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Samurai Strike Late! Tokyo Denies Vipers in Wild 108-106 Finish

Samurai Edge Out Vipers in Tense Road Victory

From Holosports News
Published January 15, 2026

LOS ANGELES – In a nail-biting World Pro League clash that came down to the wire, the Tokyo Samurai snatched victory from the Los Angeles Vipers, prevailing 108-106 at the Vipers Arena. The game was a back-and-forth affair from the opening tip, with both teams exchanging blows, but a late surge by the Samurai, capped by a series of clutch plays, sealed the Vipers’ fate in front of their home crowd.

The Vipers, led by a stellar 30-point performance from Zara Ali, battled valiantly throughout the contest. Ali was a force on offense, hitting timely jumpers and driving to the basket, while Oliver Jensen anchored the paint with a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds. Los Angeles showcased strong ball movement, racking up 29 assists against just 9 turnovers.

However, the Samurai’s balanced attack and relentless rebounding proved to be the difference. Ren Yoshida chipped in 19 points for Tokyo, and David Miller dished out a game-high 6 assists to go along with 12 points and 9 boards. The Samurai fought hard on the boards, outrebounding the Vipers 66-59, including crucial offensive rebounds in the final minutes.

“We fought hard, but we made too many mistakes down the stretch,” said Vipers coach, looking frustrated. “Give credit to Tokyo, they made the big plays when it mattered most.”

“It’s a tough road win,” commented Miller for the victorious Samurai. “We knew it would be a battle, but we stuck together and executed. That’s what it’s all about.”

The game saw multiple momentum swings. A three-pointer from Freya Schultz in the third quarter ignited a Vipers run, but Tokyo answered with their own long-range bombs, including a crucial triple from Hugo Mortensen late in the fourth. The Vipers’ free throw struggles were also a factor, as they converted just 26.9% from the line, hindering their ability to pull away.

Key Notes:

  • Zara Ali led all scorers with 30 points for the Los Angeles Vipers.
  • Tokyo Samurai dominated the boards with 66 total rebounds.
  • David Miller dished out a game-high 6 assists for the Samurai.
  • The Vipers struggled at the charity stripe, shooting 7-of-26 (26.9%) from the free-throw line.
  • Both teams had efficient ball movement, with the Samurai holding a slight edge in the AST/TO ratio (3.5 vs. 3.2).

Linescore

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Tokyo Samurai 23 33 25 27 108
Los Angeles Vipers 37 21 23 25 106

