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KBL
starts in Nov. and finishes Feb.
- each team have the 45games (home 18, away 18, netural 9)
- Play offs & finals: March (1st week) - April: the 6 top team out
of 10 first round (best of 3 series), second round (best of 5
series),
third round (best of 7series)
- KBL's regularseason is
composed of 4 rounds -
Every team can change their foreign player till 3rd round
Dongbu Promy Winner Of The 2008 KBL CROWN
The Korean Basketball 2008
Championships are in the history Books As Dongbu Promy defeats Samsung Thunders
in 5 games to Capture Another KBL Crown 90-74, Kim Joo-Sung led all scores with
32 pts Okosa Reggie added 14 rebounds, this marks the 3rd KBL Crown for Head
Coach
Chun Chang-Jin .
After suffering a loss in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) championship series
on Monday, there were some questions surrounding the Dongbu Promy.
How would they respond to their first defeat in the series?
Would they be able to correct the free-throw shooting problems that haunted them
down the stretch in that game? Could they slow down a Samsung Thunders team that
was gaining confidence and momentum?
The Promy answered all of those questions by bouncing back with a dominating
performance on Wednesday night, beating the Thunders 90-77 at Jamsil Gymnasium.
The victory avenged the Promy's 88-87 loss on Monday, while extending their lead
in the best-of-seven series to 3-1. They can capture the KBL championship if
they win Game 5 of the series, which tips off at 5:50 p.m. Friday in Jamsil.
``We really wanted to win today's game,'' Promy post player Kim Joo-sung said.
`` We studied tape from the loss and figured out what went wrong. We want to
finish the series in Game 5.''
Kim, the KBL's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the all-star game and regular
season, was one of five Promy players to score in double figures in their latest
win, as he finished with 25 points to go with eight rebounds.
Reggie Okosa added 19 points and eight rebounds for the Promy, while Lee
Kwang-jae provided 16 points, Carlos Dixon 13 points, and Pyo Myoung-il 12
points and seven assists.
After clinging to a 26-23 lead at the end of the first quarter, the Promy added
to their advantage until they were up by as many as 24 points in the third
quarter.
The Thunders, led by Terrence Leather, who finished with 30 points and 14
rebounds, cut their deficit to 75-62 at the end of the third, but never
threatened to overtake the lead.
Both teams shot well form the floor, as the Promy made 31-of-56 (55 percent)
field-goal attempts, while the Thunders made 31-of-55 (56 percent).
However, the Promy shot better from the free-throw line, aking 20-of-25 (80
percent) from the stripe, while the Thunders made 8-of-13 (62 percent). The
Promy's foul shooting was an improvement from Monday, when they missed four
shots from the line in the final 1 1/2 minutes.
Turnover were also a factor on Wednesday, as the Promy committed just eight,
while the Thunders gave the ball away 20 times.
After putting to rest any doubts as to if they could bounce back from their
loss, the biggest question surrounding the Promy now is whether they can win
Game 5 to clinch the series. A victory would give the club its third
championship with the other two coming in 2003 and 2005 when it was known as the
TG Xers.
By Jonathan Sanfilippo
Staff Reporter
jonsanfilippo@koreatimes.co.kr
DONGBU PROMY KBL REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS
Dongbu Promy has Captured another
regular season Title defeating LG Sakers
At Home 77-67, with a record of 36-12 now standing alone with 6 games remainning
And Closing in on perhaps another KBL Crown, Head Coach
Chun Chang Jin has maintained
His Troops steady all season and is well deserving of the 1st Position going
into the Finals.
The Battle continues with Samsung Thunders - KT&G - KCC and LG Sakers for the
2nd Spot
And best position to wait on the winners of the 6-3 and 5-4 match-ups come
Play-Off Time.
Congrats..........! Dongbu Promy 2008 Regular Season Champs
Asia-Basket.com All-Korean KBL Awards 2007-08
All-KBL 1st Team 2007-08
Okosa
Thomas
Kim
Leather
Joo
Player of the Year:
Okosa Reggie (206-F/C-80) of Dongbu Guard of the Year:
Joo Hee-Jung (181-G-77) of KT&G Forward of the Year:
Thomas Victor (201-F-79) of Samsung Center of the Year:
Okosa Reggie of Dongbu Newcomer of the Year:
Kim Tae-Sul (180-G-84) of SK Most Improved Player of the Year:
Lee Han-Kwon (198-C/F-78) of ET Land Import Player of the Year:
Okosa Reggie of Dongbu Domestic Player of the Year:
Kim Joo-Sung (205-C-79) of Dongbu Defensive Player of the Year:
Kim Ki-Man (192-F-76) of SK Coach of the Year:
Chun Chang-Jin of Dongbu
Mobis Phoebus, Champion of the KBL
Mobis
Phoebus this evening were crowned champions of the KBL after they
defeated KTF Magic Wings in the final game of their series.The
series was tied 3 a piece before Mobis wrapped it up this
evening.Final scores were 82-68.Chris Williams led mobis in scoring
with 20pts while point guard Shin GI Sung led KTF with 21pts.
