In the NBA = American professional basketball, Rui Hachimura's Wizards and Yuta Watanabe's Nets played against each other, realizing the first direct confrontation between Japanese players this season.
Both Yamura and Watanabe participated in the match held in Washington, D.C., the home of Wizards, on the 4th, from the middle of the first quarter.
This is the fourth direct confrontation between Japanese players since last January this year, and a matchup in which the two compete in offense and defense has also been realized, and Watanabe puts his body on the line to mark Yamura, who is aiming for a shot from a quick attack. And there was a scene where Hachimura blocked Watanabe's shot.
Hachimura played for 17 minutes and 41 seconds and scored the fewest two goals this season, stopping double-digit scores for seven games in a row, while Watanabe played for 24 minutes and 2 seconds, both of which are 20% this season. He scored 14 points and 8 rebounds, which is the most in two games in a row.
Thanks to Watanabe's performance, the Nets won the game by a large margin of 128-86, bringing their overall record to 3 wins and 6 losses, and the Wizards to 4 wins and 5 losses.