Clean entries and the next pass connect these two matchups. Samsung and KT both have working interior scoring routes, making the quality of each catch central to their meeting. Kawasaki's pressure meets an Altiri attack that can also create through its big men.
Samsung has shown how Han Ho-bin and Justin Gutang can feed Kanter, with McCullough supplying another interior scorer. KT brings a different sequence: Bass attacks contact, Porter finishes near the basket and recovers misses, and Kang Sung-wook supplies another drive or pass. Bass and Porter combined for 53 points against KoGas, while Kang added four assists.
That production came in KT's latest game without an Oczon appearance. Kanter also played Samsung's latest game, so the interior comparison rests on actual participation rather than an assumed shoulder restriction. I expect the early entry battle to develop into repeated tests of Samsung's help defense, with Porter's receiving and Bass's contact creation keeping KT involved through the closing possessions. That's why I'm siding with Suwon KT to keep this close.
Kawasaki can score inside through LeDee, Bonds and Kirk, and its offensive rebounding gives those possessions a second life. Altiri's answer starts with the pass after the first pressure: Davis and Pardon combined for twelve assists against Jets, while Sugimoto supplied four threes. Newbill's drives then give the shifting defense another job.
Davis, Pardon, Newbill and Ando all played that game, with Sotto providing rotation minutes. Ashley and Evans did not appear, so this passing structure was already operating with the reduced frontcourt depth. Kawasaki's opening pressure should give way to a contest over second actions, where Altiri's big-man distribution and recent rim protection carry the greater weight for me. That's why I'm backing Altiri Chiba to win.
