Revenge in the Korea-Japan match in a year, a dramatic come-from-behind victory by one point
Revenge in the Korea-Japan match in a year, a dramatic come-from-behind victory by one point
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Korea's national basketball team led by young guns has won a thrilling match against Korea and Japan. In the first round of the "2024 Softbank Cup Korea-Japan friendly match" held at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Sunday, Korea won a dramatic comeback victory by 85 to 84 and one point after a close game against Japan.
Ace Lee Jung-hyun led the team's offense with 27 points (six three-point shots), four rebounds, and four assists and one steal. Big man Ha Yoon-ki defended under the basket with 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and one steal, and one block shot, including the final free throw. Captain Byun Joon-hyung also supported with 12 points.
The Korean national team, led by head coach Ahn Joon-ho, named Byun Joon-hyung, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Woo-suk, Yang Jae-min and Ha Yoon-ki as its best five players on the day. The Japanese team started with Kawamura, Hihejima Magoto, Baba Yudai, Watanabe Huw and Josh Hawkinson. Korea was off to a bad start as it was led 0-8 by Japan in the early part of the game, but Byun Joon-hyung's 3-pointer opened the game, and fastballs led by Yang Jae-min and Oh Jae-hyun turned the game into a close game. Korea finished 13-15 in the first quarter, narrowing the gap with Japan.
South Korea, which gained confidence that it was worth a try, successively blocked Japan's attacks with strong pressure defense in the second quarter and succeeded in turning the tables with consecutive three-point shots by Lee Jung-hyun and Moon Jung-hyun. South Korea succeeded Japan's turnovers with a quick attack, and Yoo Ki-sang, Ha Yoon-ki and Oh Jae-hyun scored evenly in the second quarter, scoring as many as 33 points. South Korea broke expectations and finished the first half with a 46-35 and 11-point lead over Japan.
Korea continued its upward trajectory in the third quarter. Japan suffered through unexpected full-court press, but ended the crisis with three-point dunks between Lee Jung-hyun and Byun Jun-hyung, and Ha Yoon-ki's two-hand dunk, who participated in the rebound, widened the gap to 20 points (72-52). No one expected Korea to have such a lead.
However, Korea faced a crisis due to Japan's strong counterattack in the fourth quarter. Japan fiercely pursued Korea, which was in a difficult situation due to its poor performance, as its main point guard Yuki Kawamura (23 points, 6 assists) broke through and its game management revived. On top of that, shooter Jacobs and Big Man Hawkinson also scored in succession both inside and outside, putting pressure on Korea. 에볼루션 바카라사이트
48.5 seconds before the end, Oh Jae-hyun committed a disappointing foul on Kawamura and gave up one free throw, eventually allowing Japan to tie the score 82-82. In the ensuing attack, South Korea was blocked by Japan's full-court press this time, failing to cross the half-line and dedicating the right to attack by an error.
Korea's young guns, who were shaken up, committed another foul on Kawamura in a team foul situation. With 36.3 seconds left, Kawamura made two free throws this time to turn the game around 84-82.