South Korea failed to control Yuki Kawamura and Josh Hawkinson, giving Japan the second leg.
The Korean men’s basketball team lost 80-88 in the second warm-up match against the Japanese national team at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Sunday. In this warm-up match, Korea recorded one win and one loss.
Korea succeeded in gaining the upper hand by shooting outside shots from the first quarter. Korea took the lead through Yoo Ki-sang’s two 3-pointers and Lee Jung-hyun’s deep three.
Japan also countered with goals scored by Watanabe Huw and Hawkinson. However, Lee Won-seok, who played in the bench, actively fouled the opponent team under the basket, and successfully made free throws, giving Korea the lead. In the first quarter, Korea led 22-19.
Japan, led by Hawkinson and Yuki Kawamura, started the chase in the second quarter. Hawkinson successively scored under the basket to herald the start of the chase, while Kawamura also stepped up the offensive end by scoring goals and assists.
South Korea struggled hard with Lee Won-seok and Yoo Ki-sang hitting three-point shots, but failed to produce a goal by struggling with Japan’s two-big lineup, allowing the team to come from behind.
Even after the operation time, Korea’s offense hardly went away. The team failed to target the opponent team under the basket, only attempting an outside shot. Japan, on the other hand, scored easily through a breakthrough by Makoto Hiejima and a score under the basket by Hawkins. Japan, which boosted concentration in attack and defense, came from behind to end the first half with a score of 43-39.
In the third quarter, Japan led by Kawamura started to widen its gap further. Kawamura posted three-point shots in a row to gain momentum and widened the gap to more than double digits (55-42) by swinging under the basket of Korea to save the big man.
Japan continued its trend even after the opening game. Korean players showed rapid decline in physical stamina and began to falter, and Kawamura’s superb assist led to Japan’s scoring.
Korea tried to change the mood with Oh Jae-hyun’s free throw score and Lee Won-seok’s “And One Play,” but it was not enough to catch up with Japan, which added to Hawkinson’s score under the basket. Afterwards, Korea allowed Togashi Yuki to score, finishing the third quarter trailing 57-68.
In the fourth quarter, the game gradually began to tilt toward Japan. Korea operated its pressure defense from a high position, but failed to produce meaningful results and suffered difficulties, as it had no scoring other than Lee Jung-hyun’s consecutive three-point shots.
In the meantime, Japan ran away by combining Watanabe and Hawkinson’s under-the-goal scores, Tominaga’s 3-point shot, and Kawamura’s 3-point play. 에볼루션 바카라사이트
South Korea did not give up until the end due to Lee Jung-hyun’s fastball score and Park In-woong’s breakthrough score, but it dedicated a three-point play to Kawamura three minutes and 40 seconds before the end of the game.
Afterwards, Korea struggled hard until the end, chasing a six-point gap (77-83) with back-to-back 3-pointers by Moon and Lee Jung-hyun, but gradually lost momentum after being beaten by Hawkinson for four consecutive points. Afterwards, Japan spent time skillfully and took the game with Hawkinson’s free throws.
