KT ended the first round by escaping with a second straight win. LG fell to a fifth straight loss.
The Suwon KT Sonic Boom defeated the Changwon LG Sakers 65-59 at home in the first round of the 2024-2025 Korean Basketball Association at the KT Sonic Boom Arena in Suwon on Monday. The win snapped a two-game losing streak and gave them a 5-4 record in the first round. LG has lost five straight games after opening with three straight wins. 엔트리 파워사다리 Three wins and five losses.
It was a low-scoring game. KT was led by Heo Hoon with 19 points. Park Jun-young had a surprise performance with 15 points. He filled the void of Ha Yoon-ki well. Hehun does the ‘hard carries’, even though the performance of Ration Hemans has been unstable in the early part of the season. LG, on the other hand, hasn’t been playing that badly, but suddenly their losing streak is getting longer. Asem Marei is injured.
In Jamsil, the Seoul SK Knights defeated the Busan KCC Aegis 93-57. They won their second straight game to improve to 6-2 and stay in second place. Jamil Warney dominated the game with 22 points, 22 rebounds, and 10 assists. Oh Jae-hyun added 17 points and Ahn Young-joon had 16 points. Despite only making five three-pointers, the team scored a whopping 37 points in the paint. KCC hasn’t been their normal self lately due to injuries to their main players and a recent EASL road trip. 4 wins and 5 losses.
In Anyang, the Anyang Jungkwanjang RedBoosters thrashed the Seoul Samsung Thunder 102-59. They won their second straight game to improve to 4-5. Samsung won its first two-game winning streak of the season, but fell to 2-7. Jung Kwan-jang led the Red Boosters with 19 points from Caddy Laren, 17 points from Byung-joon Bae, including three 3-pointers, and 14 points from Javi Gomez. Samsung was led by Kofi Coburn with 24 points.
In the women’s professional basketball, leader Busan BNK Thumb defeated Incheon Shinhan Bank Esbuds 77-57 in Incheon. It was their fourth straight win to open the season. Ahn Hye-ji led the way with 22 points, including four 3-pointers. Park Hye-jin also had a good showing with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists. Shinhan Bank was led by Rika Tanimura with 14 points. They finished the first round with a 1-4 record.