If Paris Bass leads KT to the championship game, it will be the third consecutive season that the team’s leading scorer will play in the championship game.
Bass led the team in scoring in the regular season, averaging 25.39 points per game.
He has carried that scoring prowess into the playoffs. In the best-of-six playoffs against 먹튀검증 Ulsan Hyundai Mobis, he averaged 29.3 points.
In the best-of-four playoffs against Changwon LG, he averaged 22.8 points, although that number dropped slightly. Considering that LG averaged 18.0 points per game against them in the regular season, it’s clear that they’re a better offense.
KT is tied with LG in the best-of-four playoffs with two wins and two losses. If they win Game 5, they will face Busan KCC for the championship.
In fact, teams with top scorers have not fared well.
They rarely made it to the championship game.
Kalei Harris (32.29 average, runner-up) in the 1997 season, Charles Minrend (27.15, winner) in the 2003-2004 season, and Terence Leathers (27.48, runner-up) in the 2008-2009 season.
One player who bucked the trend is Jamil Warne. Warney led SK to the championship game for the second straight season despite being the top scorer in both the 2021-2022 (22.09 points, championship) and 2022-2023 (24.22 points, runner-up) seasons.
If Bass, who dethroned Warney as the top scorer for the second straight year, can continue his dominant play in Game 5 and lead KT to victory, the top scorer for the third consecutive season will be in the championship game.
KT will host LG in Game 5 of the best-of-four playoffs on April 24 at 7 p.m. at Changwon Gymnasium with a spot in the championship game on the line.