Changwon LG beat Anyang Jeonggwanjang and escaped a two-game losing streak.

LG beat Chung 94-75 in the third round of the "2023-2024 Jeonggwanjang Professional Basketball" at Changwon Gymnasium on Monday with Justin Gutang's 15 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists. LG 17 wins and 8 losses beat SK 16 wins and 8 losses in Seoul to become the lone No. 2. It is 3.5 games behind the leader Wonju DB 21 wins and 5 losses. In contrast, Jeonggwanjang 10 wins and 15 losses ranked seventh has lost four consecutive games.

Ahead of the match, the coaches of both teams expressed their concerns. Chung said, "It was regrettable that the big men who covered both inside and outside, including foreign player Darryl Monroe and center Kim Kyung-won, left the team due to injury. LG's atmosphere was somewhat subdued due to its consecutive losses even though it effectively played defense tactics that coach Cho Sang-hyun emphasized.

"We can't keep making excuses for injury as we have fraud issues among players," said Kim Sang-sik, head coach of the Chungcheong Provincial Government. "We'll make sure to utilize the bench members to withstand the situation today." "Since the recent two games have been a bit chaotic, we'll let the veterans go first today. We purposely gave them more responsibility," Cho said. 스포츠토토

LG was embarrassed by Jeong Gwan-gwan's defense, which had been actively engaged in physical struggle from the beginning. He tried to play the game by focusing on outside shots, but he repeatedly turned a blind eye to the rim. Chung Hee-jae 6 points, 3 rebounds and Lee Kwan-hee 16 points who made two three-point shots took the lead by making bold breakthroughs, but Jeong Hyo-geun 10 points, 7 rebounds and Choi Sung-won 8 points, 7 assists also did not easily back down.

In the middle of the second quarter, LG was beaten by Kim Cheol-wook 11 points with two 3-pointers and lost the lead. Asem Maray 20 points, 6 rebounds continued to show his power under the basket, but LG's defense faltered when new foreign player Juan Tello 4 points was deployed.

However, LG did not miss the opportunity that came at the end of the second quarter. It was effective for LG to change its attack pattern by putting in Gutang. At 37-38, Lee Kwan-hee's free throw, Telo's layup shot, Gutang's three-point shot, and Yang Hong-seok nine points, five rebounds scored under the basket to end the first half with a 46-38 lead. He quickly launched attacks centering on Gutang, shaking Chung's defense.

In the third quarter, LG widened its scoring route by leveraging the speed of guard Yang Joon-seok 7 points, 4 assists, and added six points only with fastballs four points and turnovers two points to lead the team to 64-48, breaking the ground early on. Jeong, who lacked enough cards to change the mood, eventually lost momentum to pursue him.

LG, which upped the mood to the fullest, entertained 2,786 fans at Changwon Gymnasium in the fourth quarter by scoring 26 points including three three three-point shots. Gutang displayed his unique hustle play while staying on the court until the very end, receiving loud applause.