How a team responds after a key series can be a defining moment in a season.
Osaka Evessa coach Ryan Blackwell is now faced with this situation after his team dropped a pair of home games to the defending champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix on Sunday and Monday.
The Phoenix, led by fiery sideline conductor Kazuo Nakamura, were clearly the better team in both games, winning by 18 and 10 points.
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