Professional basketball KT's winning fairy 'TO MOON' Hustle Play Appears, 'TO MOON' Hustle Play Appears
Suwon KT broke the balance of the 2023-24 Pro Basketball semifinal playoff. In the best-of-five series, they went 2-1 and left only one win to advance to the semifinals. In the third game, Moon Sung-gon and Moon Jung-hyun's hustle play shone.
KT crushed Ulsan Hyundai Mobis 79-62 in the third round of the semifinal PO match held in Ulsan on the 9th. For the first time in this series, the team won by more than 10 points.
KT deployed a one-two punch, and multiples that utilized the physical strength of Paris Bath and Hur Hoon, who struggled with low physical strength in the first and second games. Bath spent most of the second quarter on the bench, and Hur Hoon was absent from the starting lineup. KT coach Song Young-jin set the playing time for both players within 30 minutes. KT trailed 33-38 in the first half.
However, the team completely changed the mood for KT by scoring 14 points in the third quarter and 18 points in the fourth quarter. KT, which had one win and one loss at home in Suwon, secured a complete victory in enemy territory and took the series.
Behind their activities were the real main characters, Moon Sung-gon and Moon Jung-hyun. The score they scored in the third game was zero. However, he shone in defense and rebounds.
Moon Sung-gon is a defense expert who received the regular league defense award in professional basketball for four consecutive seasons until last season. Against Hyundai Mobis, he used his tall height of 1m96cm to put great pressure on the front line. Hyundai Mobis guards such as Park Moo-bin and Kim Kook-chan struggled from the start of the attack. Hyundai Mobis made as many as 20 errors in the third game. Although Moon took the lead and put pressure on the opponent's front line, most of the errors resulted from excessive dribbling.