Jang Kook-Kook hit four three-pointers in the win over Chiba.
Nagasaki Belka won 89-86 against Chiba Jets in the B.League 2023-2024 season at Nagaki Prefecture Gymnasium on Nov. 9.
Foreign trio Matt Bonds (12 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists), Jarrell Brantley (15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists), and Nick Perkins (13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists) led the way with strong performances. With two straight wins to open the season, Nagasaki started the new campaign on a high note.
The South Korean scored 12 points on four 3-pointers in 20 minutes and four seconds of action. After going scoreless in his debut on Aug. 8, he took five shots from three-point range, hitting four of them. He also added three rebounds and one assist.아톰카지노
Entering the game for the first time midway through the first quarter, Jang set up Bonds’ basket with an accurate pass. He followed that up with two more three-pointers to showcase his presence from the perimeter. When he returned to the court midway through the second quarter, he added another three-pointer and finished with nine points in the first half.
In the second half, Jang’s fingertips were still on fire as he continued to play. He knocked down another three-pointer and made sure to leave his mark on the home fans. Nagasaki stayed close with Chiba until the final minutes of the game, when Bonds and Brantley scored the decisive points in the overtime period.