It was a game in which SK's outer shot was fired.
The Seoul SK Wyverns lost 89-90 to Ulsan Hyundai Mobis in the 2024-2025 KCC professional basketball regular league held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium on Sunday. The team lost for the first time in a row this season.
SK started the season off to a good start. It started the season with two consecutive wins. Although it lost to Suwon KT, it started the game from the middle of the first round and secured nine consecutive wins. Afterwards, it met Busan KCC and lost, but it still ranked first. This season's performance was overwhelming, with 13 wins and three losses.
At the center of it was SK's running basketball. SK ranks first in the league with 83.1 points on average. It has the most points. It ranks first in two-point shooting success rate in the league and first in scoring in the paint zone. It is showing strength in the two-point shooting competition.
The driving force behind such attack power is scoring fast. The team scores 17.6 points on average per game. Hyundai Mobis, the runner-up, is scoring 9.9 points. In other words, the gap between the two teams is a whopping 7.7. The figure is overwhelming.
However, SK also had some concerns. It was shooting. Although the team improved a lot in the second round, the 3-point shooting success rate was 30.7 percent, which was not high. The number of attempts was 23.8, the second lowest in the league.
SK manager Jeon Hee-chul, who is set to play against Hyundai Mobis, said, "Fast forward is a matter of control. Hyundai Mobis is also a good team. They fight for two points a lot. You should not lose out in that part."
"A 3-pointer is a bonus. (Laughs) But I wish I could score a lot. There have been a lot of 3-pointers recently. Players also try a lot. Sometimes they try too much. They taste it. But I am not talking about such things," he said.
In the game with Hyundai Mobis, SK had a different 3-point shooting rate than usual. It was not a 3-point shot that was shot in time. He created space through passes and aimed for open opportunities. Then, he displayed accurate 3-point shooting. In the first quarter, SK showed strong sense of shooting. Five of the six 3-point shots that he attempted were shot through the rim. Only Jamil Warney (200 cm, C) was the only one who failed to make a 3-point shot.
SK, which had three-point shots in succession, showed off their outstanding performance. Kim Sun-hyung (187cm, G), Ahn Young-joon (195cm, F), Oh Se-geun (200cm, C) and Oh Jae-hyun (187cm, G) all made three-point shots. Notably, Oh Jae-hyun's three-point shot 34 seconds before the quarter ended made the score 26-22. SK scored 26 points in the first quarter alone.
In the beginning of the second quarter, SK's outside shots were not active. However, it was different in the second half of the quarter. Choi Won-hyuk (184 cm, G) gained strength from the outside. He added three-pointers one by one in the left and right corners. His attempted three-pointer split the rim of the anvil. With Choi's outside shot added, SK quickly narrowed the gap to seven points. The last point in the quarter was also in Choi's hands. As a result, SK finished the first half 48-47.
SK attempted 15 3-pointers in the first half. They attempted more 3-pointers than usual. However, their success rate was a whopping 53 percent. They showed great sense of shooting and succeeded in gaining the upper hand.
SK remained silent in the third quarter. However, SK's offense space has expanded further. Using this space, Warney scored 12 points en masse.
However, SK failed to overcome the odds. At a critical moment, Choi Won-hyuk made a 3-pointer that created the tide of pursuit. However, Choi was sent off for five fouls, and the 3-pointer attempted by other players except Oh Jae-hyun turned away from the rim. In addition, Warnie missed a fastball layup at the end of the game, and Kim Sun-hyung finished off the game somewhat disappointed and lost the game. 메이저놀이터
Hyundai Mobis, the runner-up, fought fiercely until the end. The team lost 15-19 in scoring fastballs, which is its strength. Still, SK ended the game neck and neck. The reason was external shooting. SK attempted 25 shots and succeeded 11 shots. The success rate is 44 percent. Although SK lost the game, it will meet with Seoul Samsung on Saturday at Jamsil Student Gymnasium. Attention is focusing on whether SK will be able to successfully escape consecutive losses by maintaining such sense of shooting.