The Chiba Jets, the only undefeated team in the 2023-24 East Asia Super League season, lost convincingly, twice, to the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the B.League semifinals.
Although Ryukyu was humiliated 95-62 at home in Game 1 of the semifinals on May 18, coach Dai Oketani’s team won the next two, 81-63 and 83-67. The Golden Kings wrapped up the series on May 21.
As a result, the Golden Kings will face the Hiroshima Dragonflies in the best-of-three B.League Finals on May 25, 26 and, if necessary, 28, at Yokohama Arena.
Chiba embarrassed Ryukyu in front of 15,000-plus fans at Saitama…
