‘Choi Sung-won scores 24 points, including three 3-pointers and six threes’ Pro Basketball’s Jung Kwan-jang wins second straight EASL title
Professional basketball team Anyang’s Jung Kwan-jang won its second straight East Asian Super League (EASL) game, defeating TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippines.The team defeated TNT 105-97 in Group A of the 2023-2024 EASL on Saturday at Anyang Gymnasium.With the two wins, Chung Kwan-jang maintains second place behind the Chiba Jets (Japan), who have won all three games.With the loss, TNT remained in last place in Group A, behind the Taipei Fubon Braves (3-1-1), who will advance to the quarterfinals as the group runner-up.Kwanjang jumped out to an early 32-26 lead in the first quarter, led by Choi Sung-won, who drained three three-pointers in the quarter alone.
Kwanjang dominated TNT in the second quarter, including a three-pointer by Jung Hyo-geun at the end of the quarter that cracked the rim to extend the lead to 16 points at one point, and ended the half with a 58-44 lead.In the third quarter, TNT rallied with back-to-back baskets from Quincy Cortez-Millerscott and Ronde Holly Jefferson, who was released from KCC in February, but Chung answered with six straight points, including a cool dunk by Lens Abando against his hometown pro team.With the score at 80-67, both teams traded baskets early in the fourth quarter, hitting back-to-back three-pointers.TNT cut the deficit to seven points on a three-pointer by Millerscott with 4:55 left in the fourth quarter, and closed the gap to six points with 3:08 left in regulation after two consecutie free throws by Millerscott went through the rim.Choi was in peak shooting form, hitting six of his seven three-point attempts to finish with 24 points.Darryl Monroe had a 온라인카지노 triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.TNT was led by Millerscott’s 35 points a