Woori Bank, the strongest team in the regular season, is heading to the championship match.
Women’s professional basketball Woori Bank played 70-58 in the away game of the second leg of the ‘Shinhan Bank SOL 2022-2023 Women’s Professional Basketball’ playoff (PO 2 best-of-3 matches) against Shinhan Bank held at Dowon Indoor Gymnasium in Incheon at 7:00 pm on the 13th. won with
Woori Bank, who won the first game on the 11th, succeeded in advancing to the championship game with two clean wins in a row. It is the 15th in the team’s career and has been advancing to the final spring stage for the second time in a row from the 2021-2022 season. Woori Bank aims to win its 12th championship there.
Danbi Kim, the MVP of the regular season, showed off her versatility with 14 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds in the away game that day following her performance in the first game (23 points and 15 rebounds). However, the main character of the day was different. Go Ara, who emerged as the highest scorer in the team, claimed first place by recording a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, including 4 3 points.
From the first quarter, Woori Bank took a 22-15 lead. Shinhan Bank blatantly defended Go Ara, who had poor scoring ability, to have a lot of balls, but there was a twist. Go Ara launched an active attack with 8 points, including 2 3 points, and disrupted Shinhan Bank’s plan. 메이저놀이터
Woori Bank further widened the gap with Kim Dan-bi, who broke through the opposition check and survived with 8 points in the 2nd quarter. Yatoo Nanjo finished the first half with a 39-28 lead against Shinhan Bank, which suffered from turnovers.
The second half was also a smooth flow for Woori Bank. Go Ara, who exploded in the first quarter, moved again. He hit Shinhan Bank by accumulating another 8 points while adding two 3-pointers. Just before the end of the quarter, Park Hye-jin’s deep three exploded, driving the opponent into a corner.
In the fourth quarter, which started with a 16-point inferiority, Shinhan Bank, who was hit by a blow, aimed for an unexpected turnaround, but there was no miracle. Sonia Kim, who had been fighting a lonely fight until the third quarter, burned the last flame, and Jinyoung Kim, who saved a sense of scoring in the fourth quarter, narrowed the gap slightly, but Woori Bank, which was held up by the triangle of Danbi Kim, Hyejin Park, and Ara Goa, was solid. Woori Bank, which maintained a steady lead, ended the landslide victory.
The first leg of the championship match, in which Woori Bank occupied a spot, will be held on the 19th at Asan Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium. The opponent has not yet been decided. It remains to be seen who will win Samsung Life Insurance and BNK Some, which are competing in another semifinal PO. With BNK Some preempting the first game, the two teams will play the second PO game on the 14th. The team that took this series becomes Woori Bank’s opponent.