B3 League Round 47: Top-ranked Nagasaki wins another game

The games at this stage are more interesting as they can be crucial for the final standings in Regular Season. Despite we already know who is stronger and who is weaker, there may be still last minute surprises and upsets. The round 47 was rather boring as all games ended with very predictable results. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

B3 League top team - Nagasaki (34-3) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed fifteenth ranked Kanazawa (1-38) 106-74. Nagasaki made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Nagasaki outrebounded Kanazawa 53-26 including a 18-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American-Panamanian center Javier Carter (203-1991, college: USA, agency: Slash Sports) orchestrated the victory by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field). American forward Matt Bonds (196-1995, college: St.Michael's, agency: Duran International) contributed with 14 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Power forward Blake Aoki (202-1993) answered with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds for Kanazawa. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Nagasaki have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Newly promoted Nagasaki maintains first place with 34-3 record. Kanazawa lost eighth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 38 lost games. Nagasaki are again looking forward to face bottom-ranked Kanazawa (#15) in Ishikawa in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Kanazawa will have a break next round.
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Aisin AW (24-15) and Gifu (16-25), which took place in Gifu. Higher ranked Aisin AW lost to tenth ranked Gifu in a road game 72-81. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Aisin AW. It was a great evening for American center Jayce Johnson (213-1997, college: Marquette) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 22 rebounds. Jerrell Wright helped adding 22 points and 11 rebounds. point guard Yuki Ishihara (180-1991) responded with 23 points. Gifu maintains tenth place with 16-25 record. Aisin AW at the other side keeps the sixth position with 15 games lost. Gifu will again play against higher ranked Aisin AW (#6) in Aichi in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Aisin AW will have a break next round.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 47: Shinagawa was beaten by Yokohama EX on the road 85-80. Yokohama EX destroyed Shinagawa on its own court 90-69. Chiba outscored Yamaguchi in a road game 101-79.
The most impressive performance of 47th round was 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by Evan Ravenel of Chiba.

Yokohama EX - Shinagawa 85-80

No shocking result in a game when eleventh ranked Yokohama EX (12-26) beat 14th ranked Shinagawa (5-37) in Tokyo 85-80. Yokohama EX players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. It was a great evening for Canadian forward Mamadou Gueye (201-1993, college: Alberta) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 10 rebounds. American Isaac Copeland (206-1995, college: Nebraska) helped adding 17 points and 14 rebounds. American center CJ Gettys (213-1994, college: Rutgers, agency: Haylett Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists and guard Shogo Taira (170-1997) scored 24 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Yokohama EX maintains eleventh place with 12-26 record. Newly promoted Shinagawa keeps the fourteenth position with 37 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Shinagawa: S.Taira 24+2reb+3ast, C.Gettys 14+15reb+6ast, P.Abu 9+6reb, S.Sekiguchi 8+1reb, A.Mitrovic 7+5reb, O.Kunitatsu 7+8reb+5ast
Yokohama EX: M.Gueye 32+10reb+3ast, I.Copeland 17+14reb+3ast, O.Shota 15+2reb+1ast, A.Hayate 5+5reb+6ast, D.Taguchi 5+1reb+4ast, K.Ogura 4+1reb

Yokohama EX - Shinagawa 90-69

Rather expected game when 14th ranked Shinagawa (5-37) was smashed by eleventh ranked Yokohama EX (12-26) in Tokyo 90-69. Yokohama EX players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was a great evening for Canadian forward Mamadou Gueye (201-1993, college: Alberta) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. American Isaac Copeland (206-1995, college: Nebraska) helped adding 24 points and 10 rebounds. Four Yokohama EX players scored in double figures. American center CJ Gettys (213-1994, college: Rutgers, agency: Haylett Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists and the other American import Isaac Copeland (206-1995, college: Nebraska) scored 9 points and 7 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. Yokohama EX maintains eleventh place with 12-26 record. Newly promoted Shinagawa keeps the fourteenth position with 37 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Shinagawa: C.Gettys 25+11reb+9ast, R.Shimizu 12+2reb+1ast, B.Gjio 9+7reb+1ast, O.Kunitatsu 6+3reb+1ast, S.Taira 5+1reb+5ast, N.Ryota 3+3reb+1ast
Yokohama EX: I.Copeland 24+10reb+3ast, M.Gueye 23+11reb+4ast, O.Shota 14+2ast, D.Taguchi 11+2reb+1ast, K.Ogura 7+1reb+1ast, T.Yutaka 5+3reb+6ast

