Lee Jae-do (180cm, G)’s free throw decided the game.
Changwon LG defeated Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation 68-63 in the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Professional Basketball regular league held at Changwon Indoor Gymnasium on the 28th. Retained 2nd place with 21 wins and 13 losses. 1st place KGC Ginseng Corporation (23 wins, 11 losses) was chased by 2 games.
LG reinforced its power after the end of the 2020-2021 season. The key to power reinforcement was Lee Jae-do (180cm, G). He signed a contract with Lee Jae-do on the condition of a total remuneration of 700 million won (salary: 490 million won, incentive: 210 million won) for the 2021-2022 season over a three-year contract period.
Lee Jae-do is a point guard that combines stability and offense. In the 2020-2021 season, he was the main character of ‘PERFECT 10’ along with Byun Jun-hyung (185cm, G) – Jeon Seong-hyun (188cm, F) – Moon Seong-gon (195cm, F) – Oh Se-geun (200cm, C). He was a member of ‘the first 10-game winning streak in KBL history’.
There is another strength of Lee Jae-do. he is durable Lee Jae-do has played 369 regular league games in a row from the 2014-2015 season to the present (excluding the period of military service and selection for the national team).
LG, which recruited Lee Jae-do, has a clear backcourt combination called ‘Lee Jae-do-Lee Kwan-hee’. However, throughout the 2021-2022 season, the power of the backcourt combination was not shown. Both Lee Jae-do and Lee Kwan-hee failed to show their worth.
It had to be different in the 2022-2023 season. Lee Jae-do also recognized that. So, I took a lot of responsibility for winning. There were a lot of games that went well, but there were also a lot of games that didn’t.
Nevertheless, Lee Jae-do said, “When it comes to winning, I think there are players who have to do it. Because Marey and I play with a lot of balls. I think that Marey and I should do it in the match,” he said, thinking that it was essential to play an active part in the match. 스포츠토토
He continued, “When our team lost, I missed a lot in the game. Even so, you shouldn’t try. If that happens, I, as a player, will stop there. You have to try to make up for it. I don’t care if I lose because of me,” he said, thinking that he should enjoy the game.
The same goes for the KGC Ginseng Corporation Exhibition. One more task to be done. Byun Jun-hyeong, the starting point of the KGC Ginseng Corporation attack, must be blocked. From the start, contain Byun Jun-hyung’s breakthrough and derivative options as much as possible. Kgc Ginseng Corporation blocked the score.
He also showed his natural strengths, such as ball delivery, two-on-two development, and kick-out passes. Here’s to the offensive rebound participation. I moved actively to create even one more attack. Although the record for the first quarter was only 2 assists, 2 rebounds (attack 1) and 1 steal, it was clear that it contributed to LG’s first quarter advantage (21-17).
He took a break 1 minute and 44 seconds before the end of the first quarter. After 2 minutes and 20 seconds from the start of the 2nd quarter, I stepped on the court again. Because Lee Kwan-hee (191cm, G)’s firepower exploded, Lee Jae-do was able to focus on his role as a point guard, including ball delivery, tempo control, and defense.
Even so, I didn’t just hold the ball. When Dante Cunningham (203cm, F) caught the ball from the top, Lee Jae-do disappeared into both corners. An action to secure Cunningham’s breakthrough space or to facilitate Cunningham’s shooting action. The invisible movement made the team members score. The reason why LG led 43-36 even though Lee Jae-do did not have any records left in the 2nd quarter.