Gas Corporation coach Yoo Do-hoon expressed his regret but expressed his gratitude to the players.
Daegu Korea Gas Corporation lost 84-88 in the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Pro Basketball 4th round confrontation with Suwon KT at Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena on the 31st. KOGAS fell into a 4-game losing streak and had to stay in 9th place (13-23).
KOGAS failed to block Jarrod Jones in the first half, giving up a total of 39 points to Dave Ildefonso and Jung Sung-woo, and finished the first half 40-43. In the third quarter, Lee Dae-seong, Shin Seung-min (two), and Jeon Hyun-woo made a 62-61 turnaround 안전놀이터 with three-point shots. However, they did not keep the lead until the 4th quarter. Jeong Seong-woo’s 6 points in a row allowed a 68-71 comeback.
1 minute and 21 seconds before the end of the game, Sem Josef Belrangel’s breakout goal led to a 1-point gap (80-81), but he could not overcome KT’s wave of offensive.
Coach Yoo Do-hoon said, “It’s unfortunate, but I don’t think the performance was bad. Before the game, I thought about which side to block or give to Ha Yoon-gi or a foreign player. Our foreign player blocked Ha Yoon-ki, but the opposing foreign player scored a lot. So in the second half, we had a match-up with foreign players, and we gave up a lot of goals to Ha Yoon-ki.”
KOGAS gave 19 points to Jones in the first half and 14 points to Ha Yoon-ki in the second half.
Director Yoo Do-hoon expressed regret, saying, “When the last chance came, I could have changed the atmosphere if I had only entered one or two rooms, but it’s a pity.”
Regarding the physical condition of the players, “The tea rocks hit the cheekbones and swelled up. I am grateful that players such as Lee Dae-sung and Cha Ba-wi did their best even when they were not feeling well. I will prepare to win the next match,” he said, promising victory.