It was KGC that continued the pursuit until the end with Byun Jun-hyung’s performance.
Anyang KGC met Seoul SK in the 4th game of the 2022-2023 season professional basketball championship held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium on the 1st and lost 91-100.
KGC achieved the great goal of winning the ‘Wire to Wire’ this season. During the process, the team’s point guard Byun Jun-hyung (187cm, G) played an active role, averaging 14.1 points, 5 assists and 2.7 rebounds. Although unfortunately, he did not win the regular season MVP, he rose to the MVP level this season. It was Byun Jun-hyung who firmly took center stage in the team.
However, in the championship match, it is struggling compared to the regular season. He scored double-digit points in both the first and second games, but the field goal success rate was in the 30% range. In addition, in the 3rd game, he played 20 minutes and scored only 2 points.
Nevertheless, KGC had no major problems. The reason is that there was Park Ji-hoon (184cm, G) who won the sixth man of the year. Despite Byun Jun-hyung’s sluggish performance, KGC recorded two consecutive victories.
The task of the well-known KGC was the rebound of Byun Jun-hyung. KGC coach Kim Sang-shik said in an interview before the game, “I think he is trying to do well. So I told her not to be too pressured and to be comfortable. (Byeon) Junhyung knows that too. So I just said to make it comfortable. Even in the case of me, if I tried to do well, I couldn’t do it. I only said one word, fearing that it would be burdensome to say too long,” encouraging Byun Jun-hyung.
And on this day, Byun Jun-hyung showed a compliant performance compared to the last three games. In particular, he led the team’s offense by showing an active appearance in the 4th quarter. This was the reason KGC was able to pursue until the end of the game.
Byun Jun-hyung was tied for 6 points until the 3rd quarter. At the beginning of the first quarter, he made a good start by making a 3-point shot, but it was quiet after that. In the first half, Byun Jun-hyung had only 8 shooting attempts. He made no active moves. Byun Jun-hyung was quiet, but KGC played an equal game in the first half.
However, the game, which was a close match, changed to SK’s atmosphere in the second half of the third quarter. KGC was tied to the defense of the opponent’s area and showed frustrating offensive power. It was KGC that only scored 4 points in 5 minutes. As a result, the fourth quarter started with a score of 66-81.
KGC’s attack in the 4th quarter was different from the 3rd quarter. KGC, which could not easily attack the opponent’s local defense, chose a quick attack after a successful defensive rebound. And this time, Byun Jun-hyung came out. Byun Jun-hyung made the team’s first goal in the 4th quarter with a cut-in score. After that, he scored 6 points alone, making consecutive transitions. Afterwards, Abando also helped Abando’s 3-point shot, and Byun Jun-hyung also added a 3-point shot. With Byun Jun-hyung’s performance, the score gap quickly narrowed.
However, KGC’s pursuit did not continue. At the crucial moment, Kim Seon-hyung and Warney conceded. The team foul that took an early time was also regrettable. In addition, the breathing of the players did not match and the score failed. Byun Jun-hyung’s additional goal did not come out. It was KGC that unfortunately lost the game. 먹튀검증
With the loss of the match, the series went back to square one. It’s such a sad loss. But there were also harvests. It was the performance of Byun Jun-hyung, who showed a sharp appearance in the 4th quarter. Can Byun Jun-hyeong rebound from the game today and lead the team to victory?