Japan B.League: Kiefer, Shiga win anew; Paras tops Thirdy in duel
Kiefer Ravena had a productive showing again on Saturday to help the Shiga Lakestars edge the Ibaraki Robots, 93-88 on Saturday in the 2021-22 Japan B.League season.
Kiefer Ravena had a productive showing again on Saturday to help the Shiga Lakestars edge the Ibaraki Robots, 93-88 on Saturday in the 2021-22 Japan B.League season.
Ray Parks Jr. had a relatively quiet showing in limited time for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins on Saturday in his Japan B.League debut.
On October 10, 1992, former Philadelphia 76er and Boston Celtics Tony Dwayne Harris chalked up 105 points for Swift Mighty Meaty in a 151-147 victory over Ginebra San Miguel in an out-of-town game in Iloilo City to set the highest individual score in Philippine Basketball Association history.
Collecting 50 points in one game may be one of the measurements of offensive wizardry, yet some of the legendary players in Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) history never reached the plateau during their illustrious careers.
On October 25, 1984, “El Presidente” Ramon Fernandez amassed 44 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists for Beer Hausen in a 122-117 overtime victory over Northern Consolidated in a knockout game that propelled the Brewmasters to the finals of the All-Filipino 2 (second) conference against Great Taste.
Kobe Paras finally picked up a win in his early Japan B.League career as his Niigata Albirex BB edged Kyoto Hannaryz in their rematch, 76-75 on Sunday at the City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka.
Thirdy Ravena’s San-En NeoPhoenix avenged its Saturday loss, fighting back to beat Kiefer’s Shiga Lakestars in overtime, 101-96 on Sunday in the Japan B.League 2021-22 season at the Ukaruchan Arena.
It turns out that on Oct. 1, 1985, was the first time that PBA legend Ramon Fernandez saw action for the Tanduay Rhum Masters in the PBA Reinforced Cup.
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi, a 6-foot, 39-year-old guard who is the all-time leading scorer in WNBA regular-season history, netted a playoff career-high 37 points and All-Star center Brittney Griner collected 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the Phoenix Mercury stole homecourt advance with a 117-91 road shellacking of the second-seeded Las Vegas Aces to even their best-of-five semifinal playoff series at 1-1.
Jack Danielle Animam tallied a solid double-double of 20 points and 14 rebounds in a successful First Women’s Basketball League of Serbia professional debut on Saturday at the SBB Hala Jezero in Kragujevac.
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