It is impossible to hide their collective desire to win a championship.
For the Rizing Fukuoka, the intensity of their 55th game this season produced a collective trademark that was evident since the start of the 2012-13 bj-league season: Reggie Warren's fiery leadership, Julius Ashby's inside muscle and hustle, Josh Peppers' explosive scoring, Akitomo Takeno's polished perimeter game, the gutsy defense of Jun Nakanishi and Masahiro Kano . . . the list goes on.
With a superb start to the first quarter and total domination in the third quarter, the Rizing overwhelmed the Kyoto Hannaryz for key stretches of Saturday afternoon's Western Conference final.
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