KOR – Sonic Boom round off Regular season with record wins

SEOUL (KBL) - Sonic Boom KT, who two rounds ago emerged as the KBL Regular Season champions for the first time in their history took their success to a new level by posting a record 41 win.

They themselves held the previous record for most number of wins in the Regular Season when they along with Mobis Phoebus won 40 games last year. Incidentally, Mobis went on to win the KBL Championship thereafter.

Sonic Boom, now enjoying the cushion of a bye in the Play-offs, await the winners of the quarterfinal clash between Dongbu Promy and LG Sakers.

Incheon ET Land Elephants - the number two team of the Regular Season - also ssailed directly into the semi-finals and will take on the winners of the quarter-finals between KCC Egis and Samsung Thunders.

Both the quarter-finals series are best-of-five affairs.

In games one of the quarter-finals, Dongbu host Sakers on Friday with KCC Egis hosting Samsung Thunders the following day.

KBL Round 52-53 Results

Round 52
LG Sakers – SK Knights 80-67; Elephants – Samsung Th. 78-74; KCC Egis – Sonic Boom KT 78-90; Mobis Phoebus – Dongbu Promy 87-83; Daegu Orions – LG Sakers 85-91; Anyang KGC – Samsung Th. 71-91

Round 53
SK Knights – KCC Egis 77-89; Samsung Th. – Daegu Orions 79-77; Sonic Boom KT – Mobis Phoebus 80-65; LG Sakers – Elephants 94-88; Dongbu Promy – Anyang KGC 75-61

KBL Standings
1. Busan Sonic Boom KT 41-13
2. Incheon ET Land Elephants 38-16
3. Jeonju KCC Egis 34-20
4. Wonju Dongbu Promy 31-23
5. Changwon LG Sakers 28-26
6. Seoul Samsung Thunders 27-27
7. Seoul SK Knights 20-34
8. Ulsan Mobis Phoebus 20-34
9. Anyang KGC 16-38
10. Daegu Orions 15-39

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