New heroes emerge in the postseason.
Shota Konno and Jun Nakanishi gave the Osaka Evessa a big boost in Game 1 of the bj-league's Western Conference semifinals on Saturday.
Konno scored a season-high 19 points and Nakanishi also had his best scoring outing of the 2008-09 campaign, an 18-point effort, in the Evessa's 88-81 home win over the Takamatsu Five Arrows.