Kim Jong-gyu scored 24 points. But the help of other players was lacking. In particular, the performance of foreign players, partners under the goal, was too insignificant.
Wonju DB met Seoul Samsung in the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot professional basketball regular season game held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium on the 13th and lost 77-83.
Acting coach Kim Joo-seong, who we met before the game, said, “Kang Sang-jae will be absent due to a calf injury. It’s a waste because it’s a process where the body is coming up. Still, Kim Jong-gyu enters. “I have to play that role,” he said. Even if he couldn’t hit the post, he tried to put the ball in the post and hit it. But it doesn’t happen in a day or two. If he did, he wouldn’t have come this far. (Laughter) Still, it became a post attack in the last round. So he emphasized that part more,” he said, emphasizing the post attack.
In response, Kim Jong-gyu (204cm, C) handled the order of acting coach Kim well. He recorded 24 points and 7 rebounds. He actively attempted post-ups and attacked under the opponent’s goal with dunks and alley oops.
He was active on offense from the first quarter. He attempted an under-the-goal attack against Jang Min-guk, who was shorter than himself. In the process, he earned 4 free throws by causing the opponent’s errors in a row. In addition, he succeeded in scoring under the goal and dunking, raising the team atmosphere. He was responsible for 8 of the team’s first 14 points. Thanks to Kim Jong-gyu’s performance, DB made it 14-6. Kim Jong-gyu, who played 8 minutes and 12 seconds in the first quarter, recorded 8 points and 3 rebounds.
The second quarter was rather quiet. He made the basket count, but missed the free throw he won. Even after that, he missed a free throw and a shot. He only succeeded in 3 out of 3 field goal success rates and free throws. When Kim Jong-gyu calmed down, DB was pushed back and the first half ended with 36-44.
However, in the third quarter토토사이트 Kim Jong-kyu again actively attacked. He wasn’t just playing under the goal. He attacked the opponent’s defense by coming out in the mid-range and even to the 3-point line. During the process, he scored all the first 6 points in the 3rd quarter with his own hands. With Kim Jong-kyu’s performance, DB quickly narrowed the score gap. And at 3 minutes and 25 seconds into the quarter, he recorded a steal, which led to Choi Seung-wook (193cm, F)’s quick break. It was an important goal to turn the game around. With that score, DB succeeded in 8-2 runs.
Kim Jong-gyu was left out and DB’s attack stalled again. Failed to score consecutively. It was difficult to tie the score, but the score difference widened by giving 7 points in a row. Accordingly, Kim Jong-gyu ran faster than anyone else in the transition situation. The defender is Lee Jeong-hyeon (191cm, G) and he demanded the ball and even led the opponent to foul. He made every free throw he earned. He even managed to score a quick alley-oop 17 seconds before the end of the quarter.
However, the scoring support from other teammates was lacking. In the DB, Kim Jong-kyu’s 4 points in the last 5 minutes of the 3rd quarter were the only points scored. As a result, it gave the opponent a mood and finished the third quarter with 54-63.
When the opponent actively interfered with Kim Jong-gyu’s scoring under the goal, Kim Jong-gyu succeeded in making a 3-point shot. But again, the scoring support from his teammates was lacking. Accordingly, Kim Jong-kyu also began to waver and allowed offensive rebounds to the opponent one after another. As a result, the score gap widened further. At the end of the quarter, the strong pressure defense caused the opponent’s error and narrowed the score gap, but the remaining time was not enough and the game was lost.
Kim Jong-gyu showed a decent performance, recording 24 points and 7 rebounds. However, Malcolm Thomas (206cm, F) and Lenard Freeman (198cm, C) only scored 13 points. They also allowed too many offensive rebounds for their opponents. Samsung grabbed 21 offensive rebounds that day. On the other hand, DB only grabbed 8 offensive rebounds.
In response, Acting Coach Kim left an evaluation saying, “It seems that the two foreign players played a difficult game because they were pushed back in the struggle for strength.”
Kim Jong-kyu handled Kim’s order well, but Kim Jong-kyu’s partners, foreign players, failed to do so and DB lost the game.