Sometimes, the best players need to demand the ball.
Lynn Washington employed that wise tactic on Sunday, scoring 29 of his game-high 38 points after halftime in a vintage performance that propelled the Osaka Evessa to a 94-84 overtime triumph over the Saitama Broncos.
The former Indiana University standout drilled a straight-away 3-pointer and was fouled in the act of shooting with 7.6 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Washington's free throw tied it at 77-77 and forced overtime.