‘Missing the Title’ Ahn Full of Regrets “I Thought I did a Good Job of Stopping Togashi Nihon… But we Gave up Over 20 Points”

Ahn Young-joon’s face was full of disappointment after missing out on the championship.

Seoul SK lost 69-72 to the Chiba Jets in the 2023-2024 East Asia Super League (EASL) Final Four on Tuesday (local time) at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.

SK, the runner-up in last year’s inaugural event, was unable to lift the trophy this time around. https://www.casinositewiki.com

However, they did earn the runner-up prize of $500,000 (approximately $660,000).

Chiba will receive $1 million (approximately KRW 1.3 billion) for the championship.

SK was led by Jamil Warney’s 22 points and 17 rebounds, while Ahn Young-joon and Leon Williams chipped in with 18 and 15 points, respectively, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the loss. https://matters.town/a/ye0o8f497mvk

In the postgame press conference, Ahn’s face was full of disappointment.

“It’s disappointing because we played our best, but we showed the strength of our team.

I wish our shots would have gone in and made the game easier, but they didn’t.

The Jets had a change of possession on defense and we weren’t focused.

I think one or two misses made the difference in the game,” he reflected.

Chiba took the win thanks to Yuki Togashi’s excellent game coordination. https://www.hackster.io/casinositewiki

Choi Won-hyun and Oh Jae-hyun took turns stopping Togashi, but it wasn’t enough.

Togashi hit a game-winning three-pointer and two free throws in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.

Togashi scored 22 points after the game.