Can home-court advantage help a terrible home team? That question has come up again and again for the Tokyo Apache this season.
Knowing full well their home record (1-10 before Tuesday night's game) displeased their fans, the Apache faced a physical and mental fight against the Sendai 89ers, the Eastern Conference's second-place team in the series final at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2.
It often comes down to which team is more aggressive and efficient in the second half.