The Chiba Jets make East Asia Super League history with their thrilling championship win over the Seoul SK Knights.
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 [CROWD CHANTING]
00:08 Number 25, Gaku Aro.
00:11 What an amazing performance he had in the semifinals.
00:15 But you can't count out the Chiba Jets.
00:17 They aren't undefeated.
00:18 And they've got money.
00:20 Mr. Consistency, I'd like to call him the ATM machine.
00:23 He's money.
00:23 Show me the money.
00:25 That guy's money in the bank.
00:26 And our referees today from Indonesia, referee Haladri
00:30 from Thailand, referee Mwangmi, and from Malaysia, referee
00:34 Chan.
00:35 We are on the way now for our--
00:37 on our way in the championship game of the EASL.
00:40 And the first basket coming from Ira Brown.
00:43 And the first assist coming from Yuki Togashi for the Chiba
00:46 Jets.
00:47 Shuta Hara driving.
00:50 He was described by coach John Patrick as a beast.
00:54 And so far, he has performed--
00:56 Of the Chiba-- or rather, yeah, of the Chiba Jets.
01:00 And look at Togashi with his wizardry.
01:03 Ira Brown.
01:04 Another assist coming from Togashi.
01:07 He's making the plays.
01:08 He's setting the table.
01:11 And Ira Brown with five of the seven first quarter points.
01:15 Wait a minute.
01:16 Ira Brown, 41 years old.
01:19 He's playing like he's 21 years old.
01:20 You know, a while back during the warm up, he was dunking.
01:23 For the SK Knights, coming from on a three pointer, no less.
01:27 Here's Togashi with his first shot.
01:29 Tip in by John Moody, one of the best rebounders in the EASL.
01:34 He's the primary point guard of this whole SK Knights.
01:36 He's injured.
01:38 He's back in Seoul.
01:40 And the ball bounced off the foot.
01:43 That could be an offensive foul.
01:44 That's the basket.
01:45 That'll count.
01:46 They called it.
01:47 And again, it's young Jun An, Nolly.
01:50 He's making things happen here offensively for the SK
01:53 Knights.
01:54 Yeah, he was moving.
01:55 That's the correct call.
01:57 And the Chiba Jet's lead is down to two.
01:59 Here's Togashi.
02:00 Gives it up.
02:01 Cooks inside.
02:02 No.
02:03 Tip in by Moody again.
02:05 That's a second offensive rebound.
02:07 And a second put back coming from Moody.
02:09 He is just such a consistent offensive threat,
02:13 particularly underneath the basket.
02:15 Five points in the game for John Moody.
02:16 Williams from the outside.
02:18 No.
02:19 Cooks, who hit a monster 22 rebound.
02:21 Game in the semis, gets his first.
02:23 Here's Cooks.
02:24 Hemmed in.
02:25 That's stolen by Oh.
02:27 And they come down the floor.
02:28 What pace we're seeing in An with a finger roll.
02:32 Montrose, a very storied history in high school basketball.
02:36 Once coached by the legendary Stu Getter.
02:38 And that was the same school that produced--
02:40 guess who?
02:41 Kevin Durant.
02:43 Now that's the reason why we call him the monster.
02:45 246 pounds.
02:48 He packs a lot of weight.
02:49 Two small men in the backcourt here for Chiba.
02:52 Off the back iron.
02:54 And here's Ogawa.
02:55 Lead pass.
02:56 Warnie fields it.
02:57 Beautiful catch.
02:59 Coming from Jamil Warnie on a very dangerous pass.
03:03 Ogawa gives it to Shuta Hara.
03:07 Very physical game so far.
03:08 Oh, what a pass.
03:09 What a pass.
03:10 Unbelievable.
03:12 That's a no look over the shoulder pass by Hara.
03:16 Inside the hoop stone here in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.
03:19 But first step, beautiful pass.
03:22 Togashi back in the game.
03:23 Double team.
03:24 That's three.
03:25 That's up.
03:26 And that's down for Yuki Togashi.
03:29 You can't keep a good man down.
03:31 He missed his first three point attempts.
03:34 By Shuta Hara.
03:36 And then this uncontested three point shot.
03:40 But he's back at the floor.
03:42 And he gives Moody a rest.
03:43 There he is.
03:44 Nice pass.
03:45 Brown reversing and getting the basket.
03:48 We begin the second quarter with a five point
03:51 lead for the Chiba Jets.
03:53 And we welcome all our viewers on One Plus, One Plus--
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03:59 the Filipinas Live app.
04:01 Again, talking about the rebounding story.
04:03 In the first quarter, 16 rebounds for Chiba.
04:06 And only four.
04:08 Make that four rebounds by the Solesque Nights.
04:12 And he wasn't even under the basket.
04:13 But that's what you call a nose for the ball.
04:16 Nice pass by Kaneshika and a left handed layup
04:19 coming from Ira Brown.
04:20 And he's in the average 12.2 points a game.
