With three weeks left in the regular season, it's as good a time as any for the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix and the Sendai 89ers to renew their rivalry.
The Eastern Conference's top two teams have squared off four times this season, with Hamamatsu winning three of those contests. But the teams haven't played each other since Dec. 13.
This weekend, Sendai (32-14) plays host to the first-place Phoenix (37-9), and the teams will wrap up the regular-season portion of their schedules on May 8-9, when the 89ers visit Hamamatsu's home court.