Fazekas leads Toshiba to NBL Finals

Toshiba’s scoring champion Nick Fazekas had a game-high 29 points and the Brave Thunders punched a ticket to the NBL Finals with an 86-71 win over the Toyota Alvark in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday.

The Kawasaki-based club advanced to the Finals when the league was called the JBL last year, and fell to the Aisin SeaHorses.

In the Western Conference finals, the SeaHorses tied the series at one game apiece with a 79-76 win over the Wakayama Trians

Center J.R. Sakuragi had 25 points while sharpshooter Kosuke Kanamaru followed with 16 for Aisin. For Wakayama, Takuya Kawamura racked up a game-high 34 points.

The decisive third game will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.

• Twitter
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

LATEST BASKETBALL STORIES

JBA establishes committee to cope with verbal, physical abuse on teams throughout nation

Oppressive actions such as corporal punishment and verbal abuse of athletes by coaches and those who have positions of authority have clearly been a major issue in Japanese sports in recent year...

James Harden's 57 points not enough for Rockets in last-second defeat to Grizzlies

James Harden did everything he could to bring the Houston Rockets back from a big deficit in the fourth quarter. He got them to overtime, but his 57 points weren't enough. All because of ...

Chiba's Michael Parker continues to improve potent offensive game in latter stages of stellar career

Michael Parker's on-court excellence is a key reason the Chiba Jets Funabashi own the B. League's best record (40-7). When a player dominates and the paint, swatting shots, grabbing rebounds, in...