04:23 Kaneshika with a beautiful pass.
04:25 Now, Ira Brown, but if you want to be
04:27 able to continue with your transition attack,
04:29 you've got to control the boards.
04:31 You've got to watch your turnovers.
04:32 And they're not controlling the boards at this time.
04:34 But this man, Yongjun Ahn, with the ESL,
04:38 has been promising the best of the best.
04:42 And yes, they are delivering on that promise.
04:44 And talking about delivering, Jamil Warnie
04:47 with a beautiful delivery right there.
04:50 And he now has a total of eight points.
04:52 And the lead is cut down to just three points.
04:56 Hara looks at Mooney.
04:58 Mooney will drive.
04:59 Good defense by Williams.
05:02 Six on the shot clock.
05:03 Mooney at the top of the key.
05:04 Here's Hara, open for three.
05:06 Bang!
05:08 Movement of the ball around the perimeter.
05:12 You're seeing the SK Knights doubling the-- oh, look at that!
05:15 Oh, what an escape!
05:17 Wide open shot there for Oh.
05:20 We've got celebrities galore.
05:22 It's like an all-star cast watching the final four.
05:25 This is the last dance.
05:27 Four points in the game.
05:28 He needs to get his scoring up.
05:30 Togashi as well.
05:32 Togashi in the middle.
05:33 Faking, up and under.
05:35 Yes, sir!
05:35 A million US dollars.
05:37 It's unbelievable what a prize that ESL is giving.
05:40 Turnover here.
05:41 For the Jets, running is--
05:45 yeah, that is one choke toy.
05:48 Togashi faking, trying to draw foul.
05:52 Rebound is loose.
05:54 Here's Jamil Warnie, all the way to-- oh!
05:58 Rebound is almost-- almost went in.
06:01 Instead, it will go to the Knights,
06:03 and they're running again.
06:04 Here's Ahn again.
06:07 So they're certainly using their bench right now, Kenito.
06:11 And that's what you need, the bench.
06:12 Nice shot from Togashi.
06:14 And that's what Chippa needs, Yugi Togashi,
06:16 to hit the three-point shot.
06:18 And Josh Childress, one of the EASL's ambassadors
06:22 from the NBA.
06:23 First deadlock of the game at 31 after that split from the line.
06:27 Kaneshika from the outside, and Ren Kaneshika
06:31 has come to play today.
06:33 He was scoreless in the semifinals today.
06:36 He has five points.
06:37 Now, he's been unveiled.
06:39 Now, in the regular season, for the Chippa Jets,
06:42 Kaneshika, 41.7% from beyond the arc.
06:46 From that corner.
06:47 A counter three-pointer.
06:50 Togashi still has it.
06:51 Up against-- oh, he pulls the trigger.
06:53 That's a touchdown for Yugi Togashi.
06:58 You know, what's amazing is, when he gets that lift off,
07:01 he's not even squared for the shot.
07:03 It's like he's running, and then all of a sudden,
07:06 he pulls up for a jumper.
07:07 And it's from three points.
07:08 Only second to shoot.
07:10 Warnie misses the three.
07:12 And so the Chippa Jets will maintain a slim three-point
07:19 lead.
07:19 Look at the double screen that he was able to get.
07:22 First from Mooney, and then Mooney again sliding off.
07:26 Warnie, as well as Ira Brown.
07:29 While back, there was a turnover against Togashi.
07:32 That's the seventh against the Chippa Jets,
07:34 something that they will have to look out for.
07:36 And Leon Williams with a surprise jumper
07:38 from the outside.
07:39 That's a snapshot.
07:41 Xavier cooks will inbound.
07:42 Togashi given a screen by Mooney.
07:44 Mooney pops in, and he takes a quick jump shot
07:48 from the keyhole.
07:49 And John Mooney's--
07:50 Deflected pass.
07:52 Here's Williams, five seconds on the shot clock.
07:55 He goes up, and Leon Williams with four points
07:58 in the third quarter.
08:01 This guy's clutch.
08:03 A veteran player, he knows exactly
08:05 when to release the ball with the shot clock going down.
08:09 He has a total of seven now, and there's
08:11 a steal coming from Mooney.
08:13 He goes to reverse, and Xavier cooks raises that one.
08:16 The only way is on the defensive end.
08:18 Let's watch this again.
08:20 A chase down blocked by Xavier cooks right on the money.
08:24 He only has eight points today.
08:26 He shot 42%, four threes in the semis.
08:29 He does not have one so far.
08:32 Here's Williams, another steal, and he gets the shot in.
08:35 Mooney spins, turns around, misses the shot.
08:38 Yes.
08:39 Leon Williams right there for the offensive rebound.
08:42 On, beautiful.
08:43 And shoulder fake.
08:44 Oh!
08:45 Smart play on the part of Xavier cooks.
08:52 Ogawa.
08:54 Ira Brown, he has been silent, and he makes the three-point
08:57 shot.
08:59 And Mooney up against Ira Brown, one on one.
