Shuhei Kitagawa lit up the scoreboard on Christmas night.
It wasn't quite like Bernard King's 60-point outburst on Dec. 25, 1984, at Madison Square Garden in the New York Knicks' memorable win over the New Jersey Nets, but for Kitagawa, it'll be a night he won't forget, either.
Kitagawa buried 5 of 7 3-pointers and had a game-high and season-high 21 points, and the Ryukyu Golden Kings offense ran like a well-oiled machine in a 90-74 series-opening victory over the Yokohama B-Corsairs.