MANILA – Bobby Ray Parks Jr. and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins ended 2022 with back-to-back victories in the Japan B.League 2022-2023 Season Division 1 action.
The former TNT Tropang Giga guard tallied eight points, on 3-of-6 shooting, to go with two rebounds as Diamond Dolphins walloped Shibuya Sunrockers, 105-67, on Saturday at the Dolphins Arena.
Coty Clarke flirted with triple-double with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists to lead the Diamond Dolphins offense while Scott Eatherton chipped in 15 points and nine boards.
Taito Nakahigashi and Yutaro Suda also hit double-digits in offense with 10 markers each as the Diamond Dolphins stayed afloat in the B.League standings with 19-7 slate.
Former NBA players Ryan Kelly and James Michael McAdoo tallied 16 and 15 points, respectively, as the Sunrockers dropped to 11-13 win-loss slate in the standings.
Former Gilas Pilipinas gunner Jordan Heading, meanwhile, waxed hot from the three-point line as Nagasaki Velca edged Nishinomiya Storks, 86-76, in Division 2 action.
Heading came off-the-bench with 15 points, includingbthree outside conversions, to go with three assists, two rebounds, two steals and a block for the Velca.
Heading and the Velca thus improved to 19-8 win-loss slate. It was their second straight victory after a 107-94 rout over Bambitious Nara last Wednesday.
Thirdy Ravena and San-En NeoPhoenix, meanwhile, absorbed a 100-70 loss to Chiba Jets at Funabashi Arena. The Ilonggo guard had 10 points, three assists, and a rebound as they dropped to a 12-13.
Thirdy’s elder brother Kiefer Ravena and his squad Shiga Lakestars suffered an 87-69 loss to Ibaraki Robots. Kiefer was limited to eight points to go with five assists and two rebounds as the Lakes fell to a 4-22 card./PN
