Japan
Regular Season Round 43: Fukuoka Rizing - Kawasaki BT 105-108
Date: March 9, 2019
Fifth-ranked Fukuoka Rizing (10-33) gave a tough game to second ranked Toshiba Thunders (27-16) on Saturday. The visitors from Kanagawa managed to secure only three-point victory 108-105. However their fans expected easier game. Toshiba Thunders shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. International power forward Nick Fazekas (211-85, college: Nevada) fired 34 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American power forward Vernon Macklin (208-86, college: Florida) chipped in a double-double by scoring 24 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). American forward Marqus Blakely (201-88, college: Vermont) produced a triple-double by scoring 37 points (!!!), 11 rebounds and 12 assists and the other American import center Dexter Pittman (208-88, college: Texas) added 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Toshiba Thunders have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place with 27-16 record having nine points less than leader Ryukyu GK. Fukuoka Rizing lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the fifth position with 33 games lost. They share it with Hokkaido L.. Toshiba Thunders will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Fukuoka Rizing will play again against the league's second-placed Toshiba Thunders (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kawasaki BT: N.Fazekas 34+9reb+5ast, R.Shinoyama 26+3reb+8ast, V.Macklin 24+11reb+6ast, S.Edwards 22+4reb+8ast, T.Hasegawa 2+1reb+2ast, Y.Kamata 0
Fukuoka Rizing: M.Blakely 37+11reb+12ast, D.Pittman 29+10reb+4ast, T.You 17+6ast, M.Joho 11+2reb+1ast, D.Kobayashi 5+1reb+1ast, S.Kanou 3
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 43: Fukuoka Rizing - Kawasaki BT 105-108
Date: March 9, 2019
Fifth-ranked Fukuoka Rizing (10-33) gave a tough game to second ranked Toshiba Thunders (27-16) on Saturday. The visitors from Kanagawa managed to secure only three-point victory 108-105. However their fans expected easier game. Toshiba Thunders shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. International power forward Nick Fazekas (211-85, college: Nevada) fired 34 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American power forward Vernon Macklin (208-86, college: Florida) chipped in a double-double by scoring 24 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). American forward Marqus Blakely (201-88, college: Vermont) produced a triple-double by scoring 37 points (!!!), 11 rebounds and 12 assists and the other American import center Dexter Pittman (208-88, college: Texas) added 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Toshiba Thunders have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place with 27-16 record having nine points less than leader Ryukyu GK. Fukuoka Rizing lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the fifth position with 33 games lost. They share it with Hokkaido L.. Toshiba Thunders will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Fukuoka Rizing will play again against the league's second-placed Toshiba Thunders (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kawasaki BT: N.Fazekas 34+9reb+5ast, R.Shinoyama 26+3reb+8ast, V.Macklin 24+11reb+6ast, S.Edwards 22+4reb+8ast, T.Hasegawa 2+1reb+2ast, Y.Kamata 0
Fukuoka Rizing: M.Blakely 37+11reb+12ast, D.Pittman 29+10reb+4ast, T.You 17+6ast, M.Joho 11+2reb+1ast, D.Kobayashi 5+1reb+1ast, S.Kanou 3
 FUKUOKA RIZING105 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 84 | mliVRlF, biQEus | 30 | 2-64 (16.0%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 7-66 (26.2%) | 8 | 7 | 66 | 68 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 03 | 5 |
| 43 | OaUUBij, gRxURQ | 34 | 64-86 (16.7%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 3 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 87 | 44 | 4 |
| 0 | YiBishaUi, YisuhaQI | 36 | 5-4 (5%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | YIu, wRjFIVu | 35 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 8-0 (35%) | 4-4 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 69 | 5 |
| 46 | zIhI, bisisha | 87 | 6-8 (05%) | 4-9 (38.7%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | KIMiFisha, giasuVR | 64 | 6-8 (05%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 64 | wsuFiBi, AFIUi | 0 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 36 | KijIu, ARaFi | 3 | 5-6 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | -8 | 5 |
| 65 | HiUijI, KiJuFi | 6 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 83 | oshaUija, AiUIsha | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | KIBIdi, wiVuFi | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 02 | AuJuVa, wiUsuI | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 89-37 (00.6%) | 68-82 (38.7%) | 60-67 (97.5%) | 2 | 69 | 80 | 45 | 85 | 67 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 650 | 669 | |||
 KAWASAKI BT108 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 88 | yiJRVis, XaZV | 36 | 65-69 (02.2%) | 4-0 (15%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 42 | 5 |
| 86 | biZVlaj, kRQjIj | 42 | 7-66 (26.2%) | 5-5 (5%) | 1-1 (655%) | 3 | 9 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 35 | 3 |
| 9 | AhajIFiBi, eFusRa | 45 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 2-2 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 81 | 44 | 5 |
| 46 | qdTiQds, AhijR | 87 | 2-65 (25%) | 6-6 (655%) | 4-3 (90%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 88 | 48 | 4 |
| 5 | yunaa, YuBi | 87 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 44 | HisRDiTi, wiVuBa | 86 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 63 | wsuna, XiIUI | 62 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-4 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 3 | SIVa, YisujIQa | 65 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 4 | HiFisha, AhIUiQI | 3 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 60 | wijaDuZha, HaQIVa | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 62 | KiBiUi, YuFi | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 87-39 (16.9%) | 68-88 (03.1%) | 63-61 (29.0%) | 2 | 80 | 44 | 44 | 85 | 85 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 652 | 647 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
