Basketball NBA match held in Japan for the first time in 16 years, October 9 at 0:42

The NBA = American professional basketball game was held in Japan for the first time in 16 years, and the world's top players showed brilliant and powerful play to Japanese fans.

The NBA played a pre-season match in Saitama City on the 8th and 10th before the start of the regular season on the 22nd of this month, and the Raptors of the Eastern Conference who won last season, the Western Conference's strongest players, Rockets, will face two teams. .

In the 8th game, James Harden, who scored last season at Rockets, took the lead in the first half after scoring his three-point shots.

On the other hand, the Raptors went up to the 4th quarter and succeeded in reversing just before the end, and Raptors won 134-129.

Over 20,000 spectators visited the venue, cheering for the world's highest basketball league, NBA players' splendid passes, powerful dunks, and speedy play.

Harden, who scored 34 points from the top of both teams in this game, said, “I wanted to show the Japanese people a show. The venue was a great atmosphere.”