Former NBA forward Yuta Watanabe had 16 points and eight rebounds in his Japanese B-League debut Saturday as the Chiba Jets beat the Utsunomiya Brex 91-84 in overtime.D.J. Hogg scored a team-leading 26 points for the Jets at LaLa arena Tokyo-Bay in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, while the Brex's D.J. Newbill scored a game-high 35 points and sent the game into overtime at 77-77 with a late three-point basket.Watanabe is expected to be the B-League's biggest draw in light of both his NBA exploits and his leading role for the men's national team."This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience," said Wa…READ FULL ARTICLE
