The Rizing Fukuoka face the daunting task of playing host to the Takamatsu Five Arrows this weekend. It's a job nearly as challenging as, well, hosting the Oscars.

The Five Arrows (25-9) enter this series with an 11-game winning streak. In addition, they have won the past three meetings against Fukuoka by 16, 18 and 16 points, respectively.

John Neumann's club beat Takamatsu 93-84 on Nov. 15 in the teams' first meeting this season.