The reigning champions Alvark Tokyo gave their fans an early Christmas present on Sunday afternoon.
Actually, it was their second gift to team supporters over the holiday weekend, with the Alvark posting an 89-68 victory over the Yokohama B-Corsairs and completing a series sweep on Emperor Akihito's 85th birthday.
Rising star Yudai Baba paced Tokyo (17-9) with 21 points on 10-for-14 shooting, including two dunks, with five assists. Jawad Williams contributed 16 points, Seiya Ando and Daiki Tanaka each scored 11 points and Genki Kojima provided nine points and seven assists. Alex Kirk also scored nine points and blocked a troika of Yokohama shots.
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