When a big title is on the line, a winner is often decided by how resilient it is.
On Monday afternoon, both the Toshiba Brave Thunders and Toyota Motors Alvark exhibited this before a big crowd of over 7,500 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
But on this particular day, the Brave Thunders came out on top, with an 82-79 victory over Toyota Motors, for their third-ever title in the annual single-elimination tournament.
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