Reggie Warren struggled on offense in Sunday's series finale. He took 14 shots from the field and missed them all.
But the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix's veteran power forward made a big impact in other facets of the game in an 83-79 bounce-back home victory over the Yokohama B-Corsairs, contributing 16 rebounds, four blocks, three assists and three steals. He made 1 of 2 free throws to account for his lone point. (Warren, a longtime star in the bj-league, is averaging 14.9 points in 22 games.)
Defending champion Hamamatsu (17-5, tied for the best record in the Western Conference with the Kyoto Hannaryz) had plenty of scoring, with Terrance Woodbury and Toshifumi Kawamitsu each having 19-point performances. Shingo Okada and Kejuan Johnson added 14 points apiece.