Sunday's Dream Games presented a glimpse of the entertainment and talent that will be in the spotlight in the fall of 2016, when the Japan Professional Basketball League makes its debut.
The two-game preseason doubleheader brought hoop fans to Ota City General Gymnasium just weeks before the final NBL and bj-league seasons tip off, and a curious, spirited crowd of 3,643 witnessed an afternoon full of highlights and skill sets that shine in both leagues.
In the second game, the defending NBL champion Aisin SeaHorses topped the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix, the 2014-15 bj-league title winner, 83-73, pulling ahead to stay in the fourth quarter. The SeaHorses were the more effective, consistent team down the stretch.
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