This season Rizing Fukuoka head coach Atsushi Kanazawa's message to his players has been consistent.
"Don't back down," or some similar expression has been the message, according to Rizing power forward Reggie Warren.
And Warren was reminded of that during the hard-fought third quarter against the host Tokyo Cinq Reves on Sunday afternoon.
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