South Korea met Japan 85-84 in the 2024 Softbank Cup warm-up match held at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on the 5th. 파워볼사이트
Korea started off a bit shaky. It failed to display strength in its early attack. Ha Yoon-ki stayed firmly under the basket, but gave up two 3-pointers to Makoto Hiejima in a row. Later, he attempted a fast attack by replacing players, creating an atmosphere of pursuit. The score, which was 0-6, was 11-10. It was the result of Ha and Oh Jae-hyun’s hard work.
However, without Ha, Korea lost its strength again. It failed to gain strength in the attack. Scoring consecutively. On the contrary, it lost ground in the high fight, giving up the upper hand again. After returning from the break, Ha scored on the last attack. However, by the end of the first quarter, the score was 13-15.
In the beginning of the second quarter, Korea allowed outside goals in a row. The gap widened again. But Korea was not swayed. Byun took the lead. Then, Yoo Ki-sang and Lee Jung-hyun scored again to turn the tables. It was 27-21.
Having gained momentum once, Korea continued to drive. He worked on defensive rebounding. He was not pushed in the height fight. After the success of the defense, he showed fast attacks. Lee Jung-hyun and Lee Woo-suk gained strength from the outside. While Japan’s outfielder turned away from the rim, Korea gradually widened the gap. He gave up the score with free throws just before the quarter ended. Nevertheless, he finished the first half 46-35.
Korea was shaky at the beginning of the third quarter. Outside shots did not work. Nonetheless, the team maintained the score gap by banking on its solid defense. On top of that, Lee Jung-hyun, who showed strong performance in the second quarter, began to hunt for points. Then the gap widened again. The gap, which had once been narrowed to eight points, now stands at 14.
Korea lost points in a row due to fast attacks from its opponents. But it responded with fast attacks. Right before the end of the match, Ha Yoon-ki’s fastball dunk scored to make it 72-52.
The score gap widened to 20 points. Korea struggled somewhat under pressure from opponents and made an error. This led to a loss. The gap narrowed even when Lee Jung-hyun was struggling. The gap, which was 20 points, widened to single digits.
Korea failed to change the mood. Lee Jung-hyun tried to target a miss match, but failed. Japan, on the other hand, revived its unique outer attack. 80-79. The gap was narrowed to one point.
Lee Jung-hyun scored on a free throw in about four minutes before the end of the game, one minute and 57 seconds before the game ended. The game continued as Yuki Kawamura lost a point and Yuki lost a point. He even gave up a free throw 48 seconds before the game ended. The score was 82-82, and he allowed an attack due to an error and committed a foul. He gave up the upper hand 36 seconds before the game ended.
However, Lee Jung-hyun scored a valuable goal at a critical moment. He penetrated the opponent team’s defense and scored a mid-range goal. Later in defense, Ha even induced the opponent team’s foul. Right before the game ended, Ha scored and won the game.