Choosing the best spear and shield DB, ranked 1st in professional basketball, faces off against LG

DB Kang Sang-jae is attempting a layup shot during the 'SKT A-Dot Professional Basketball 2022-2023 KBL' game between Seoul SK Knights and Wonju DB Promy held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 4th.

Wonju DB and Changwon LG, who are leading the way in this season's professional basketball, will face off in an important match at the end of the third round.

DB and LG will clash in the 3rd round of the 2023-24 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball Regular League held at Wonju Sports Complex at 7 p.m. on the 29th. It is a confrontation between the 1st and 2nd place teams.

DB, which finished the 2019-20 season in first place in the regular league, fell into a deep quagmire, ranking 9th, 8th, and 7th over the next three seasons.

Even ahead of this season, expectations for DB were not high. At the media day before the opening, there was not a single head coach who chose DB as a candidate for the championship.

However, once the season began, DB began to accumulate wins with great momentum and has been leading the team since the beginning of the season.

Didrick Lawson (26), who played for Day One (currently Goyang Sono) and moved to DB, is leading the attack with an average of 22.81 points (4th place), and captain Sangjae Kang is also supporting Lawson with active movements in every game.

In addition, with national team member Kim Jong-gyu and veteran Doo Gyeong-min doing their part in every game, DB has built an impregnable fortress.

DB, which has been on a three-game winning streak recently, is currently at the top of the leaderboard with 21 wins and 5 losses.

The gap with second-place LG (17 wins, 8 losses) is 3.5 games, which is not a small gap, and they are determined to further solidify their dominance with a win today.

In the second quarter of the '2023-2024 Jeong Kwan-Jang Professional Basketball' game between Seoul Samsung Thunders and LG Sakers held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 29th, Changwon LG Lee Kwan-hee is sharing joy with his teammates after scoring a point and getting an additional free throw.

LG, which finished in second place last season and reached the semifinals of the playoffs for the first time in a long time since the 2018-19 season, was pushed out by Seoul SK and did not advance to the championship game.

LG, which was full of disappointment, succeeded in reinforcing its power by recruiting Yang Hong-seok, who was released as a free agent from Suwon KT during the off-season, and this soon led to an increase in performance.

Yang Hong-seok has played in 25 games this season and is performing as expected with an average of 12.92 points, 5.84 rebounds, and 3.08 assists. He is also holding down opposing big men on defense.

In addition, experienced Lee Kwan-hee, Lee Jae-do, Jeong Hee-jae, and Assem Marey, who has been playing for LG for three seasons, are also energetic. Yu Yu-sang, who is mentioned as a candidate for Rookie of the Year, also has good movement.

As offense is added to the basic team color with a strong defense, LG's upward trend is getting longer.

LG has not had any winning experience since its founding, but this year, with its perfect offense and defense structure, is seen as the right time to win the championship. We are determined to achieve ‘V1’ with the energy of the LG Twins, who won the championship in the 2023 professional baseball season.

In order for LG to achieve what it wants, it must block DB's strong spear. DB is currently scoring the highest in the league with a team average of 91.3 points, and LG is the team conceding the least goals in the league with 75.7 points.

DB's spear is sharp, but if LG blocks it with a thick shield that has been built up throughout the season, it can accelerate its pursuit of the leader. 19가이드03