Ricky Wods and Cohey Aoki grew up on opposites sides of the Pacific Ocean. But both are big keys for their team.
Woods, a New Orleans native, and Aoki, who hails from Fukuoka, played starring roles for the visiting Tokyo Cinq Reves in a 101-83 thrashing of the Saitama Broncos on Saturday night in the bj-league.
Woods notched a triple-double (28 points, 20 rebounds, 15 assists), getting the ball to the hot-shooting Aoki on the perimeter. And it paid off for the first-year franchise.