Ray Parks Jr. has an all-around strong game as his Nagoya Diamond Dolphins beat the Toyama Grouses by 40 in B.League action.
When it rains, it pours.
Ray Parks Jr. and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins continue to push towards the B.League playoffs, scoring another dominant win over the Toyama Grouses, this time a 110-70 win Sunday.
After winning by 17 Saturday, the Diamond Dolphins turn it up a notch with this 40-point win as they score their season-high in points.
Parks Jr. scored 15 points in a starting role, to go along with four rebounds and five assists.
Nagoya improved to 31-17, tied for the 5th-best record in Japan. More importantly though, the Diamond Dolphins are second in their conference, which means an automatic playoff berth.
In other results, Thirdy Ravena scored 13 points and had six rebounds and seven assists in a 100-81 San-en NeoPhoenix win over the Sendai 89ers.
San-en avenged its 82-75 loss Saturday. The NeoPhoenix have won four of their last five, following a five-game losing skid that came after they set a franchise-best 16-straight wins.
With a 38-10 record, San-en sits third in all of the B1.
[Related: Kai Sotto resets career-high to 28 points, but Yokohama loses to no. 2 Tokyo]
In Yokohama, Kai Sotto followed up his career-high 28 points with just 11, as the B-Corsairs take a 79-66 loss to no. 2 Alvark Tokyo.
The B-Corsairs were within six to start the fourth, but ultimately couldn’t overcome a loaded Tokyo squad.