The Iwate Big Bulls know there's only one way to climb above the Toyama Grouses and Akita Northern Happinets in the Eastern Conference standings.
It won't take trickery. What it will take is wins — lots of them.
The Big Bulls have hit their stride, though, with the eighth annual All-Star Game just around the corner. Led by Lawrence Blackledge's 28-point performance, six Iwate players reached double figures in points on Monday in an 80-72 win over the Tokyo Cinq Reves.