‘Bass and Heo Hoon jointly score 58 points’ KT wins, the match between brothers goes to square one

KT defeated KCC 101-97 in the second game of the '2023-2024 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball' championship held at Suwon KT Arena at 7pm on the 29th.

KT, which entered the championship stage for the second time in club history 17 years after the 2006-2007 season, is aiming to win its first championship.

According to KBL, the championship has been won 6 out of 13 times in history when winning the second game after losing the first game. If you calculate the probability, it is 46.2%.

Although the odds are not high, KT quickly corrected the balance of the game and laid the foundation for a turnaround.

KCC, which participated in the championship game for the first time as a team ranked 5th in the regular league and participated in the final stage of spring basketball three years after the 2020-2021 season, was unable to continue the upward trend of winning the first game.

In this match between the two teams, the 'brother's rebellion' between former national team coach Heo Jae's eldest son, Heo Woong (KCC), and second son, Heo Hoon (KT), attracted great attention. If older brother Heo Woong laughed in the first game, younger brother Heo Hoon laughed in today’s game. He had a double-double, scoring 22 points and dishing out 10 assists as well. In a basketball game, a double-double means that a player records double-digit success in two of the five categories, including points, rebounds, assists, interceptions, and blocked shots, within one game. In KT, not only Heo Hoon but also Paris Bass led the team's victory with a double-double of 36 points and 11 rebounds. In KCC, Alize DeShawn Johnson and Laguna scored 29 and 26 points, respectively, but failed to reach victory. In the first half, KCC dominated the atmosphere. KCC, which had a narrow lead of 20-19 in the first quarter, went ahead 53-44 at the end of the first half. KCC's Alize DeShawn Johnson scored 24 points in the second quarter alone, setting a new record for the most points scored in a single quarter in the history of the championship game. However, KT did not collapse easily and turned the situation around in the third quarter. They succeeded in turning things around by scoring 35 points in the third quarter alone. Bass performed well in this quarter alone, scoring 23 points. KCC did not give up easily. Led by Laguna, Heo Woong, and others, they chased after KT. With 3 minutes and 35 seconds left in the game, key resource Song Kyo-chang was sent off for 5 fouls, but he was not greatly shaken. With 3 minutes and 6 seconds left in the game, Heo Woong narrowed the gap between the two teams to 3 points with a 3-point shot. And with 1 minute and 45 seconds remaining, Heo Woong came into play once again. They succeeded in both free throws and went up to 98-97. The atmosphere solidified with the final decisive one-shot fight. KT started to take control. With 1 minute and 3 seconds left in the game, Ha Yoon-ki received a pass from Heo Hoon and succeeded in a dunk, widening the gap again. It was a shot that put a wedge in the game. Afterwards, KT threw an outside gun to score an additional point, but failed to score. However, he took the lead by successfully scoring offensive rebounds in succession. KCC lost its momentum and suffered a setback when Calvin Jeffrey Epistola was ejected for five fouls and even gave a free throw to Heo Hoon. Heo Hoon succeeded, and the game ended with KT's 101-97. Meanwhile, the third game of the championship match between the two teams will be held at Sajik Stadium in Busan at 7 p.m. on the 1st of next month.  고스톱