Team Stats

Stat TOK LOS
Field Goal % 39.3% 44.2%
Three-Point % 33.3% 34.9%
Free Throw % 44.4% 26.9%
Rebounds 66 59
Assists 28 29
Turnovers 8 9
Steals 6 3
Blocks 7 8
Player Pos MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF
Kenzo Okada
G 23:06 19 8 13 61.5% 3 7 42.9% 0 0 - 2 2 4 4 0 2 1 1
Daniel Rojas
G 14:24 0 0 7 0.0% 0 4 0.0% 0 0 - 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1
Léa Roux
C 20:32 3 1 4 25.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 5 0.0% 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0
Ximena Vargas
F 17:20 6 1 8 12.5% 0 5 0.0% 4 5 80.0% 0 5 5 2 0 0 0 0
Luka Jensen
G 13:56 8 4 6 66.7% 0 1 0.0% 0 0 - 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0
Maya Jenkins
G 20:36 7 3 7 42.9% 1 3 33.3% 0 3 0.0% 1 4 5 4 1 0 1 2
Emilien Bertrand
F 13:45 2 1 2 50.0% 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 4 5 1 1 0 2 2
Zara Ali
G 23:58 30 12 21 57.1% 5 8 62.5% 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 1 0 3 1 2
Isabella Cruz
F 10:29 0 0 1 0.0% 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Oliver Jensen
F 30:41 13 5 12 41.7% 2 6 33.3% 1 2 50.0% 3 9 12 2 0 1 0 1
Freya Schultz
C 27:28 13 5 10 50.0% 3 6 50.0% 0 2 0.0% 5 2 7 4 0 1 0 0
Leo Martinez
F 23:45 5 2 4 50.0% 0 0 - 1 7 14.3% 1 7 8 5 0 0 1 1
Q1 12:00
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen - substitution
Q1 12:00
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel - substitution
Q1 12:00
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller - substitution
Q1 12:00
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell - substitution
Q1 12:00
Tokyo Samurai — Ren Yoshida - substitution
Q1 12:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz - substitution
Q1 12:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen - substitution
Q1 12:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez - substitution
Q1 12:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali - substitution
Q1 12:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada - substitution
Q1 11:45
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Freya Schultz
Q1 11:30
Tokyo Samurai — Freya Schultz BLOCKS Hugo Mortensen
Q1 11:29
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen offensive rebound
Q1 11:25
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell missed put back
Q1 11:24
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez defensive rebound
Q1 11:16
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz fast break (3 pts) – Assisted by Oliver Jensen
Q1 10:57
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel post up (2 pts)
Q1 10:43
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz missed catch and shoot
Q1 10:41
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz offensive rebound
Q1 10:37
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada put back (2 pts)
Q1 10:17
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller missed post up
Q1 10:16
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen defensive rebound
Q1 10:09
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed fast break
Q1 10:08
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller defensive rebound
Q1 10:03
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen catch and shoot (3 pts)
Q1 09:45
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali catch and shoot (3 pts)
Q1 09:30
Tokyo Samurai — Ren Yoshida fast break (3 pts) – Assisted by David Miller
Q1 09:10
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez missed post up
Q1 09:07
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell defensive rebound
Q1 09:04
Los Angeles Vipers — Shooting foul on Zara Ali
Q1 09:04
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell missed free throw 2 of 2
Q1 09:04
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell made free throw 1 of 2
Q1 09:01
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen defensive rebound
Q1 08:58
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Leo Martinez
Q1 08:42
Tokyo Samurai — Oliver Jensen STEAL from Cassian Patel
Q1 08:37
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali fast break (2 pts)
Q1 08:20
Tokyo Samurai — Oliver Jensen BLOCKS Cassian Patel
Q1 08:19
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen defensive rebound
Q1 08:14
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali fast break (2 pts) – Assisted by Kenzo Okada
Q1 08:08
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell missed catch and shoot
Q1 08:06
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez defensive rebound
Q1 08:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Kenzo Okada
Q1 07:46
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell missed catch and shoot
Q1 07:45
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel offensive rebound
Q1 07:43
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell missed put back
Q1 07:41
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen defensive rebound
Q1 07:35
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Leo Martinez
Q1 07:20
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen missed pick and roll
Q1 07:17
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez defensive rebound
Q1 07:12
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Leo Martinez
Q1 06:56
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller TURNOVER
Q1 06:41
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Freya Schultz
Q1 06:26
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Cassian Patel
Q1 06:18
Los Angeles Vipers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 06:18
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz missed fast break
Q1 06:03
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell missed catch and shoot
Q1 06:01
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen defensive rebound
Q1 05:56
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz catch and shoot (3 pts)
Q1 05:38
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 05:36
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez defensive rebound
Q1 05:34
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Leo Martinez
Q1 05:17
Tokyo Samurai — Ren Yoshida catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by David Miller
Q1 04:54
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed post up
Q1 04:51
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller defensive rebound
Q1 04:44
Tokyo Samurai — Kenzo Okada STEAL from David Miller
Q1 04:39
Tokyo Samurai — Shooting foul on Cassian Patel
Q1 04:39
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez missed free throw 2 of 2
Q1 04:39
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez missed free throw 1 of 2
Q1 04:37
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen defensive rebound
Q1 04:31
Tokyo Samurai — Ren Yoshida catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Rhys Caldwell
Q1 04:16
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed pick and roll
Q1 04:13
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen defensive rebound
Q1 04:07
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell missed catch and shoot
Q1 04:04
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada defensive rebound
Q1 03:58
Los Angeles Vipers — Cassian Patel BLOCKS Zara Ali
Q1 03:56
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz offensive rebound
Q1 03:56
Tokyo Samurai — Casper Finch - substitution
Q1 03:56
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen - substitution
Q1 03:37
Los Angeles Vipers — Cassian Patel BLOCKS Oliver Jensen
Q1 03:35
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel defensive rebound
Q1 03:30
Tokyo Samurai — Zara Ali STEAL from David Miller
Q1 03:24
Los Angeles Vipers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 03:24
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 03:09
Tokyo Samurai — Ren Yoshida pick and roll (3 pts)
Q1 02:54
Los Angeles Vipers — Rhys Caldwell BLOCKS Freya Schultz
Q1 02:53
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen offensive rebound
Q1 02:49
Los Angeles Vipers — Casper Finch BLOCKS Zara Ali
Q1 02:48
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel defensive rebound
Q1 02:45
Tokyo Samurai — Ball out of bounds
Q1 02:45
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:31
Los Angeles Vipers — David Miller BLOCKS Kenzo Okada
Q1 02:28
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada offensive rebound
Q1 02:25
Los Angeles Vipers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 02:25
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed put back
Q1 02:10
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Ren Yoshida
Q1 01:53
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Kenzo Okada
Q1 01:51
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel missed catch and shoot
Q1 01:50
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen defensive rebound
Q1 01:45
Los Angeles Vipers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 01:45
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed fast break
Q1 01:30
Los Angeles Vipers — Non-shooting foul on Zara Ali
Q1 01:16
Tokyo Samurai — Ball out of bounds
Q1 01:16
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell missed catch and shoot
Q1 01:01
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Kenzo Okada
Q1 01:01
Los Angeles Vipers — Maya Jenkins - substitution
Q1 01:01
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada - substitution
Q1 00:46
Tokyo Samurai — Ball out of bounds
Q1 00:46
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel missed pick and roll
Q1 00:46
Los Angeles Vipers — Léa Roux - substitution
Q1 00:46
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz - substitution
Q1 00:28
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez TURNOVER
Q1 00:28
Los Angeles Vipers — Luka Jensen - substitution
Q1 00:28
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali - substitution
Q1 00:13
Tokyo Samurai — Ren Yoshida pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Cassian Patel
Q1 00:00
Los Angeles Vipers — David Miller BLOCKS Luka Jensen