Kim Jong-kyu (207 cm, C) made his presence felt in the clutch.

Wonju DB won 91-84 against Suwon KT of the 2023-2024 Korean Basketball Organization at KT Arena in Suwon on Tuesday. It was their fourth straight win to open the season.

Dedrick Lawson (202 cm, F) dominated the game with 35 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and one blocked shot in 34 minutes and four seconds. Lee Sun Albano (185 cm, G) and Kang Sang-jae (200 cm, F) also scored in double figures.

DB pushed KT to a 21-point lead at one point in the third quarter. That's why DB head coach Kim Ju-sung started the fourth quarter with a slightly lighter lineup.

But KT was no slouch either. Paris Bass (207 cm, F), who was silent until the third quarter, and Shaun Dave Ildefonso (188 cm, G), who was given more than 10 minutes for the first time in the 2023-2024 season, led the charge. Ha Yun-ki (204 cm, C) also bombed from under the basket.

Coach Kim Joo-sung then reactivated the triple post. Choi Seung-wook (193cm, F) was replaced by Kim Jong-kyu.

Kim Jong-gyu immediately lived up to his coach's expectations. He stabilized the shaky DB defense and neutralized the height of Ha Yoon-ki and Lee Doo-won (204 cm, C). His blocked shot on Lee Doo-won with 1:14 left in the game was the highlight. It's no exaggeration to say that DB won the game.

DB has been struggling with an injury to their two-option foreign player, Garrison Brooks (205 cm, F). Lawson alone will have to face two 먹튀검증 opposing foreign players. Lawson can play long minutes, but it's not easy to play a full 40 minutes. This was also the third game without Brooks.

DB, however, is riding a four-game winning streak to open the season. This is because Kim Jong-kyu is ensuring Lawson's rest and countering the opposing foreign player.

In this game, Jong-gyu had seven points, four rebounds, one steal, and three blocked shots in 17 minutes and 15 seconds. In the first four games of the 2023-2024 season, he is averaging 7.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.8 steals, and 2.3 blocked shots. He's been a much-needed licorice for the team, helping DB to a four-game winning streak.