With three teams with double-digits wins setting the pace in the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference-leading Ryukyu Golden Kings enjoying a bye week, the 2013-14 bj-league season has entered its third month.
Surprising nobody, the Akita Northern Happinets improved to 10-0 at home over the weekend, competing with impressive precision in Oga, Akita Prefecture, where bench boss Kazuo Nakamura's squad handed the Gunma Crane Thunders an 86-76 defeat.
Like a well-oiled machine, the Happinets (16-2) were in fine form in the series finale. Richard Roby scored 22 points and Chas McFarland poured in 20 with nine rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots.