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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA -- The Chiba Jets and Seoul SK Knights arranged a championship showdown in the East Asia Super League (EASL) after taking care of separate opponents in the semis on Friday in Lapu-Lapu City.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The top-seeded Jets survived the upset-seeking New Taipei Kings for a 92-84 come-from-behind win, while the no. 2 Knights dethroned defending champion Anyang Jung Kwan Jang and Rhenz Abando in an all-Korean clash, 94-79, in front of a capacity crowd at the Hoops Dome.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The B. League side battles its Korean Basketball League counterpart on Sunday at 7 p.m. for the title and the $1 million prize money.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Our job isn&#x27;t finished, but I&#x27;m really proud of the guys for finding a way to win,&quot; said Chiba Jets coach John Patrick following the win against a resilient New Taipei side that played without injured star Jeremy Lin.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Yuki Togashi, the captain of the Japanese national team, willed the Jets back after trailing by as many as six late in the third quarter, finishing with a game-high 28 points on 6-of-13 shooting from three-point range.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><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/yuki.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Chiba Jets star Yuki Togashi. Handout/EASL."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Chiba Jets star Yuki Togashi. <em><strong></strong>Handout/EASL.<strong></strong></em></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The last of those trey tied the game for the last time at 82 with 3:14 to go before Shuta Hara drained his own three pointer to put Chiba on top for good, 85-82, heading into the final two minutes.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Former NBA player Xavier Cooks also had a monster game for Chiba with 24 points and 22 rebounds.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It was a heartbreaker of a loss for the Kings, who appeared ready to pull off an upset against a team that has stretched its unbeaten mark to seven games in the five-month long tournament that featured a home-and-away format.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Joseph Lin, younger brother of Jeremy, carried the offensive load for New Taipei of the P.League+ with 21 points including 5-of-11 from beyond the arc.  Former Bay Area Dragons gunner Hayden Blankley added 17 and four rebounds before suffering cramps late in the game.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Seoul SK Knights, meanwhile, leaned on the explosive showing of import Jamel Warney to finally get back at Anyang Jung Kwan Jang.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Warney had an all-around game of 38 points, 16 rebounds, and six assists in the win that avenged the Knights&#x27; loss to their Korean rival in last year&#x27;s EASL Champions Week title game and the KBL championship series, respectively.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The loss by the Red Boosters spoiled the homecoming of Abando, the Gilas Pilipinas standout and NCAA Rookie-MVP who finished with 11 points despite playing with a hurting back.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/6/rhenz-abando-to-suit-up-for-anyang-in-easl-final-4-1739"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/6/rhenz-abando-to-suit-up-for-anyang-in-easl-final-4-1739">READ: Rhenz Abando to suit up for Anyang in EASL Final 4</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/7/rhenz-abando-s-health-uncertain-for-easl-final-4-2338"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/7/rhenz-abando-s-health-uncertain-for-easl-final-4-2338">READ: Rhenz Abando&#x27;s health uncertain for EASL Final 4</a></span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Robert Carter had 21 points, nine rebounds, and six assists to pace Anyang, which will battle Taipei Kings for third place also on Sunday.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>The scores:</strong></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><em>First game:</em></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>Seoul SK Knights</strong><strong> 94</strong> – Warney 38, Oh 20, An 13, Williams 9, Choi 5, Kim 3, Yaung 2, Song 2, Choi 2, Lee 0, Heo 0.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>Anyang </strong><strong>79</strong> – Carter 21, Wilson 14, Abando 11, Choi 11, Jeong 10, Park 8, Kim 2, Lee 2, Lee 0, Jung 0, Ko 0.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>Quarterscores</strong>: 23-26; 45-40; 67-58; 94-79.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><em>Second game:</em></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>Chiba Jets </strong><strong>92</strong> – Togashi 28, Cooks 24, Mooney 22, Hara 13, Brown 3, Ogawa 2, Nishimura 0, Kanechika 0, Okura 0, Arao 0.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>New Taipei Kings 84 </strong>– Lin Jo. 21, Blankley 17, Yang 16, Daye 13, Davis 8, Manigault 7, Wang 2, Lee 0, Su 0, Lin C.P. 0.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>Quarterscores</strong>: 32-25; 50-47; 66-67; 92-84.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></span></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2940425"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>The Chiba Jets and Seoul SK Knights arranged a championship showdown in the East Asia Super League after taking care of separate opponents in the semis on Friday in Lapu-Lapu City.</p>

The Chiba Jets and Seoul SK Knights arranged a championship showdown in the East Asia Super League after taking care of separate opponents in the semis on Friday in Lapu-Lapu City.

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Published Mar 09, 2024 01:21 PM PHT

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