Seoul SK, the top team in the regular professional basketball league, defeated Goyang Orion with 3 consecutive wins and entered the championship match.
SK defeated Orion 86-81 in the away match of the 2021-2022 KGC Ginseng Corporation Jeong Kwan-jang professional basketball semi-final playoff 3rd game held at the Goyang Gymnasium.
SK, which took first place in the regular league this season and went straight to the semi-final PO, defeated the first game (101-83) on the 20th, the second game (91-83) on the 22nd, and down to the third game held in the enemy territory, winning three consecutive series victories. qualifying for the Champions League.
SK advanced to the championship for the first time in four years and for the fifth time in their career since the 2017-2018 season, when they finished second in the regular league and won the championship.
SK will play a championship match in the 4 wins system from May 2 with the 4th PO winner of Suwon kt and Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation, who are currently fighting with 1 win and 1 loss.
As SK’s advance to the championship was confirmed, the probability of advancing to the championship of the team that won the first and second rounds in the previous quarterfinal PO continued to be 100% (28 out of 28).
On the other hand, Orion finished 5th in the regular league and finished the season without continuing the momentum of passing the semi-final PO against Hyundai Mobis with 3 consecutive wins.
In the first quarter, where a breath-taking battle took place, SK took the lead with a 26-24 score, led by Kim Seon-hyeong (7 points), Ahn Young-joon (6 points), and Jamil Warney (5 points).
After a lull in the second quarter, Orion turned the tide 38-31 thanks to consecutive goals from Choi Seung-wook, Lee Dae-sung and Lee Jung-hyeon.
Orion, who added points one by one with free throws that SK got caught in a team foul with two minutes left, finished the first half with a 45-38 lead.
In the beginning of the third quarter, Hobin Han and Kangseon Kim put two outer cannons in a row and Orion ran away 54 to 41, creating a double-digit gap.
However, SK, which responded with Ahn Young-joon’s two 3-point shots and Werney’s goal under the goal, revived the defensive concentration and led to a unique fast attack, succeeding in a comeback 60:58 with 3 minutes and 2 seconds left in the 3rd quarter and then 69:68 in the 3rd quarter has finished.
After a breathtaking close encounter with repeated comebacks and ties throughout the 4th quarter, the penalty was slightly tilted towards SK at the end.
2 minutes and 33 seconds before the end, Choi Jun-yong put a shot under the goal that made 78 to 80 and hit the ground hard while landing, complaining of a shock, and was replaced. has recovered
Orion followed Seung-hyeon Lee’s free throw with one goal, but scored two more points with Ahn Young-Jun’s free throw 53.5 seconds ago.
After that, Warney’s dunk ended 19.7 seconds before the end.
Warney took the lead with 26 points and 10 rebounds, Ahn Young-jun took the lead with 22 points and 5 rebounds including four 3-pointers, while Kim Seon-hyeong (13 points and 6 assists) and Choi Jun-yong (11 points) also contributed double-digit runs.
In Orion, Lee Dae-seong scored the most points in a single PO game of 31 points, and rookie Lee Jung-hyeon struggled with 13 points.
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