A marquee matchup between the Tochigi Brex and SeaHorses Mikawa will headline the opening week of the B. League¡¯s second season, the league announced Monday.
The Brex, who won the championship in a hard-fought one-off final against the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the inaugural season of Japan¡¯s top men¡¯s basketball circuit late last month, will face Mikawa in a rematch of last season¡¯s playoff semifinals. In that series, Tochigi managed to beat the SeaHorses in a decisive, 10-minute game to book a spot in the title game at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
¡°These two teams played extremely hard against each other in the semifinals,¡± Brex guard Yusuke Endo said at a news conference at the league¡¯s office. ¡°So we are excited about it, and we would like to go into the game with the pride of being the first champions.¡±
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