“Thanks to the Six Men”
Goyang Carrot defeated Daegu Korea Gas Corporation 87-76 in the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Professional Basketball regular league held at the Goyang Gymnasium on the 9th. 3 wins in a row after 5 losses in a row. With a record of 16 wins and 15 losses, he ranked 5th alone. They chased tied 3rd place Ulsan Hyundai Mobis and Seoul SK (17-13) by 1.5 games. The difference between the game and the 2nd placed Changwon LG (16-12) was 1.5 games.
Point guard Lee Jung-hyun (187cm, G) made a big success with 31 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds (attack 1) and 1 steal. Highest individual score since debut. In addition, he also achieved the most individual 3-pointers (9) since his debut. The success rate reached about 82%.
As can be seen from the record, Lee Jung-hyun’s performance made a difference with Korea Gas Corporation. In particular, Lee Jung-hyun scored 11 points in the last 2 minutes and 41 seconds of the third quarter. Carrot finished the third quarter with a score of 70-55.
In fact, there is another person who made Carrot’s advantage. This is Jeon Seong-hyeon (188cm, F). He poured in 10 points, including three 3-pointers, in 9:51 in the second quarter. Among the players on both teams, he recorded the most points in the second quarter and the most three-pointers in the second quarter. The reason why Carrot, who finished the first quarter with 20-21, was able to finish the first half with 47-38.
And when Carrot was not released at the beginning of the 4th quarter, Jeon Seong-hyun came out in the 4th quarter. He was involved in 6 points in 1 minute and 8 seconds after coming on as a substitute. He also made a 3-point shot and assisted Lee Jung-hyun’s 3-point shot. Thanks to this, Carrot won the game 76-59 with 6 minutes and 46 seconds left.
Jeon Seong-hyeon poured 20 points in 32 minutes and 30 seconds that day. 45% success rate on 5 3-pointers. He had 5 rebounds (Offense: 2) and 4 assists. He was only overshadowed by Lee Jung-hyun, but he exerted his influence as a 1st option resource.
Carrot coach Kim Seung-gi also said after the game, “(Lee) Jeong-hyeon did a good job. He is giving 100% what he has. However, (former) Seong-hyun did his part as an ace,” he said, looking high at the value of Jeon Seong-hyun. 토토
Then, he said, “It is difficult to throw more than 2 points for 3 points. Our team is breaking that notion. At the center of it is (former) Seong-hyun,” and highly praised Jeon Seong-hyun’s ripple power within the league.
Jeon Seong-hyun, who was selected as the best player, said after the game, “(Lee) Jeong-hyeon and I received attention, but (Kim) Kang Seon-hyung, (Lee) Jong-hyeon, and (Kim) Jin-yu and other sixth men did very well. Then we were able to win three straight wins,” he said, giving credit to the Sixth Men.
He continued, “It must have been difficult for players who couldn’t play. Nonetheless, he made a good body. Also, he did well every moment he came out on the court. He wants to say thank you to those players.”
Continuing: “I lost 5 times in a row. I don’t even remember when. So I was perplexed. But all I could do was tell the players, ‘Be confident’. I also told the Sixth Man, ‘Let’s do it aggressively’. I said that if we do that, everyone will live.” He emphasized the confident attack of the Sixth Man.