Again, KBL’s best defender was different. Moon Seong-gon (30, Anyang KGC) led the team to victory with dedicated defense.
Anyangㅋㅋㅋ벳 KGC won 81-67 in the second leg of the 2022-2023 SKT Adot Professional Basketball Championship against Seoul SK held at Anyang Indoor Gymnasium at 7:00 pm on the 27th.
With this, KGC took revenge for the loss in the last game and returned the series to the starting point with 1 win and 1 loss. Looking at all-time records, the probability of winning the second game after losing the first game of the championship is 41.7% (5 out of 12). If they lost on this day, it would be a very important victory for KGC, who had to play 3 consecutive matches in Jamsil with 2 losses.
After the game, Moon Seong-gon said, “After losing the first game, the atmosphere was very bad. I think it is fortunate that the atmosphere was able to change today.”
It was an activity worthy of the winner of the ‘Best Defensive Award’ for four seasons in a row. Seong-Gon Moon persistently marked Seon-Hyung Kim throughout the game and kept the opponent’s attack in check. As a result, Kim Seon-hyeong recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists, but compared to the last game with 22 points and 12 assists, her presence was much paler.
Moon Seong-gon said, “I always have to exclusively block the opposing team’s ace. I just block it with the thought of ‘let’s die together’. Rather than me blocking it well, I was able to stop it thanks to the help of Se-geun hyung and Spellman from behind.”
Next, Moon Seong-gon said, “Sun-hyung is very good at change dribbling. He uses his body rhythm well. I tried not to be fooled by that rhythm. (Oh) Se-geun hyung and Omari Spellman talked well behind the scenes.”
On this day, Moon Seong-gon fell several times during the game. In particular, when he bumped into Heo Il-young, his shock seemed great. When asked if he was feeling well, he replied with a smile, “I fall asleep every day and that’s why I’m fine. It always happens. At that time, I couldn’t breathe. I think it was because I was surprised. I’m fine now.”
Oh Se-geun, who was also selected as a Distinguished Player, also praised Moon Seong-gon. He said to Moon Seong-gon, “You don’t have to shoot. It’s okay.”
Next, Oh Se-geun encouraged Moon Seong-gon, who said, “My legs are shaking,” saying, “My brother is running too. Look at my legs. You know? Moon Seong-gon also responded with a smile, “I don’t know how fortunate I am. We’re on the same team. If we were on the opposing team…”