Changwon LG Sakers’ Carl Tamayo. Photo from Korean Basketball League.Carl Tamayo and the Changwon LG Sakers took a step closer to clinching the Korean Basketball League (KBL) 2024-25 championship.

Tamayo and company are now leading 2-0 over Juan Gomez de Liaño and the Seoul SK Knights after their 76-71 victory, Wednesday evening at the Jamsil Student Gymnasium.

Tamayo led Changwon with 27 points, seven rebounds, and a steal in the Best-of-7 affair, while his fellow former University of the Philippines in de Liaño finished with his best KBL outing of 19 markers on top of four boards and two dimes.

De Liaño even hit a crucial two-pointer with only 51 seconds left to bring Seoul to within three, 71-68, and this was after Tamayo’s pair of foul shots 19 seconds earlier.

Unfortunately for Juan GDL, Yu Ki Sang answered with a three-pointer at the 28-second mark for a 74-68 advantage.

An Youngjun retaliated with his own three 10 seconds later, but this proved to be the nearest that they could get as Yu Ki Sang eventually iced the contest by going two-of-two from the line in their next possession.

In Game 1, Tamayo also had the game-high as he finished with 24 markers complemented by 10 boards, and this allowed them to take the opener, 75-66.

Changwon will now look to inch closer to a sweep when the two squads face in Game 3 on Friday, May 9.