The nights are getting cooler, the days are growing shorter and professional basketball competition is heating up around Japan.
On Tuesday, the Osaka Evessa defeated the Rizing Fukuoka in the first bj-league game of the 2007-08 season.
Now it's time to take a closer look at the five Eastern Conference teams. On Saturday, The Japan Times provides a Western Conference preview.
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