# KCC enters the championship for the first time in the 5th place team

KCC beats DB to pass semifinal playoff with 3-1 loss

Busan KCC made a new professional basketball history by advancing to the championship game for the first time as the fifth-ranked team in the regular league.

KCC beat Wonju DB 80-63 in Game 4 of the 2023-2024 Professional Basketball semifinal playoff (three wins out of five) held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on the 21st.

As a result, KCC, which recorded 3 wins and 1 loss overall, eliminated the DB No. 1 in the regular season and advanced to the championship game for the first time in three years since the 2020-2021 season. KCC is the first team ranked fifth in the regular season to compete in the championship game.

'Miracle in the 5th' KCC sensation swallowed even the No. 1 DB

KCC Ra Gun-ah flew well in the first quarter. Kim Young-hyun, Kim Jong-kyu and Didrick Lawson shot in succession to roar, and KCC led the first quarter 21-15 thanks to Ra Gun-ah's performance.

Alize DeShaun Johnson, who entered the court in lieu of Ra Gun-ah, displayed outstanding performance in the second quarter. It was difficult to display his skills due to injury, but he scored 10 points in just five minutes by hitting three-point shots in succession.

On top of that, KCC continued its lead as Lee Seung-hyun supported the shooting. On the other hand, DB tried to turn the tables as Park In-woong steadily scored, but failed to take advantage of the opportunity as the overall fielding was struggling.

The winner and loser of the day was the third quarter. KCC tightly tied DB's offense with overwhelming activity and anomalous defense. Meanwhile, KCC ran away 48-32 with Ra Gun-ah and Choi Jun-yong hitting three-point shots.

The DB, which was on the brink of collapse, had no choice. In the fourth quarter, Lawson hit a three-point shot to chase after the team. However, KCC's Heo Woong consecutively made an AND-one, putting a damper on the mood of the DB.

DB tried to revive its hope by firing a three-point shot, but with more than eight minutes left, Kim Jong-kyu withdrew from the game due to a five-point foul, and even his biggest strength, "height," disappeared. In the end, KCC sealed the game with Ra Gun-ah's three-point shot 1 minute and 36 seconds before the end of the game.

Although the unified victory failed... DB 'Kim Joo-sung-ho' got off to a successful start

KCC's Ra Gun-ah stirred inside and outside with 17 points, 17 rebounds, and 6 blocks. On top of that, Song Kyo-chang, Heo Woong, and Choi Jun-yong, 10 points, played evenly.

KCC, which has recruited "big-class" players such as Heo Woong, Lee Seung-hyun, and Choi Jun-yong from the free agent (FA) market in recent years and has returned from military service to Song Kyo-chang this season, has emerged as the top candidate by creating a "super team" comparable to the national team.

In the regular league, players left alternately due to injuries and did not have enough time to strengthen their organization, so they finished below expectations in fifth place, but when the playoffs began, they began to show their power. [토토사이트](https://www.sportstototv.com)

It beat Seoul SK with three wins and no losses in the semifinal playoff and advanced to the championship by securing No. 1 ranking DB in the regular league in the semifinal playoff. It will also challenge to win its first championship as the fifth-ranked team in the regular league.

As a result, KCC will play the winner of the semifinal playoff between Changwon LG and Suwon kt in the championship game of the best-of-seven series from the 27th.

DB, on the other hand, never lost its No. 1 spot in the regular league and won the wire-to-wire title, challenging for the unified title until the championship game, left forlornly due to KCC's strong wind. DB is the third time that the No. 1 player in the regular league has failed to advance to the championship game.

When Lawson, who was struggling in the first and third games, showed a decrease in his physical strength and only scored 16 points, the power of the DB dropped noticeably and suffered a crushing defeat. However, coach Kim Joo-sung, who became the official head coach for the first time this season, promised next year by putting DB, which had been playing at the bottom for many years, at the top of the regular league in his first year.