09:03 Reaching far.
09:04 Oh, that will drop.
09:05 That will drop.
09:06 He makes it.
09:07 Ira Brown is at the line.
09:09 10 points in the game for Warnie, four out of 12.
09:12 Nobody to pass to, and he says, let's pull this out.
09:16 Warnie spinning, going up, flipping it up, and in.
09:20 For Jamil Warnie, four straight points
09:22 for the league's leading scorer, and he now
09:25 has a total of 12 in the game.
09:28 He's going to work.
09:30 And now the SK Knights in the driver's seat.
09:34 Oh, what a pass.
09:36 And John Mooney putting that ball inside
09:40 on a beautiful pass by the magician, no less.
09:43 11 in the game for John Mooney, and we
09:46 are tied once more at 49.
09:48 OJ Yoon, he has played a lot of minutes here tonight as well.
09:54 He will take the three.
09:59 That's good.
10:00 And he will make the three.
10:01 As we see all of the action here,
10:03 Mooney with that pass, increased their lead here.
10:07 Remember, they trailed by three at the half.
10:10 Bounce pass, Leon Williams.
10:12 Nice shot, absorbing contact and getting the bucket.
10:17 This is going down the wire.
10:20 Again, in the first game, it also went down the wire.
10:23 Anyang, Jung Kwan Jung, Red Boosters winning third place
10:29 over the game, Utah Vikings.
10:32 Here's Togashi.
10:34 What a move, three point shot.
10:36 That's good.
10:37 And the crowd roars.
10:39 14 in the game for Jamil Warnie.
10:41 Here's that move by the magician, Yuki Togashi.
10:44 As Xavier Cook says, Ogawa picks up the rebound.
10:49 He slips, falls.
10:51 And here's the attack now of the Knights.
10:53 High looper by Warnie Noe.
10:55 Gets his own miss, goes up again.
10:57 Gets the basket, plus a foul.
10:59 The glass, watch it here.
11:01 Missing on the floater, getting the offensive rebound,
11:04 absorbing the contact.
11:07 Mooney loses Williams.
11:09 Nice shot inside for John Mooney.
11:12 And John Mooney now with a total of 13.
11:14 What a game.
11:16 Here's Mooney.
11:17 They have started their plays just like this.
11:20 As Togashi gets away.
11:23 17 in the game for Yuki Togashi.
11:25 Look at the bodies sprawled on the floor.
11:27 And there's a steal by Yuki Togashi.
11:29 He will go all the way to the basket.
11:31 Yuki Togashi.
11:33 So far.
11:34 All of a sudden, the magician has exploded,
11:38 weaving his magic with the right hand,
11:41 flipping it up and in.
11:43 The smallest man on the floor.
11:44 He stands only 5'7", and he's Jamil Warnie.
11:48 Forcing his way inside, getting the bucket.
11:51 SK Knights not out of it.
11:53 Not by a long shot.
11:54 The leading team in the FIBA America's Cup.
11:59 Only 30 years old.
12:00 Togashi.
12:01 Yes, sir.
12:02 Yuki Togashi with 20 points in the game.
12:07 10 here in the second half.
12:08 And a good tap there by O.
12:12 Almost a steal.
12:13 A lot of time in the shot clock.
12:15 Here's Cooks.
12:17 No.
12:18 Making the shot.
12:19 Xavier Cooks.
12:21 One of the best games for Leon Williams.
12:23 15 in the game.
12:25 Togashi drives, drops it off to Moody.
12:27 What a shot by John Moody.
12:29 And what a pass coming from Yuki Togashi.
12:32 Again, that uncanny change of tactics
12:37 on the part of Coach John Patrick.
12:39 With Cooks bringing up the ball,
12:41 Togashi waiting in the wings for the pass,
12:44 and then he makes the play.
12:46 And Warnie made it look so easy.
12:48 Warnie starting to cook now.
12:50 22 points for Jamil Warnie.
12:52 He had only eight at the half,
12:54 so he is starting to really get hot.
12:56 Remember, he had 21 points in the semifinals
12:59 in the second half alone.
13:01 Here's Togashi, gives it to Brown.
13:05 Moody drops it off to Cooks.
13:07 And Cooks, six points for coming here in the fourth period.
13:11 Coming close to claiming that $1 million first prize.
13:16 Warnie against Ira Gron, but he's forced to pass.
13:18 Nice play.
13:19 Beautiful play there.
13:21 What a screen by Leon Williams.
13:23 - John, An is the shooter that you need
13:27 in that kind of play.
13:28 Moody, looking for Yuki Togashi, but he finds, oh.
13:32 - Oh, there's a block by Warnie,
13:33 followed by Ira Gron, no.
13:35 Rebound is picked up by An.
13:37 - They need a three-point shot.
13:38 - Gives it to Warnie for the tie, no.
13:41 And that'll do it.
13:43 The Chiba Jets are crowned the EASL champion
13:49 for season 2023-2024.