Busan KCC Egis take 2-1 lead in KBL Championship
![Busan KCC Egis's Song Kyo-chang celebrates after winning the third game of the best-of-seven 2023-24 KBL Championship against Suwon KT Sonicboom 92-89 at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on Wednesday. The victory took the series score to 2-1 to the Egis, with the series lasting through May 9 at the latest. A win for Egis would make the Busan club the first to win the title after finishing the regular season in fifth place. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/02/2d925a2f-8c99-4db3-87ef-8f3a28a65f88.jpg)
Busan KCC Egis's Song Kyo-chang celebrates after winning the third game of the best-of-seven 2023-24 KBL Championship against Suwon KT Sonicboom 92-89 at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on Wednesday. The victory took the series score to 2-1 to the Egis, with the series lasting through May 9 at the latest. A win for Egis would make the Busan club the first to win the title after finishing the regular season in fifth place. [YONHAP]
Busan KCC Egis beat Suwon KT Sonicboom 92-89 in the third game of the 2023-24 KBL Championship at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on Wednesday, taking the best-of-seven series score to 2-1.
Victory for Egis this year would make the Busan club the first team to win the title after finishing the regular season in fifth place. Egis haver already become the first fifth-place team to reach the championship.
This year's title contest is a clash between the popular Heo brothers — Heo Ung of Egis and Heo Hoon of Sonicboom — who are the two sons of KBL legend Hur Jae.
A Heo brother is guaranteed the championship title, but the decision on which Heo will lift the trophy could come as late as May 9, when Game 7 is scheduled.
The fourth game of the series will take place at Sajik Gymnasium on Friday.
BY PAIK JI-HWAN [paik.jihwan@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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