The streak began on Dec. 20, and so much has changed since then — their season and, possibly, the foundation of the world's geopolitical order.
The Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix have won eight straight games, beginning the successful stretch with a 91-72 road win over the Sendai 89ers. Since then, coach Kazuo Nakamura's team has won contests by these margins: 23, 21, 24, 27, 20, 19 and 13.
Marcus Morrison scored a team-high 22 points in the streak-opening victory. All-Star guard Michael Gardener has been the top scorer in each of the past seven games, posting 42-, 24-, 22-, 27-, 32-, 30-, and 32-point efforts in succession.