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The Chiba Jets celebrate after winning the EASL championship at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City, March 10, 2024. Handout/EASL.

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/chiba.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Chiba Jets celebrate after winning the EASL championship at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City, March 10, 2024. Handout/EASL."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Chiba Jets celebrate after winning the EASL championship at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City, March 10, 2024. <em><strong>Handout/EASL.</strong></em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Chiba Jets capped a dominant campaign in the East Asia Super League (EASL) by beating the Seoul SK Knights in a thriller, 72-69, on Sunday night in front of a packed crowd at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City.</p><p>Japan national team star Yuki Togashi scored a game-high 22 points, and nailed two clutch free throws with 14 seconds left to help Chiba secure the EASL championship.</p><p>Jameel Warney had a chance to send the game into overtime, but his three-pointer was off the mark as time expired.</p><p>Togashi, who took home Most Valuable Player honors, made seven three-pointers and also had seven assists in the win worth $1-M for the B.League club.</p><p>Chiba won all eight of its games in the EASL home-and-away season.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/9/chiba-jets-seoul-sk-knights-to-contest-easl-crown-1238">READ: Chiba Jets, Seoul SK Knights to contest EASL crown</a></div><p>&quot;Hats off to the players, they deserved the championship,&quot; said Chiba Jets coach John Patrick. &quot;It was a dramatic, difficult game. We addressed our defense and Yuki took over at the end, and that has been the story of our season so far.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I couldn&#x27;t be prouder and I couldn&#x27;t be happier. I&#x27;m also glad to do this in Cebu, with so many friendly and passionate fans, great environment here, loud and high, and that&#x27;s what basketball is all about,&quot; he added.</p><p>The Knights took home $500,000 for finishing runner up in the five-month long, home-and-away season.</p><p>John Mooney also played big for the Jets with a double-double of 16 points and 16 rebounds, while naturalized player and former San Miguel import Ira Brown was the other Chiba player in double figures with 12 points.</p><p>The loss by the Knights spoiled the 22-point, 17-rebound, and five-assist effort of Warney, whose completed three-point play gave the Korean Basketball League (KBL) side a 62-60 lead with 4:44 left in the tightly-fought game.</p><p>But Togashi answered back with a huge three pointer as the Jets wrested the lead for good, 63-62.</p><p>The Knights threatened at 69-70 on a three-point shot by An Youngjun in the final 73 seconds, before Togashi knocked down two free throws to seal the deal.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/1/east-asia-super-league-final-4-to-be-held-in-cebu-2134">READ: East Asia Super League Final 4 to be held in Cebu</a></div><p>Earlier, dethroned champion Anyang Jung Kwan Jang edged out New Taipei Kings in the battle for third place, 78-76, to pocket $250,000.</p><p>Both Rhenz Abando (Anyang) and former NBA star Jeremy Lin (Taipei Kings) didn&#x27;t suit up due to injuries.</p><div><strong>The scores:</strong></div><div><em>Third place</em></div><p><strong>Anyang (78)</strong> -- Park 29, Carter 18, Jeong 11, Wilson 11, Bae 5, Choi 4, Jung 0, Kim 0, Lee 0.</p><p><strong>New Taipei (76)</strong> -- Manigault 18, Yang 15, Daye 15, Blankley 13, Davis 8, Lin 6, Lee 1, Wang 0, Su 0, Hung 0.</p><p><strong>Quarterscores</strong>: 18-13; 44-33; 64-57; 78-76.</p><div><em>Finals</em></div><p><strong>Chiba Jets (72)</strong> --Togashi 24, Mooney 16, Brown 12, Cooks 6, Kanechika 5, Ogawa 5, Hara 4, Arao 0, Nishimura 0.</p><p><strong>Seoul SK Knights (69)</strong> -- Warney 22, An 18, Williams 15, Oh 9, Chanyong 3, Choi 2, Heo 0, Yaung 0.</p><p><strong>Quarterscores</strong>: 21-16; 37-34; 51-54; 72-69.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_UxX-kdcxbw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Chiba Jets capped a dominant campaign in the East Asia Super League (EASL) by beating the Seoul SK Knights in a thriller, 72-69, on Sunday night.</p>

The Chiba Jets capped a dominant campaign in the East Asia Super League (EASL) by beating the Seoul SK Knights in a thriller, 72-69, on Sunday night.

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Chiba Jets outlast SK Knights for EASL crown

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Published Mar 11, 2024 12:30 PM PHT

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