak to open the season for the first time in 23 years.

In fact, the process of preparing for this season was not smooth. There were departures of key players such as Lee Won-seok (military service) and Lee Dae-seong (injury), and the appointment of the head coach was delayed. The variable of replacing a foreign player also arose.

Nevertheless, Samsung under head coach Kim Sang-sik has been producing results from the early stages of the season. In addition to the foreign players, all domestic players are contributing their share, from second-year player Lee Gyu-tae to veteran Han Ho-bin.

Only three games have been played so far. It is too early to speak of Samsung's complete revival based on just three wins.

However, Samsung is no longer a team that simply worries about "how long it can hold out." Instead, it has transformed into a team that generates expectations for how far its winning streak will continue.

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