The Alvark Tokyo have the luxury of a deep bench and a versatile, experienced cast of players.
And even when they are not playing their best game, that depth and talent often shines through. On Sunday, the Alvark soared to victory thanks to Alex Kirk's superb offensive joyride performance, which they needed to slam the door on the Shiga Lakestars at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi.
The 211-cm former University of New Mexico big man carried the Alvark on his broad shoulders with a career-high 40 points on 14-for-17 shooting from the field and 12 of 13 at the foul line in an 88-81 decision over Shiga.