How did Korea Gas Corporation get out of eight consecutive losses against LG?
In a home game against the Changwon LG Twins held at the Daegu Gymnasium on Wednesday, Daegu Korea Gas Corporation overturned a 12-point deficit and won the game 88-69. It ended seven consecutive home games and eight consecutive losses in showdowns with LG.
Korea Gas Corp. has been particularly weak against LG and Ulsan Hyundai Mobis since last season. The two teams, led by twin brother coaches, lost eight straight and 16 straight.
KGC finished the first half 36-45. KGC was 12-26 in rebounding until the first half. KGC's rebound was smaller than Maray's 13 rebounds. It had to be dragged out.
With 7:18 left in the third quarter, the team trailed 38-50. Considering the results of the previous showdown, it seemed that the game was losing to Korea Gas Corporation and LG to win.
After calling for the operation time, KGC changed completely. KGC, which had been beaten for 22 minutes and 42 seconds, overwhelmed LG with 17 minutes and 18 seconds left, as if to relieve its lingering resentment from last season.
KGC gave up just 19 points and drove in 50 points. It was the team's most scoring victory in this season.
Until 7:18 of the third quarter, KGC had a success rate of 40.0 percent (14/35), including three three-point shots. It also failed to secure even half of the rebound by 14-29.
In contrast, LG scored seven three-point shots and recorded a fielding success rate of 47.5 percent (19/40). As the team overwhelmed the team with rebound, it was able to take a significant lead.
After 7:18 of the third quarter, it went in the opposite direction.
Rather, the Korea Gas Corporation drastically raised its field-throw success rate to 70.0% (21/30), including seven three-point shots, and grabbed 18-7 rebounds, twice as much as LG.
As LG made only one out of 10 two-point shots and three out of 12 three-point shots, the team was in trouble with 18.2 percent (4/22) of its field pitching success rate. As LG`s strong rebound was in an inferior position, it had no choice but to watch the team lose by 19 points from its 12-point advantage.
Based on 7:18 of the third quarter, the sense of fieldwork and rebound, including 3-pointers by Korea Gas Corporation and LG, were reversed.
"When I had a meeting with the players after the first half of the year, I told them that we had nothing else to lose. We were fortunate to have lost this much because we lost nine offensive rebounds," acting coach Kang Hyuk said after the victory. "In the second half, they said that if the rebound is equal or if they win, they can turn the tables," he said. "The players also participated in rebound and boxed out without hesitation when throwing shots. It was good that we talked after the first half of the year."
"It's a complete defeat. I hit too many 3-pointers in the direction I wanted, and I hit more in the direction I didn't want," LG manager Cho Sang-hyun said, explaining the defeat. "We were under pressure and failed to derive (attack opportunities) from the pick game."
Korea Gas Corp., which has fallen to the bottom, boasted that it is now a formidable rival. LG learned that it could suffer a come-from-behind defeat when it is careless.