Shimane's comeback at Toyama sounds encouraging until you remember why it needed one: it fell 20 points behind, and its coach said the middle quarters got away defensively. Sendai comes in after scoring 93 at Kawasaki, so the first question is whether Shimane can stop a second wave of attacks before it has to chase another game. Shimane's late rebounding and transition gave it a route back at Toyama; can those stops arrive earlier against Sendai?
Coach Petar Bojic credited defensive resistance and rebounds for the recovery, while Ryosuke Shirahama said the team lost focus on the officials in the first half. Our recent match records have Shimane losing 79–82 at Toyama and Sendai winning 93–82 at Kawasaki. Those scores do not tell us how the matchup will unfold, but the timing of the defensive response does. [Shimane's postgame comments](https://www.susanoo-m.com/topics_detail36/id=21135)
