The Alvark Tokyo scratched and clawed their way to a third-place finish in the brutal East Division during the regular season. Forty-four wins in 60 games was what they accomplished.
Indeed, it wasn't easy.
On Saturday, the resilient defending champions moved a step closer to achieving their goal: a second consecutive appearance in the B. League Championship final.
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