B3 League Round 41: Easy game for Chiba which smashes Tokyo HT by 34 points

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Third ranked Chiba (26-4) crushed at home 9th ranked Tokyo HT (17-15) by 34 points 99-65, which is the biggest margin this round on Sunday night. Chiba outrebounded Tokyo HT 41-30 including a 36-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Tokyo HT's players. American forward Kevin Kotzur (203-1989, college: St.Mary's, TX) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 17 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners and his fellow American import power forward Evan Ravenel (204-1989, college: Ohio St.) chipped in 19 points and 6 assists. Senegalese forward Bamba Diouf (198-1993) responded with 20 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chiba have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Tokyo HT at the other side keeps the ninth position with 15 games lost. Chiba are looking forward to face Saitama (#8) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Tokyo HT will play against Okayama and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.

In the last two games of round 41 Aisin AW won against Yamaguchi on the opponent's court 91-83. Shizuoka outscored Shinagawa in a home game 103-70.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 20 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists by Ryan Stephan of Shizuoka.

Chiba - Tokyo HT 99-65

Third ranked Chiba (26-4) crushed at home 9th ranked Tokyo HT (17-15) by 34 points 99-65, which is the biggest margin this round on Sunday night. Chiba outrebounded Tokyo HT 41-30 including a 36-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Tokyo HT's players. American forward Kevin Kotzur (203-1989, college: St.Mary's, TX) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 17 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners and his fellow American import power forward Evan Ravenel (204-1989, college: Ohio St.) chipped in 19 points and 6 assists. Five Chiba players scored in double figures. Senegalese forward Bamba Diouf (198-1993) responded with 20 points and 7 rebounds and guard Hiroya Ogane (180-1989) scored 12 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chiba have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Tokyo HT at the other side keeps the ninth position with 15 games lost. Chiba are looking forward to face Saitama (#8) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Tokyo HT will play against Okayama and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Chiba: K.Kotzur 24+17reb+3ast, E.Ravenel 19+4reb+6ast, R.Dozier 14+7reb+2ast, Y.Otsuka 12+2reb+4ast, D.Kobayashi 12+1reb+3ast, Y.Okada 6+2reb
Tokyo HT: D.Bamba 20+7reb+2ast, H.Ogane 12+3ast, H.Furuhashi 9+4reb+1ast, M.Fofana 5+4reb, M.Ueda 5+1reb+2ast, M.Ryo 4+1reb

Yamaguchi - Aisin AW 83-91

Very expected game when 12th ranked Yamaguchi (11-25) was defeated at home by eighth ranked Aisin AW (20-14) 91-83 on Sunday. American Marcus Dove (206-1985, college: OK State) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import forward Jordan Faison (201-1994, college: CPP) chipped in 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. American forward Robert Sampson (203-1992, college: Georgia Tech) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 18 rebounds and point guard Atomu Yamada (179-1998) scored 24 points and 5 assists. Four Yamaguchi players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Aisin AW moved-up to seventh place. Yamaguchi lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the twelfth position with 25 games lost. Aisin AW are looking forward to face Yokohama EX (#10) in Tokyo in the next round. Yamaguchi will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Aisin AW: M.Dove 24+15reb+2ast, J.Faison 19+10reb+5ast, N.Spikes 9+6reb+1ast, T.Watanabe 9, S.Sora 9+1reb+1ast, Y.Ishihara 7+1reb+3ast
Yamaguchi: A.Yamada 24+1reb+5ast, R.Yamaguchi 19+3reb+1ast, N.Evans 15+7reb+2ast, R.Sampson 12+18reb+3ast, Y.Ide 9+3reb+1ast, T.Konosuke 2+1reb+1ast

Shizuoka - Shinagawa 103-70

Very predictable result when fifth ranked Shizuoka (21-9) smashed at home 14th ranked Shinagawa (3-31) 103-70 on Sunday. Shizuoka dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Shinagawa's 32. They outrebounded Shinagawa 41-27 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Shizuoka looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by Shinagawa's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Shizuoka made 8 blocks. American center Ryan Stephan (208-1994, college: CMU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Beninese power forward Muusa Dama (207-1996, college: EIU, agency: Blacktop Management) chipped in 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. Five Shizuoka players scored in double figures. American center C.J. Gettys (213-1994, college: Rutgers, agency: Haylett Sports) responded with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Abu Philip (198-1997) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Shizuoka. They maintain fifth place with 21-9 record. Newly promoted Shinagawa keeps the fourteenth position with 31 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Shizuoka: R.Stephan 20+12reb+5ast, M.Dama 19+10reb+3ast, Y.Kentaro 17+1reb+3ast, A.Elsener 15+4reb+2ast, H.Tobita 11+3reb+2ast, Y.Okada 8+2reb+6ast
Shinagawa: C.Gettys 17+6reb+5ast, P.Abu 12+8reb, R.Shimizu 9+5reb+4ast, S.Sekiguchi 9+2reb+1ast, K.Ogawa 8+1ast, N.Ryota 6+1reb



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