Jan 3, 2021
UNDERMANNED San-En NeoPhoenix was simply no match for Sun Rockers Shibuya on Sunday, losing by 41 points, 105-64, in the 2020-21 B.League at Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall.
With Thirdy Ravena sitting out the game due to a fractured right index finger, the visitors couldn t recapture their thunder from the first game as they incurred their fifth straight loss.
Kyle Hunt topscored for San-En with 14 points, three rebounds, and two assists, while Stevan Jelovac added a double-double with his 13 points and 12 boards before suffering from a sprained ankle.
Former national team member Atsuya Ota also had 13 points and four rebounds, but that wasn t enough as the NeoPhoenix tumbled to a 5-22 record.
Filipino Basketball player Thirdy Ravena injures hand in tough San-En loss [서울=아시아뉴스통신] 레악카나기자 송고시간 2021-01-03 04:00
San-en staff tend to Thirdy Ravena (no.1) after he injured his right hand in the NeoPhoenix’ 81-80 loss against Shibuya in the B.League. Photo grabbed from B.League’s game stream. (Photo by= Inquirer)
[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] San-En not only suffered an 81-80 heartbreak against Shibuya but it also saw Thirdy Ravena go down with a hand injury in its elimination round game in the B.League Saturday.
Ravena wasn’t able to finish the game at Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall in Shibuya as he checked out with 5:30 left in the third quarter after hurting his right hand.James Michael McAdoo, who won two NBA titles with the Golden State Warriors, capped off the home team’s 12-0 game-closing run with a tip-in off former Los Angeles Laker Ryan Kelly’s miss with 0.3