Akita Northern Happinets has made their first appearance in the Miraculous Championship (CS). Defeated San-en Neo-Phoenix 85-76 in the final round of the league. Rivals Mikawa and SR Shibuya were defeated on that day, so they slipped from 4th place in the wild card (WC) to 2nd place at once. The winning percentage is 50%, 7 minutes, 4 squares, and 31 wins (23 losses), both of which are record highs. The eastern district finished in 5th place. From the 13th, they will play the CS quarter-finals (two-game first-come-first-served system) away from Ryukyu.

Akita, who had been cornered to the brink, grabbed the last CS ticket in a reversal. Takatoshi Furukawa (34) sank a three-point shot (3P) with the assistance of Jordan Glynn (32) with 6 minutes and 40 seconds remaining in the second quarter (Q) of 18-33. Immediately after that, Noboru Hasegawa (25) succeeded in two consecutive 3Ps and two-point shots (2P), reducing the 15-point difference to a 4-point difference. The day before, I found a clue to counterattack from 3P in the same Q, and changed the flow like the VTR of the previous day.

The 4th Q of fate rushed in 57-58. With 9 minutes and 44 seconds remaining, Takashi Ito (32) scored 2P and took the lead by one point. Wang Weijia (23) added points with 2P and basket count, and Shigehiro Taguchi (32) sank 3P. At 1 minute and 12 seconds, he took a 7-point lead at once.

Furukawa, who won the league championship in Tochigi (currently Utsunomiya) in 16-17, the first year of the B League, contributed with 17 points and 4 assists at the top of the team including 3P3s. “Yesterday, today and the whole team were able to win with all their might. We’ve done what we need to do,” he said. Not only Furukawa but also veteran Taguchi, who won the league championship in Chiba J last season, scored 11 points including 3 3Ps. Ibushi silver showed an activity.

Mikawa in 2nd place in WC was Kawasaki, and SR Shibuya in 3rd place was Chiba J. Head coach Kenzo Maeda (39), who won the match a little earlier and responded to the interview, said, “I’m glad we won the match. We just pray, or wait for the result.” Please do your best, Mr. Chiba. “

Akita’s first CS will open on the 13th. The opponent Ryukyu won the west district alone with 49 wins and 7 losses. Akita will face the tournament to decide the league champion in the 8th place among the 8 teams participating in CS. Steal Venus from the yokozuna in the west and use it as a stepping stone to win the championship.