EASL Finals: Ryukyu beats Alvark in wild finish for 3rd place
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Ryukyu Turns Up With 7 Seconds to Finish 3rd in EASL with Dramatic Victory Against Tokyo OSEN = Reporter Jung Seung-woo Ryukyu has secured third place. On the 22nd, the Japanese B-League Ryukyu Golden Kings defeated Tokyo in the 3rd-4th place match of the EASL FINALS 2026 held at the Studio City Event Center in Macau...
EASL Finals: Ryukyu beats Alvark in wild finish for 3rd place
MACAU—The Ryukyu Golden Kings notched a come-from-behind win over Alvark Tokyo, 77-76, to finish third in this year’s East Asia Super League (EASL) Finals at Studio City Event Center on Sunday. Ryo Sadohara sank the game-winning basket on a “Pinoy step”–a deceptive move popularized by Filipino basketball star Kiefer Ravena–with 7.2 seconds left, capping an 8-2 spurt by Rykyu in a little over three minutes remaining. READ: It’s B.League vs P.Leag…
On the 22nd, the professional basketball team Ryukyu Golden Kings played in Macau in the third-place playoff of the East Asian Super League (EASL), defeating Alvark Tokyo 77-76 and securing third place for the first time. In the first quarter, Damian Dodson scored several points for the Kings, but the opponent also scored, resulting in a score of 19-21.
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