The Aisin SeaHorses eliminated the reigning NBL champion Toshiba Brave Thunders from the postseason with a 88-38 win in Game 2 of their best-of-three first round series at Wing Arena Kariya on Sunday.
Game 1 hero Kosuke Kanamaru shined again, scoring 26 points with 6-for-12 3-point shooting, for the SeaHorses in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture. The Western Conference's No. 1 squad (43-11 regular-season record) out-rebounded Toshiba 55-39.
For an injury-ridden Toshiba squad, which was held to just two points in the first quarter, guard Yuma Fujii scored 19 points, sinking five 3s. The Brave Thunders played without last year's season MVP Nick Fazekas, who got a stress fracture in one of his legs late in the season, along with some other key players, including point guard Ryusei Shinoyama and forward Cedric Bozeman.