B.League: Ray Parks helps Nagoya to back-to-back wins over Shibuya

MANILA, Philippines – Bobby Ray Parks Jr. helped Nagoya Diamond Dolphins complete back-to-back victories over Sunrockers Shibuya, 105-67, in the 2022-23 B.League season at Dolphins Arena.

Parks posted eight points on 3-of-6 shooting and grabbed two rebounds as Nagoya ended the year with two straight wins against Shibuya.

Coty Clarke led the Diamond Dolphins with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists. Scott Eatherton had 15 points, nine boards, and five dimes, while Taito Nakahigashi and Yutaro Suda scored 10 apiece.

On Friday, Parks drilled three triples to finish with 14 points as the Dolphins beat the Sunrockers in overtime, 88-86.

Nagoya improved its record to 19-7 after defeating Shibuya, bouncing back from last Wednesday’s loss to San-En.

The Sunrockers dropped to 11-13 with former NBA players Ryan Kelly and James McAdoo leading the way with 16 and 15 points respectively.

Meanwhile, Thirdy Ravenna and San-En Neophoenix suffered a tough 100-70 loss to Chiba Jets at Funabashi Arena.

Coming off a 20-point outing last Wednesday, Ravena saw his two-game winning streak snapped by the Jets.

The former Ateneo star had 10 points, three assists, and a rebound as San-En fell to a 12-13 card.

Christopher Smith led Chiba with 21 points. Yuka Togashi had 17 points, Vic Law posted a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Fumio Nishimura added 13 markers as his team stayed on top with a 21-4 record.

San-En leaned on the production of 17-point Isaiah Hicks and Kyle O’Quinn 16-point, 10-rebound efforts when trying to bounce back there.

Matthew Wright and Kyoto Hanaryz were unable to complete the sweep of Kawasaki Brave Thunders, 89-76, at Todoroki Arena.

Wright had eight points, six rebounds, and two assists as Kyoto fell to a 10-16 slate, unable to stop Nick Fazekas’ 32 points, 10 boards, and seven dimes that lifted Kawasaki to a 16-10 card.

The former PBA star led Kyoto to an 87-83 win over Kawasaki on Saturday, scoring 14 points on 3-of-5 shooting from deep and dishing out six assists.

Kiefer Ravena and Shiga Lakes ended the year with their ninth straight loss at the hands of Ibaraki Robots, 87-69, at Adastria Mito Arena.

Ravena was limited to eight points on 3-of-10 shooting to go with five assists and two rebounds as Lakes fell to a 4-22 card.

Eric Jacobsen led Ibaraki’s balanced attack with 17 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists. Atsunobu Hirao had 13 markers and five dimes, as Chehales Tapscott tallied 11 points, 10 assists, and five boards for an improved 9-17 record.

Ibaraki defeated Shiga on Friday in a 90-83 victory, where the Gilas point guard had nine points on 3-of-9 shooting with five assists against three turnovers.

In B2, Jordan Heading hit three triples to finish with 15 points and help Nagasaki Velca defeat Nishinomiya Storks, 86-76.

Heading provided the spirit off the bench again as he also contributed three assists, two rebounds, two steals, and a block to improve his team’s record to 19-8, following a 107-94 win over Bambitious Nara last Wednesday.

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