Goyang Carrot enjoyed an All-Star break by winning three consecutive victories despite the bad news of “delayed payment of wages.”
Carrot is Jeon Seong-hyun (20 points, 5 3-point shots) and Lee Jung-hyun (31 points, 31 points, 68 points) in a home game against Daegu Korea Gas Corporation in the 4th round of the regular league of the ‘2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Professional Basketball’ held at Goyang Gymnasium on the 9th. 9 3-point shots)-Didrick Lawson (17 points, 11 rebounds) won the game 87-76. Carrot (16-15) rose from a tie for 5th to 5th alone. KOGAS (12 wins and 17 losses) kept 8th place.
Both Carrot and Gas Corporation, who were on a two-game winning streak before the match, hoped for a lasting beauty. It was a will to spend the All-Star break in the flow of a pleasant streak. Gas Corporation director Yoo Do-hoon said, “There are injured people such as Jeong Hyo-geun, so we have to repair them during the break. I will win today and make the team good again during the break.” Coach Kim Seung-gi of Carrot said, “It is the second consecutive win after five consecutive losses. It was a difficult situation, but the players did very well. I haven’t received my salary yet, but I said let’s do it by today.” 스포츠토토
Carrot decided to pay the players’ salaries on the 13th instead of the previous 5th due to the club’s financial situation. It is a sensitive issue that players have no choice but to pay attention to. Coach Kim seemed to be trying to minimize the agitation by conveying the words of club president Heo Jae, “It will get better soon,” to the players.
The match was fierce. In the first quarter, KOGAS led 21-20, but the balance was not easily broken. However, cracks appeared in the second quarter. While KOGAS summoned main gun Lee Dae-seong (19 points) to the bench, Jeon Seong-hyun, who had 2 points in the first quarter, poured out 10 points including 3 3-pointers, leading Carrot by 47-38, 9 points.
After the start of the 3rd quarter, KOGAS pursued 47-49 with Murphy Holloway (12 points, 7 rebounds) and Lee Dae-seong at the fore. However, Carrot reorganized the defense to block KOGAS’s attack, and thanks to Lawson and Lee Jung-hyun’s offense, they ran away again by 62-49, 13 points two minutes before the end of the third quarter. It was a situation where Jeon Seong-hyun was withdrawn to the bench, but as other players exerted their strength, rather, they gained a generous lead.
Carrot, who ran away further by 70-55 after Lee Jung-hyun operated 3 stores in a row at the end of the 3rd quarter, hesitated in the counterattack of KOGAS at the beginning of the 4th quarter. Carrot Bench put Jeon Seong-hyun in about two minutes after the start of the fourth quarter. Afterwards, Jeon Seong-hyun and Lee Jung-hyun’s twin guns exploded one after another, and Carrot finished the game without a major crisis.