Gifu - Aisin AW 81-72

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Aisin AW (24-15) and Gifu (16-25), which took place in Gifu. Higher ranked Aisin AW lost to tenth ranked Gifu in a road game 72-81. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Aisin AW. They outrebounded Aisin AW 46-34 including a 32-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for American center Jayce Johnson (213-1997, college: Marquette) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 22 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Jerrell Wright (204-1991, college: La Salle) helped adding 22 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard Yuki Ishihara (180-1991) responded with 23 points and American Marcus Dove (206-1985, college: OK State) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Aisin AW players scored in double figures. Gifu maintains tenth place with 16-25 record. Aisin AW at the other side keeps the sixth position with 15 games lost. Gifu will again play against higher ranked Aisin AW (#6) in Aichi in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Aisin AW will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Aisin AW: Y.Ishihara 23+4reb+1ast, M.Dove 16+7reb+1ast, J.Faison 14+5reb+1ast, N.Spikes 10+11reb, T.Watanabe 5+1reb, S.Sora 2+1reb+4ast
Gifu: F.Kosuke 25+3reb+1ast, J.Wright 22+11reb+3ast, J.Johnson 15+22reb+3ast, A.Ryoya 8+1reb+1ast, T.Masahiro 6+3reb+3ast, A.Floresca 5+3reb

Nagasaki - Kanazawa 106-74

B3 League top team - Nagasaki (34-3) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed fifteenth ranked Kanazawa (1-38) 106-74. Nagasaki made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Nagasaki outrebounded Kanazawa 53-26 including a 18-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American-Panamanian center Javier Carter (203-1991, college: USA, agency: Slash Sports) orchestrated the victory by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field). American forward Matt Bonds (196-1995, college: St.Michael's, agency: Duran International) contributed with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Four Nagasaki players scored in double figures. Power forward Blake Aoki (202-1993) answered with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Daichi Tomioka (165-1995) added 12 points and 4 assists in the effort for Kanazawa. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Nagasaki have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Newly promoted Nagasaki maintains first place with 34-3 record. Kanazawa lost eighth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 38 lost games. Nagasaki are again looking forward to face bottom-ranked Kanazawa (#15) in Ishikawa in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Kanazawa will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Kanazawa: D.Tomioka 12+1reb+4ast, B.Aoki 10+11reb, M.Yuki 10+3ast, Y.Hikaru 9+2reb, H.Tamada 9+3reb, K.Takuto 8+3reb
Nagasaki: J.Carter 33+9reb+2ast, T.Kanji 15+4reb+4ast, M.Bonds 14+14reb+2ast, E.Yamamoto 12+2ast, M.Karimata 8+4reb+6ast, E.Takuma 7+1reb+1ast

Yamaguchi - Chiba 79-101

Very predictable result when third ranked Chiba (28-4) rolled over on the road 12th ranked Yamaguchi (11-30) 101-79. Chiba made 19-of-21 charity shots (90.5 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. It was a great evening for American power forward Evan Ravenel (204-1989, college: Ohio St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. His fellow American import forward Robert Dozier (206-1985, college: Memphis) helped adding 19 points and 8 rebounds. Four Chiba players scored in double figures. American forward Robert Sampson (203-1992, college: Georgia Tech) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks and Hayate Yamashita (193-1992) scored 13 points and 7 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 seventh consecutive win for Chiba. Newly promoted Chiba maintains third place with 28-4 record having eleven points less than leader Nagasaki. Yamaguchi lost their tenth game in a row. Yamaguchi at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the twelfth position with 30 games lost. Chiba will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Yamaguchi will play again at home against Chiba (#3) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Yamaguchi: R.Sampson 20+15reb+3ast, H.Yamashita 13+7reb+2ast, Y.Ide 9+1reb+3ast, T.Issei 7, T.Konosuke 7+2ast, A.Yamada 6+1reb+1ast
Chiba: E.Ravenel 25+6reb+5ast, R.Dozier 19+8reb+3ast, D.Kobayashi 15+2reb+5ast, K.Sugimoto 11+4reb+5ast, F.Kota 8+2reb+1ast, Y.Otsuka 8+1reb+4ast



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