Samsung, Last Place for 5 Straight Years, Ignites Opening 6-Game Winning Streak

Samsung, which finished at the bottom of the professional basketball league for the past five consecutive years, is continuing its sensational run this season.

By defeating even last season's champions KCC, Samsung tied its franchise record for the most consecutive wins from the opening with a six-game winning streak.

Samsung seized the initiative in the first quarter as Lee Gwan-hee and Lee Gyu-tae fired up outer shots.

Lee Gwan-hee made 3 out of 4 three-point attempts, and both of Lee Gyu-tae's two three-pointers hit the net.

Although they allowed the gap to narrow to just 1 point at one point in the third quarter, Kerem Kanter scored consecutively to pull ahead by 13 points again, ending the third quarter.

Then, in the middle of the fourth quarter, Justin Gutang connected on a pass from Han Ho-bin with a refreshing alley-oop dunk, driving home fans wild.

Gutang sealed the victory with a driving one-handed dunk 1 minute and 30 seconds before the final buzzer.

Winning 97 to 86, Samsung cruised to its 6th consecutive opening win and maintained sole possession of first place.

They even tied the franchise record for the most consecutive opening wins in 23 years since 2003.

(Video Editing: Park Gi-deok)
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