Phew, I thought we were going to lose 11 in a row. Samsung wins for the first time this year!

Seoul's Samsung has reported its first win of 2024.

Samsung won 88-86 at home against Changwon LG in the 2023-2024 Jungkwanjang Professional Basketball League at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in Seoul on Wednesday. The team battled back from a 16-point deficit, but remained focused until the end.

Samsung snapped a 10-game losing streak. LG was looking for its fifth straight win, but it got an unexpected blow from the 'last place' Samsung.

LG dropped to third place with a 24-14 record. It lost the second spot to KT, which beat SK in the previous game. Samsung remained in last place with 6 wins and 31 losses.

Samsung's last win came on December 30, 2023, against Goyang Sono. They then lost their next 10 games in the new year. They didn't win a single game in January. Their last home win was on November 23, 2023, against Gasworks, more than two months later.

On this day, Samsung was different. 토토사이트 They came out strong from the start. They finished the first half with a whopping 56-40 lead. However, at one point in the third quarter, they were down by three points. The nightmare of back-to-back losses loomed large. The momentum had completely shifted to LG. Samsung didn't go down without a fight. They focused on defensive rebounds and restarted the game. Just before the end of the third quarter, Lee Dong-yeop hit a three-pointer to put Samsung back up 72-61.

LG made a comeback in the fourth quarter. Lee Jae-do and Lee Kwan-hee scored back-to-back baskets to make it 70-74. Samsung called a timeout to stop the flow. LG's momentum was not dampened. Lee Jae-do drew a foul on a three-point shot. He sank all three free throws. Lee Jae-do exploded for another three-pointer at 75-80. It was a two-point difference. Samsung committed back-to-back turnovers. LG capitalized on the offensive opportunities and eventually took the lead, 82-81.

It was a one-point seesaw game. The lead changed hands again and again. At 86-86, Samsung's Lee Jung-hyun used up all of his offensive time and made a jump shot. With 7.6 seconds left, the lead was 88-86. LG's final offense began. Samsung defended tenaciously, preventing LG from making shots.