Japanese JBL / BJ-League 2011-2012 Season

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We dropped the series against Osaka Evessa. Osaka just happen to be the better team at crunch time.

Shimane 59 Osaka 62

Shimane 63 Osaka 70

Up next is the series against the Shiga Lakestars.

Ordered the first Shimane Susanoo Magic documentary in DVD from the official site.

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Levanga Hokkadio collides with Link Tochigi Brex later. Link Tochigi needs this win but another win by Hokkaido will be much welcome.

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Shimane Susanoo Magic Head coach Zeljko Pavlicevic was handed a one game suspension that will take effect in November 05, 2011 (Saturday) against the Shiga Lakestars due to public criticism of the officiating during a post-game press conference after the lost against Osaka Evessa over the weekend (October 30, 2011).

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Link Tochigi Brex 87 Levanga Hokkaido 80

Link Tochigi picking up their third win.

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Takuya Kawamura scored 25 points while former Hokkaido star Daiji Yamada added 17 points.

Import Tilo Klette lead Hokkaido with 21 points.

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JBL Weekend Games

11-5

Hitachi SunRockerz vs. Aishin SeaHorses

Link Tochigi Brex vs. Levanga Hokkaido

Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins vs. Toyota Alvark

Panasonic Trians vs. Toshiba Brave Thunders

11-6

Hitachi SunRockerz vs. Aishin SeaHorses

Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins vs. Toyota Alvark

Panasonic Trians vs. Toshiba Brave Thunders


Good games but Hokkaido will try to split the series against Link Tochigi, who is looking for their fourth win.

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Levanga Hokkaido 98 Link Tochigi Brex 80

-Hokkaido bouncing back from Tuesday's defeat with a convincing win over Link Tochigi.

Aishin SeaHorses 70 Hitachi SunRockerz 66

In a battle between the 2nd and 3rd placed teams in the current standings, the third seed Aishin fended off Hitachi with key stops in the fourth quarter. Hitachi hopes to bounce back tomorrow.

Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins 71 Toyota Alvark 91

Toyota flexing its muscles again and reclaims the leadership of the JBL Standings as second placed Hitachi lost to third placer Aishin.

Panasonic Trians 84 Toshiba Brave Thunders 74

- Panasonic was lead by Hiroyuki Kinoshita with 20 points while rookie Kosuke Kanamaru added 13 points.

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Panasonic Trians 66 Toshiba Brave Thunders 49

Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins 83 Toyota Alvark 91

Hitachi SunRockerz 71 Aishin SeaHorses 68 OT

-Easily the best game was Hitachi and Aishin.

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Shimane Susanoo Magic 103 Shiga Lakestars 77

Shimane Susanoo Magic 69 Shiga Lakestars 83

A split over the weekend. Shimane is now 5-3.

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One of the best performance in this season goes to Masashi Joho as he scored a season high 33 points to lead the Toyama Grouses over the Iwate Big Bulls 88-79.

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The Toshiba Brave Thunders (JBL) are 0-10 and at the bottom.

But I do watch their point guard Ryusei Shinoyama.

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The lone game for the BJ-League in November 10, 2011 is another western conference showdown between the Oita Heat Devils vs. Kyoto Hannaryz.

Oita's Wendell White will try to lead his team against Kyoto, who is lead by former Cleveland Cavaliers center Lance Allred and his motley crew.

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The expansion, Chiba Jets in the Eastern Conference are currently second behind the Northern Akita Happinets.

Chiba's Maurice Hargrow, Reina Itakura and Kensuke Tanaka are the key players and head coach Eric Gardow have defined roles in structure.

For Akita, the veteran coach Kazuo Nakamura is a difference maker on their second season. The trio of Brandon Wallace, Casey Crawford and Michael Gardener have been carrying the team.

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BJ-League 2012 All Star Game

BJ-League 2012 All Star Game

When: January 15, 2012
Where: Saitama Super Arena

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Kyoto Hannaryz 82 Oita Heat Devils 79

Kyoto's former NBA center Lance Allred lead the way with a double double of 24 points and 12 rebounds. Naoto Nakamura assisted with a 13 point performance.

Oita's TJ Cummings matched with Allred and produced 24 points and 17 rebounds. Wendell White added 16 points.

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Toyota Alvark 52 Hitachi SunRockerz 65

Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins 66 Aishin SeaHorses 72