Led by Reggie Warren's 4-for-4 effort from 3-point range, the Rizing Fukuoka knocked down 10 of 19 long-range shots on Thursday night against the Shiga Lakestars.
The Rizing coasted to a 96-75 home victory in the bj-league series opener before an announced crowd of 527.
Warren scored a game-high 24 points — he also made 5 of 7 shots from inside the arc — and grabbed seven rebounds for the Rizing (8-7). Julius Ashby scored 13 points, Satoshi Ishitani buried 3 of 4 3s in a 12-point outing, Akitomo Takeno had 11 points and Jun Nakanishi netted 10. Michael Dale had nine points and collected six steals.