The bj-league couldn't have asked for a more exciting beginning to its inaugural season.
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After an opening ceremony of beating "taiko" drums and a first half of beating the Niigata Albirex in a similar fashion, the Tokyo Apache held on and persevered, winning 93-90 in overtime Saturday at Ariake Colosseum.