Despite the numerous titles they¡¯ve won ¡ª no, precisely because they¡¯ve won so many and know how sweet it is ¡ª anything short of a championship is unacceptable for the Aisin SeaHorses.
The Aichi Prefecture club captured its first Emperor¡¯s Cup in five years with an 89-73 win over the Link Tochigi Brex in the men¡¯s final of the 91st All-Japan Basketball Championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Monday.
Center J.R. Sakuragi racked up 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists to guide Aisin to its ninth All-Japan title.
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