Recognized as a dynamic playmaker since entering the bj-league in the 2007-08 season as a member of the run-and-gun Rizing Fukuoka, Michael Parker hauled in four straight regular-season scoring titles into the fledgling circuit's eighth season.
Now in his second season with the Shimane Susanoo Magic, Parker still scores a bunch of points when the occasion calls for it, but insisted before the season he wouldn't stay as No.1 in the scoring race this season.
Parker put up a big, bold reminder, though, in crunch time that he can turn up the intensity at any time. Late in the fourth quarter, Parker scored 11 straight points for the West Conference, doing it with layups, free throws and from 3-point range as the Koto Toyama-coached club defeated the Eastern Conference 128-119 at Ariake Colosseum on Sunday night in the bj-league's seventh annual All-Star Game.