Daegu Korea Gas Corporation, a professional basketball team, overcame the pursuit of 7th place Changwon LG and took the last train to the semi-final playoff (PO).
Korea Gas Corporation defeated Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation 102 to 85 in the 2021-2022 KGC Ginseng Corporation Jeong Kwan Jang professional basketball regular league home match held at the Daegu Gymnasium on the 3rd.
At the same time, in the match held at Changwon Gymnasium, home team LG lost 74 to 68 to Jeonju KCC, which had already failed to advance to the PO.
As a result, Korea Gas Corporation, which was tied for 5th place (26–27) with Goyang Orion, played 2 games with 7th place (24–29) LG with only one game remaining until the end of the regular season to rank 6th or higher. has been confirmed.
After the Korea Gas Corporation, the faces of the six teams to compete in the PO were all decided.
1st place Seoul SK and 2nd place Suwon KT go directly to the semifinal PO, 3rd place Ginseng Corporation, 4th place Hyundai Mobis, Orion, and Korea Gas Corporation advance to the 6th place PO.
While the 1st to 4th places have all been confirmed, the rankings of Orion and Korea Gas Corporation will be decided in the final match of the regular league on the 5th.
If Korea Gas Corporation wins and Orion loses on the 5th, Korea Gas Corporation becomes fifth and Orion becomes sixth.
Earlier, in the match held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul, kt won the pride match with SK 90-81, pouring cold water on SK’s regular league 1st place awards ceremony.
SK, who secured first place in the last match, recorded 39 wins and 13 losses, and kt, which was also confirmed in second place, recorded 37 wins and 16 losses.
KT recorded 2 wins and 4 losses in 6 matches against SK this season.
If SK and kt win the direct semifinal PO, they will face-to-face for the championship trophy in the championship match.
Hoon Heo swept the most of both teams with 27 points and led KT to victory.
Hoon Heo scored five 3-pointers.
Laren scored 19 points and caught 11 rebounds.
At SK, Williams scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds, but the defeat faded.
SK’s main foreign player Werney, who returned after about a month from a hamstring (muscle behind the thigh) injury, recorded 13 points and 7 rebounds in 17 minutes.
(Photo=provided by KBL, Yonhap News)