Seoul Samsung beat Busan KCC 97-86 for sixth straight win to start basketball season
In short
Seoul Samsung beat defending champion Busan KCC 97-86 at Jamsil Students' Gymnasium on 21 October. It was Samsung's sixth straight win to open the 2026-27 season, which ties the club record. KCC lost its fourth in a row and fell to 2-5.
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Seoul Samsung beat Busan KCC 97-86 on 21 October at Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul, in a 2026-27 KCC Pro Basketball regular-season game. Yonhap described KCC as the defending champion. Sports Chosun called the game a home match for Samsung and said KCC lost its fourth straight and sat last at 2-5. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
The result gave Samsung six wins in six games to open the season. Yonhap and Sports Chosun said this ties the club record for consecutive opening wins. Newsis and Chosun Ilbo said it was the first such start in 23 years, and OSEN said Samsung had last done so in 2003. OSEN also called Samsung the league leader, and a later Sports Chosun report called it the sole leader. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 ]
OSEN wrote that Samsung's 24-year-old Lim Dong-eon (임동언), described as a 'victory mascot', had not yet cut his hair. Newsis photo captions showed Samsung's Lee Kwan-hee (이관희) shooting and Kanter (칸터) attempting a hook shot. Sports Chosun's interview headline quoted coach Kim Sang-sik on whether his side could win every game of the round: 'I'll just do my best.' [ 2 , 4 , 7 ]
On 22 October Sports Chosun reported that Samsung is now aiming at a record for consecutive wins to open a season and has a game against Hyundai Mobis on the 24th. [ 8 ]
Why it matters
Outlets describe Samsung as the league leader and present the run as matching its best opening in club history, last reached 23 years ago. A game against Hyundai Mobis on the 24th is described as Samsung's next chance at a record.
Key facts
- Seoul Samsung beat Busan KCC 97-86 in a 2026-27 KCC Pro Basketball regular-season game on 21 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 ]
- The game was played at Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul's Songpa district. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 ]
- It was Samsung's sixth straight win from the start of the season, which ties the club record for consecutive opening wins. [ 3 , 5 , 6 ]
- Outlets said Samsung had last opened a season with six straight wins 23 years earlier; Chosun Ilbo's OSEN report said the last time was 2003. [ 2 , 4 , 5 , 8 ]
- Busan KCC, the defending champion, lost its fourth straight game and fell to 2-5, last place, according to Sports Chosun. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Sports Chosun reported that Samsung next faces Hyundai Mobis on the 24th. [ 8 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Seoul Samsung beat Busan KCC 97-86 at Jamsil Students' Gymnasium on 21 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 ]
- The win was Samsung's sixth straight to start the season, tying the club record for consecutive opening wins. [ 3 , 5 , 6 ]
- Samsung had not opened a season with six straight wins for 23 years. [ 2 , 4 , 5 , 8 ]
Still unclear
- Whether Samsung extends the streak against Hyundai Mobis on the 24th. The Sports Chosun piece published on 22 October looks ahead to the game; no document reports its result.
- Detail of how the game was decided. Most documents are headlines, feed summaries or photo captions, and none gives a quarter-by-quarter account or full individual statistics.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Yonhap published the box score of the Samsung-KCC game. [ 1 ]
- Yonhap reported Samsung's sixth straight opening win over defending champion KCC. [ 3 ]
- Sports Chosun published an interview with Samsung coach Kim Sang-sik after the game. [ 7 ]
- On 22 October Sports Chosun looked ahead to Samsung's game against Hyundai Mobis on the 24th. [ 8 ]