This weekend Hamamatsu Phoenix forfeited their 15 game winning streak by 5 points against Fukuoka Rizing that is ranked fourth in the Western conference. Nevertheless, Hamamatsu Phoenix always proves to excel with a valiant effort to win a game especially after a defeat. Asia-basket mentions Jeff Parmer for having a great performance in game 2, and contributing to the win by recording a double-double 16pts, 13 rebounds, and 4 assists. Hamamatsu Phoenix is looking forward to this weekend and reclaiming their winning streak.
Parmer reports:
During Game 1: Playing a tough opponent from the Western Conference with the #1 scorer in the league (Michael Parker) already had the making of a challenging weekend. We did a great job for the most part in making Parker work for all his points and kept him well below his 30 point average a game. It was the other American guard who proved to be a bit too much for us in the end. Nile Murry's 31 point effort and a collective effort from their two center players proved to be back breakers. It was a hard lose to swallow knowing the small
mistakes we made at critical moments in the game, especially for me. I had a rare unproductive night because of foul trouble and that hurt the most. The lose broke a 15 game winning streak we had going for 2 months. Sunday is a chance to start another streak and take it one game at a time.
During Game 2: Sunday was a new day and a new attitude. Coach obviously wasn't happy with the way things turned out on Saturday and knew he had to tweak a few things to get us back on track. On one hand it was just one lose but on the other hand it was the way we lost. We maintained the lead throughout the 1st and 2nd quarter. The 3rd quarter was when Fukuoka made their run and carried that momentum going into the final quarter. We maintained our composure and made some big buckets and got critical defensive stops at important times of the game which carried us to another victory. We aren't used to losing so we knew it was a must win and we completed our mission.
Game 19: Score Hamamatsu Phoenix 94-104 Fukouka Rizing
Parmer stats: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist
Game 20: Score Hamamatsu Phoenix 84-78 Fukuouka Rizing
Parmer stats: 16 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block
On the road to another championship...
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