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| Kim Sun-Hyung and the Seoul SK Knights sent the KBL Finals back to their home in hopes of sparking a historic 0-3 comeback. KBL (file photo) |
MANILA--The Seoul SK Knights denied the Changwon LG Sakers a coronation at their home after pulling off a 73-48 KBL Finals Game 4 blowout win that silenced the Changwon Gymnasium on Sunday.
Seoul SK caught Changwon on an off day, opening a 26-10 lead at the end of the first quarter to the shock of the latter's fans, who were already looking to celebrate the championship.
Down by 20 before halftime, the Sakers had a chance to pull off a massive comeback in the third quarter after cutting the Knights' lead down to 14, 57-43, but the road team unleashed a 9-0 run afterward for them to pull away for good.
Kim Sun-Hyung led Seoul SK, which averted a sweep and forced a Game 5 in the best-of-seven series on Tuesday night at the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul, with 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting, four rebounds, two assists, two steals, and one block.
Jameel Warney added 14 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and two steals, while Juan Gomez De Liano, who played the last five minutes of the contest, went scoreless with only one rebound to show as their team now looks to complete a comeback from 0-3 down, something that only happened once in all of professional basketball in the form of San Miguel's PBA Philippine Cup Finals "Beeracle" in 2016.
Assem Marei led Changwon with 10 points, 13 rebounds, two assists, and two steals, while Carl Tamayo, arguably the frontrunner for Finals MVP honors, was held to only seven points on 1-for-8 field goals, seven rebounds, and one assist.
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