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A late collapse marred the start of the new year for San-En as they fell 80-81 to Sun Rockers Shibuya in the 2020-21 B. League season on Saturday at the Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall in Tokyo.
San-En led 80-69 in the final 2:30, but was outscored 12-0 down the stretch by Shibuya, who snatched the win in the final 0.2 seconds thanks to a setback from former NBA player James Michael McAdoo .
The 27-year-old big man, a two-time champion with the Golden State Warriors in 2015 and 2017, burned San-En for a sum of 20 points, seven rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block.
Another NBA alumnus, former Los Angeles Laker Ryan Kelly, added 13 points, four rebounds and one steal in Shibuya’s win, which climbed to 18-8 in the Eastern District.
Thirdy Ravena scored six points, four rebounds, a steal and a block in 18 minutes for San-En, but exited during the third period after sustaining a hand injury.
Stevan Jelovac stepped up for the NeoPhoenix with 19 points, but fired just 6 of 18 shots from the field, though he added 16 rebounds to his line. Fellow import Kyle Hunt had 17, five boards and four blocks, while Terazono Shuto scored 13 markers.
San-En, still in ninth place in the Western District, fell to 5-21 after his fourth consecutive loss.
The NeoPhoenix can try to turn it around on Sunday when the two-game road trip against the same Shibuya team concludes at 1:05 pm (Manila time).
THE SCORES
Shibuya 81 –McAdoo 20, Kelly 13, Vendrame 12, Jackson 10, Ishii 8, Sho 8, Watanabe 4, Noguchi 4, Hirose 2, Sekino 0, Yamauchi 0, Tawatari 0.
San-En 80 –Jelovac 19, Hunt 17, Shuto 13, Kawashima 8, Nishikawa 8, Ravena 6, Ichikyu 5, Ota 4, Yamamoto 0.
Quarters: 24-14, 45-37, 62-61, 80-81.
