Three historic achievements were achieved in the bj-league on Saturday.
The Shimane Susanoo Magic won a playoff series for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix. The Iwate Big Bulls were victorious in their first-ever playoff contest. And the Toyama Grouses, who were 0-4 in previous playoff games, picked up their first postseason win.
It was the first full day of playoff action, a day after the Susanoo Magic and Phoenix ushered in the 2012-13 postseason before a festival holiday crowd in the Chugoku region.