The Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix remain the elite team in the bj-league's Eastern Conference until proven otherwise.
Exhibit A: The Phoenix improved to 9-1 with a cakewalk victory — 90-60, for those keeping score at home — over the Saitama Broncos on Sunday.
Jeffrey Parmer and Wayne Arnold scored 14 points apiece for Hamamatsu, while nine other teammates also put points on the board against Saitama in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture.