FUJIEDA, Shizuoka Pref. — Kazuo Nakamura, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix's excellent coach, expects superior results from his players. And he usually gets them.
Case in point: the hosts' weekend series against the Akita Northern Happinets, which saw the Eastern Conference powerhouse bouncing back from a one-point loss and recording a 117-99 victory, a game in which it led from start to finish.
Hamamatsu (35-5) had six players score in double figures on Sunday, led by Kenya Tomori and Jeffrey Parmer (25 points apiece), Shingo "Red Lightning" Okada (19) and Ray Nixon (17).