KBL: Rhenz Abando’s Anyang clobbers Goyang for 1-0 semifinals lead


Anyang KGC's Rhenz Abando (middle) in the Korean Basketball League. –KBL PHOTO

Anyang KGC’s Rhenz Abando (center) within the Korean Basketball League. KBL PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Anyang KGC pummeled the Goyang Carrot Jumpers with a 56-point rout to take Recreation 1 of their best-of-five semifinals collection, 99-43, within the 2022-23 Korean Basketball League season on Thursday at Anyang Gymnasium.

Filipino import Rhenz Abando solely performed 10 minutes of motion, tallying two factors, one rebound, and a block however Anyang nonetheless gave Goyang a impolite welcome within the semifinals collection opener, the place it led as many as 57 factors within the last interval.

KGC poured in 32 factors within the third quarter to tally a 48-point margin, 84-36, heading to the fourth.

Former NBA participant Omari Spellman led the collective effort of KGC with 22 factors on 4-of-5 three-point capturing to go together with 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Park Ji-hoon chipped in 15 factors and 7 rebounds for Anyang. Han Seung-hee was additionally instrumental with 14 factors and 6 rebounds. Bae Byung-jun had 13 factors and 6 rebounds, whereas Jung Joon-won and Byun Joon-hyung added 12 and 10 markers, respectively.

Anyang KGC KBL

Anyang KGC. KBL PHOTO

Anyang, which gained the common season championship, tries to take a 2-0 lead in Recreation 2 on Saturday.

The highest-seed staff additionally had 25 second-chance factors off 13 offensive rebounds.

Jeon Sung-hyun was the lone double-digit scorer for Goyang with 11 factors as they shot poorly from the sector on 13-of-63 capturing and solely had 14% three-point capturing.

The Carrot Jumpers have been coming off a grueling 5 matches towards RJ Abarrientos and the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus, finishing a collection comeback within the quarterfinals.

On Friday, Justin Gutang and the Changwon LG Sakers open their semifinals collection towards the Seoul SK Knights.



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