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Thirdy's monster dunk highlights San-En's rout of Nagoya

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="B.LEAGUE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/life/01/06/20240106-via-b-league.jpg"/><figcaption>Thirdy Ravena of the San-En NeoPhoenix. (c) B.LEAGUE</figcaption></figure></div>A tomahawk jam from Thirdy Ravena highlighted San-En NeoPhoenix&#x27;s impressive 92-78 win over the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins, Saturday at the Dolphins Arena.Ravena pounced on an errant pass by fellow Filipino import Ray Parks Jr. to throw down a monster dunk in transition that gave the visiting NeoPhoenix a 41-37 lead in the second quarter.They went on to lead by 20 points en route to their 23rd win against four losses in Division 1 of the B.League.Ravena finished with 25 points on 11-of-14 shooting along with four assists, two steals, a block and a rebound in the win. Five other San-En players finished in double-digits.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">「これは凄い...😱」 実況も言葉を失うスーパーダンク！！！<a href="https://twitter.com/ThirdyRavenaaa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ThirdyRavenaaa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NEO_PHOENIX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NEO_PHOENIX</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/B%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bリーグ</a> <a href="https://t.co/JwD2kNgU6P">pic.twitter.com/JwD2kNgU6P</a>— B.LEAGUE（Bリーグ） (@B_LEAGUE) <a href="https://twitter.com/B_LEAGUE/status/1743534293421355295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2024</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>Robert Franks had 22 points and 14 boards in a losing effort for Nagoya, while Parks Jr. had six points and four turnovers in 18 minutes. The Diamond Dolphins fell to 16-11 in the season.San-En remains the No. 1 team in the Central Conference, with their winning streak now up to five games.Also triumphant on Saturday were RJ Abarrientos and the Shinshu Brave Warriors, as they claimed a 79-73 win over Nagasaki Velca at the Nagasaki Prefectural Gymnasium.Abarrientos had 13 points, three assists, and three rebounds in the win that hiked their record to 5-22, snapping a 15-game losing streak. It was Shinshu&#x27;s first win since November 5, 2023. Kai Sotto had nine points and five rebounds in a 12-minute stint as the Yokohama B-Corsairs slipped past the Toyama Grouses, 100-95, at the Toyama City Gymnasium. They improved to 12-15 in the Central Conference.Meanwhile, Dwight Ramos and the Levanga Hokkaido absorbed a slim 74-73 loss against the Sunrockers Shibuya at the Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall. A Shuto Terazono bucket had given Levanga a 73-71 advantage with 20 seconds left, but Josh Hawkinson&#x27;s three-point play -- off a Ramos foul -- with three seconds to go gave Shibuya the advantage. A three-point attempt by Yuta Matsushita was of the mark at the buzzer. Levanga fell to 8-19, as their three-game winning streak was snapped. Ramos had eight points on 3-of-14 shooting in the loss.Carl Tamayo was scoreless in two minutes as the Ryukyu Golden Kings lost to the Fighting Eagles Nagoya, 68-57, to drop to 19-8 in the season.A 17-point effort from Matthew Wright wasn&#x27;t enough as the Kyoto Hannaryz bowed to the Chiba Jets, 99-83, at the Kataoka Arena Kyoto.

A tomahawk jam from Thirdy Ravena highlighted San-En NeoPhoenix's impressive 92-78 win over the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins, Saturday.