Maxwell of Daegu Korea Gas Corporation made a double-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds, and two assists in the fifth round match against Anyang Jeonggwanjang, the 2023-2024 professional basketball team held at Anyang Gymnasium on the 15th. Along with Maxwell, Korea Gas Corporation, which was supported by Lee Dae-heon (16 points, two rebounds, and three assists), overpowered Jeonggwanjang 77-66 without Nicholson, who was out due to an ankle injury.
Maxwell said, “Even though the game was without the most important player in our team, it was a victory that all the team members did their best. I always wanted to bring energy to the team. Today (15th) is a victory that was made of that energy.”
On the day, Maxwell faced off against Robert Carter and Jamil Wilson, two foreign players from Jeonggwanjang. Nevertheless, she had the upper hand in matchups. She strengthened her defense and made sure that Carter and Wilson would shoot as uncomfortable as possible.
Maxwell said, “The attitude to play is the most important thing. I thought we had to lead the team’s atmosphere with or without Nicholson. I tried to focus more on the game, and that brought good results.”
Without Nicholson, Korea Gas Corporation overwhelmed the chairman by using defense power. Realizing Nicholson’s absence, it only scored 77 points, but on the contrary, blocked the chairman’s attack and tied it with 66 points. It was truly a victory created by defense.
“I asked the team members to play defense. Especially, everyone tried hard to participate in the rebound. But I couldn’t help because there were more fouls. Rather, I think it was a game where I got help from my teammates.” Maxwell said,
After escaping from three consecutive losses, KGC will take a two-week break. The gap with sixth-ranked Ulsan Hyundai Mobis (23 wins and 19 losses) is 6.5 games, but the team cannot give up until the end.
Maxwell said, “I will work hard during the break as well. I want to work harder and show good performance in the remaining games as well as we have done. So I will finish the season with the best performance.”