The Yokohama B-Corsairs and Niigata Albirex BB enter this weekend's marquee matchup as the hottest teams in the bj-league's Eastern Conference.

Yokohama, which has won eight straight games, plays host to a team that ended 2012 with seven consecutive victories

Credit B-Corsairs sixth man Draelon Burns and Albirex BB forward Yuichi Ikeda, The Japan Times' Offensive Players of the Month for December, for having a big role in their respective teams' success. Their talents will be on display at Yokohama International Swimming Pool on Saturday and Sunday.