Ha Yoon-ki reflected on Game 3 and thanked Moon Sung-gon and Moon Jung-hyun for focusing on defense instead of him.
Suwon KT overcame an 11-point deficit to defeat Ulsan Hyundai Mobis 93-80 in the fourth round of the 2023-2024 Korean Basketball Association quarterfinals at Ulsan Dongcheon Gymnasium on Wednesday.
Paris Bass (33 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals) and Heo Hoon (22 points, 6 assists, 4 3-pointers) led the scoring. Ha Yoon-ki added 16 points, two rebounds, three assists, and two blocks to help secure a spot in the quarterfinals.
After the victory, Ha Yoon-ki said, “I was out of shape and in a tough situation, so I did a good job of concentrating and fighting to raise the atmosphere.” “It feels good to win the series after 10 years,” he said.
Moon Sung-gon, who joined the team this season, provided leadership as captain.
Ha Yoon-ki said, “Having Sung-gon as a teammate brings us closer together, and his rebounding, dirty work, and hustle plays give us strength. The atmosphere is better when he’s there,” he said in praise of Moon.
In Game 3, Ha played 17 minutes and 54 seconds, including the entire fourth quarter on the bench, but on this day, he played 29 minutes and 27 seconds.
“I was so grateful to Moon Sung-gon and Moon Jung-hyun at that time. “After the game, I saw Jung-hyun struggling, so I went into the game thinking that I could help 토토 the team if I could get my act together,” he recalled.
They will face LG for a spot in the championship game.
“We’re feeling fresh,” Ha said. LG has rested a lot. That’s why we need to push from the beginning,” he said, adding, “Like the game against Hyundai Mobis, the atmosphere is the most important. We shouldn’t lose the atmosphere battle.”
When asked how he performed against LG in the regular season, Ha Yoon-ki said, “I didn’t play well against LG. We didn’t have any post skills, so their No. 4 (power forward) was short, and we didn’t take advantage of that, and they scored a lot of points on defense.” “We need to work on that for the rest of the season,” he said.