A two-point win after a three-point loss. The difference in the game was the performance of the non-Coburn players and their focus in the second half.

Seoul Samsung won by two points (78-76) against Goyang Sono in the first round of the 2024-2025 KCC Pro Basketball League at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium on Feb. 2. After blowing a big lead against Hyundai Mobis on the previous day, losing 80-83 in overtime to snap a six-game losing streak in the opening round, the team played in a different vein on this day to secure its first win.

So what made Samsung cry and laugh? It’s hard to pinpoint one thing, as they didn’t win or lose by a huge margin. However, the last two games have given us a clear picture of 온라인카지노사이트 Samsung’s rewards and challenges.

Samsung’s undisputed No. 1 option is Kofi Coburn, who combines scoring and floor disruption. He can be counted on for 20+ points and 10+ rebounds. Add in veteran guard Lee Jung-hyun (averaging 11 points and 6.9 assists per game this season), and you’ve got the lifeblood of Samsung.

But basketball is a five-man game. A team can only win if it has the resources to score outside of those two players. This is especially true when the teams are more or less evenly matched and, as a result, you don’t know who will play in any given game, aside from the team’s ace.

In this regard, Samsung’s performance against Hyundai Mobis on Nov. 31 was a positive one. Coburn led the way with 23 points and 16 rebounds. Lee Jung-hyun also contributed with 15 points and three rebounds, and Lee Won-seok chipped in with 19 points and eight rebounds. The team seemed to have recovered from their up-and-down play, and their scoring and aggressiveness were noticeable.

However, Samsung blew a 21-point lead on the day. They held the scoring advantage for 38 minutes and 28 seconds, but collapsed in the second half, forcing the game into overtime and losing. Coburn, Jung-Hyun Lee, and Won-Seok Lee combined for 38 points in the second half (including overtime), but the team as a whole shot just 35% from the field. Samsung even made just 2 of 11 free throws in the third quarter. It was abysmal. If they could have improved on that, they could have won.

Against Sono, Coburn had another solid performance with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Won-seok Lee, who seemed to have found his groove after his last game, had 11 points and 10 rebounds. In addition to her offense, she used her height to contribute to the rebounding advantage (37-23). In addition, Choi Sung-mo put on a surprise fireworks show with 23 points, including five three-pointers.

Choi’s performance was crucial considering that Sono benefited from Lee Jung-hyun (23 points) and Williams (22 points) as well as Choi Seung-wook (21 points), while Samsung’s Lee Jung-hyun was relatively quiet with six points (11 assists). “Sung-mo, Gutang, Derrickson and others should be excited,” Kim Hyo-beom said before the match against Sono. They should take responsibility rather than relying on Lee Jung-hyun,” Kim said before the match. Choi did not disappoint.

Here, Samsung has done a good job of correcting the wrong answer notes from the last game. Their second half performance was noticeably different. Despite only having a scoring advantage of 8:52, including the first quarter, they turned the game around. They shot 57% from the field in the second half and made five of their first six free throws from the third quarter. On defense, they stayed focused down the stretch and dominated the boards, outrebounding them 19-5.

To summarize the result, it was a strong scoring performance from Choi Sung-mo that matched Coburn’s, and the team improved its late-game execution, which has been a perennial problem. Lee Jung-hyun and Lee Won-seok shared the load, each leading the team in assists and rebounds in addition to scoring.

After the game, coach Kim Hyo-beom said, “In the end, I think what turned the game around was who would step up when things got tough. The other players supported us well, and I think Kofi (Coburn) stepped up more boldly and put it in with concentration, which was the reason for the victory.”

Coburn is a ‘constant’ for Samsung Coburn’s inside dominance is self-evident, but it’s important for the rest of the team to average out in order to win. This is often referred to as the difference between a strong team and a weak team. Against Sono, Samsung showed glimpses of their potential, creating a different flow from their previous six-game losing streak.

Even though it was a close match, it was a match with clear implications for Samsung.