Out of the 10 professional basketball clubs, there is one that has never lifted a championship trophy. They are Changwon LG, Suwon KT, and Daegu KOGAS.
Of the three, LG and KT will meet in the best-of-five playoffs (PO-5 best-of-three) for a spot in the championship game, hoping to win the spring basketball title. LG, which finished second in the regular season in 2023-2024, and KT, which finished third, will meet in the first round of the best-of-four PO on Saturday at Changwon Gymnasium. KT swept the best-of-six PO against the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis, 먹튀검증 while LG advanced directly to the best-of-four stage.
For both teams, the first thing they need to do to break the ‘one of no consequence’ is to reach the championship. LG has previously reached the championship in 2000-2001 and 2013-2014, but finished as runners-up in both seasons. KT also made it to the championship for the only time in 2006-2007, when it was still KTF, but it didn’t make it to the top. LG has won the regular season title once before, in 2013-2014, and KT in 2010-2011.
The best-of-four PO between the two teams is a battle of spears and shields. LG finished second with a solid defense that allowed a league-low 76.9 points per game. KT boasts a potent offense led by the league’s best “one-two punch” Heo Hoon and Paris Bass. It will be interesting to see if LG’s Yang Hong-seok, who is about to enlist in the military, can pull off a trick against his hometown team, as well as the winner of the matchup between KT’s No. 1 overall pick in this season’s rookie draft, Moon Jung-hyun, and LG’s No. 3 pick, Yoo Yoo-sang. LG leads the regular-season head-to-head between the two teams 4-2.