At the 2023-2024 professional basketball game held at the Busan Sajik Gymnasium on Wednesday, KCC beat Daegu Korea Gas Corporation 93-88 after the second playoff game. After winning its seventh game (nine losses), KCC laid the groundwork for its leap into the mid-ranking position.

KCC led 19-8 at one point in the first quarter, but had a close game after allowing nine consecutive points. At the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, they allowed 10 consecutive points to pull to 55-65.

At this time, Heo Woong came out as a troubleshooter. He made a 3-pointer by chasing. It was also Heo Woong's 600th 3-pointer in the regular league.

When trailing 71-66 with three minutes left in the fourth quarter, Heo Woong scored another 3-pointer. Heo helped Ra Gun-ah tie the game 74-74, leading the game to extra time.

At the start of the first extra period, he gave up a 3-pointer to Kim Nak-hyeon, but Heo Woong countered with a 3-pointer. In the end, Heo Woong even hit an 88-86 come-from-behind 3-pointer with 2:12 left in the second extra period.

This is a question and answer from Huh Woong's press conference, which scored 16 points and 4 assists, including five three-point shots.

How do you feel about winning
"I barely managed to advance to the second playoff, but I am happy that I won." I want to put great meaning to that as I have shown today (12th) that players who are working hard in defense are united as one.

Good 3-pointer in match point and extra time. Goalless in the first half, was it meant to be?
In the first half, I moved a lot to attack, but I really didn't have a chance. I was afraid that if I overdo it (attack), it would ruin the team, so I handed over the pass to break through and do a layup, and I tried to blend into the team, but naturally, I couldn't score. I had a chance in the second half, so I shot when I had the chance.

Did it come out in that situation?
I've played against Ra Gun-ah a lot in the 2-2 match, and I know how to get out of the game. Nicholson aggressively attacked because he didn't have strong hedging. If you play switch defense, the opponent's domestic player stops Ra Gun-ah, so we targeted there with good strength.

KCC is better than at the beginning of the season, but they say they have weaknesses, so what do the players talk about?
Personally, I think he is a player who played the ace of each team, and playing in one team itself requires each player to sacrifice, research, and play as a team. I felt that it was not easy to blend in because each player had his or her own characteristics in that part. We were not bad at all from the beginning. We certainly showed good performance in the offseason and in the Cup, but suddenly fell.
We thought a lot and tried hard to play our roles. In the past, if we had 20 attacks, now we have to take 10 or 5. There should be a lot of situations where all five of us found a way to play basketball together, and when the game was over, everyone focused on the game and did our best. In a way, Lee Seung-hyun (8:14 seconds) didn't play much today. It's very heartbreaking in that regard. Our goal is to help Seung-hyun do what he can and find him.

The coach said the next five games are important.
"We have fallen so far that if we do our best in one game like today, I think it will be difficult for the opponent team (to beat us). We do our best in defense today (like today), and when we focus, we become a strong team. I don't think just having four or five superstars in the court makes us a strong team. If we all work hard and do our best like today, we will become a good team.

Do you have the strength to work hard?
Players are honestly going crazy because they want to play more. They played 35 or 38 minutes each in the last season and the losing season. I think because many superstars have to divide up and play games, they have to show everything that players have to do their best in that short time.

You are less active than your opponent. For example, allowing offensive rebounds or backcourt is slow.
If you look at other teams, there are three strikers and two players who are doing inclement work. (For example) In our team, you can't do this by giving only defense and rebound to Song Kyo-chang, and giving pass to Choi Jun-yong. In today's game, almost no offensive rebound was lost in the fourth quarter and overtime. We lost our offensive rebound in the first, second and third quarters. If the environment where we focus on the game is created naturally, we can't lose our offensive rebound. Because we want to win the game. The coach complains and gets upset from that point on. I think it's the coach's very difficult mission to keep that line and make five players happy to leave the court after the game is over.
"We have no complaints among players. We don't hate each other." I think it's important to create such an environment. If the five players on the court concentrate, don't lose rebounds, defend, attack, and do what they are most confident in, and concede to each other in the fourth quarter, I think it will become basketball.

I heard it's important to create an environment. What is that environment? Is it a tactic or framework?
I think tactics and frameworks are important of course, but I think this is also important, but I think it's important to move the minds of the players. An environment that allows players to concentrate and do their best when they enter the game, no matter how good the tactics are, the players must not accept it. However, I think that bad tactics can be good tactics if the players accept them. If five players focus when they enter the game and show how they are on the same wavelength and form a team, the rebound will not be lost.

Overall KCC players are less capable of backcourt speed and activity.
Each team has played basketball with the ball. You can't just hang your screen to players who specialize in basketball with the ball. When Kyo-chang has a mismatch, he actively puts the ball in the post-up, Jun-yong believes in the use of the mismatch in the post, and when I and Ra Gun-ah play 2-2, we keep each and every little thing together, there is no activity in the fourth quarter and overtime today. It was great. He was good. He was good at spinning the ball organically, not greedy for each other, and didn't overdo it.

That should come out as an average.
Players have strong personality, and they have the temperament of superstars. To match that, players should find solutions through communication between players and coaching staff, and create an environment where players can do their best when they play.

Are there any physical problems with the main players?
There is no physical problem at all. Players who used to play 35 minutes each run for 25 minutes and 30 minutes each. Seunghyun runs for 15 minutes and 20 minutes. There can be no physical problem. Everyone was anxious to run. I don't think there is a physical problem. It's because there are so many players who can run.

Did you improve your trust by trying to match the players?
Honestly, it's so nice to have players with each other. Players are good at playing games among themselves, they have good personal life, and there are no tough players. They are happily married. Even if we lose a game, we get together and talk. I think we have a chance to climb up the ladder anytime.

Will today's game be a trigger?
Little by little, this will also serve as an opportunity. It will be good if this comes out in the next game. However, if it doesn't come out, it should come out next time. Players know that this is the only way to get to the top.

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