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Samurai Strike: Tokyo Dominates Vipers 103-81 Behind Caldwell's 30

Caldwell's Career Night Fuels Samurai's Road Victory

From Holosports News
Published January 15, 2026

LOS ANGELES – The Tokyo Samurai rode a dominant offensive performance, anchored by a career-high 30 points from Rhys Caldwell, to a decisive 103-81 victory over the Los Angeles Vipers on Saturday night. The Samurai controlled the tempo from the second quarter onward, pulling away with sharp shooting and efficient ball movement to secure a crucial road win in World Pro League Season 2.

The Vipers started brightly, with early baskets from Freya Schultz and Zara Ali keeping pace with the Samurai. However, a critical turning point arrived in the second quarter when Rhys Caldwell ignited, knocking down a three-pointer that began a string of offensive fireworks for Tokyo. “We knew we had to come out aggressive,” Caldwell said post-game. “The Vipers are a tough team at home, so we wanted to set the tone early and keep it there.”

Tokyo’s offense found its rhythm, with multiple players contributing key baskets. Cassian Patel added 11 points and 8 rebounds, while Silas Kovač chipped in 13 points, showcasing the Samurai’s balanced attack. The Vipers struggled to find consistent scoring, hampered by a cold shooting night. Despite strong rebounding efforts from Kenzo Okada (17 points, 9 rebounds) and Freya Schultz (10 points, 9 rebounds), Los Angeles couldn’t overcome the deficit.

“We just couldn’t find our shot tonight,” lamented Vipers Head Coach Eva Rostova. “Credit to Tokyo, they played a near-perfect game offensively. We have to learn from this and regroup quickly for our next matchup.”

The Samurai’s offensive surge continued through the second half, with Hugo Mortensen adding a pair of timely field goals to maintain the cushion. While the Vipers battled, their shooting woes continued, particularly from the free-throw line, limiting their ability to mount a comeback.

Key Notes:

  • Rhys Caldwell’s 30 points led all scorers and was a game-high.
  • Tokyo Samurai shot 38.9% from the field, significantly outshooting the Vipers’ 29.1%.
  • The Samurai dished out 25 assists on 35 made field goals, showcasing superior ball movement.
  • Los Angeles Vipers struggled at the free-throw line, converting only 5 of 16 attempts (31.3%).
  • Both teams were dominant on the glass, with the Samurai holding a slight 61-60 rebounding advantage.

Linescore

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Tokyo Samurai 22 28 35 18 103
Los Angeles Vipers 18 21 11 31 81

Team Stats

Stat TOK LOS
Field Goal % 38.9% 29.1%
Three-Point % 37.2% 29.6%
Free Throw % 77.3% 31.3%
Rebounds 61 60
Assists 25 21
Turnovers 13 14
Steals 5 8
Blocks 5 5
Player Pos MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF
Maya Jenkins
G 20:11 0 0 10 0.0% 0 3 0.0% 0 0 - 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 1
Oliver Jensen
F 30:30 6 2 11 18.2% 1 7 14.3% 1 3 33.3% 4 2 6 3 2 0 3 5
Leo Martinez
F 24:28 3 1 9 11.1% 1 7 14.3% 0 0 - 1 5 6 2 1 2 2 0
Emilien Bertrand
F 18:27 4 2 5 40.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 - 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 2
Ximena Vargas
F 12:32 3 1 3 33.3% 1 2 50.0% 0 0 - 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Zara Ali
G 23:31 8 2 15 13.3% 1 9 11.1% 3 6 50.0% 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 2
Kenzo Okada
G 24:27 17 6 11 54.5% 5 7 71.4% 0 0 - 4 5 9 2 0 0 0 0
Isabella Cruz
F 10:03 8 3 5 60.0% 2 4 50.0% 0 0 - 0 2 2 0 2 1 2 0
Daniel Rojas
G 14:26 5 2 8 25.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 0 - 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1
Léa Roux
C 20:49 8 3 7 42.9% 1 2 50.0% 1 5 20.0% 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0
Freya Schultz
C 27:11 10 5 14 35.7% 0 3 0.0% 0 0 - 2 7 9 1 0 0 1 1
Luka Jensen
G 13:25 9 3 5 60.0% 3 5 60.0% 0 2 0.0% 1 1 2 4 1 0 2 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 11:48
Tokyo Samurai — Ball out of bounds
Q1 11:48
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel missed fast break
Q1 11:33
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz missed pick and roll
Q1 11:31
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel defensive rebound
Q1 11:13
Los Angeles Vipers — Shooting foul on Zara Ali
Q1 11:13
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel missed free throw 3 of 3
Q1 11:13
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel made free throw 2 of 3
Q1 11:13
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel made free throw 1 of 3
Q1 11:12
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz defensive rebound
Q1 11:06
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez missed fast break
Q1 11:03
Tokyo Samurai — Ren Yoshida defensive rebound
Q1 10:56
Los Angeles Vipers — Non-shooting foul on Zara Ali
Q1 10:35
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel post up (2 pts)
Q1 10:16
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed one on one
Q1 10:14
Tokyo Samurai — Ren Yoshida defensive rebound
Q1 09:58
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller missed catch and shoot
Q1 09:57
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali defensive rebound
Q1 09:51
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez missed catch and shoot
Q1 09:49
Tokyo Samurai — Ren Yoshida defensive rebound
Q1 09:42
Tokyo Samurai — Ball out of bounds
Q1 09:42
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller missed fast break
Q1 09:24
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz post up (2 pts)
Q1 09:00
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen post up (2 pts) – Assisted by Ren Yoshida
Q1 08:42
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz TURNOVER
Q1 08:27
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 08:24
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali defensive rebound
Q1 08:19
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Leo Martinez
Q1 08:00
Tokyo Samurai — Ball out of bounds
Q1 08:00
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen missed post up
Q1 07:42
Los Angeles Vipers — Rhys Caldwell STEAL from Leo Martinez
Q1 07:40
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell missed catch and shoot
Q1 07:37
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz defensive rebound
Q1 07:32
Los Angeles Vipers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 07:32
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 07:15
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel missed one on one
Q1 07:12
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel offensive rebound
Q1 06:57
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell pick and roll (3 pts) – Assisted by Ren Yoshida
Q1 06:39
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz missed catch and shoot
Q1 06:36
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller defensive rebound
Q1 06:31
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel missed catch and shoot
Q1 06:28
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen defensive rebound
Q1 06:25
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed catch and shoot
Q1 06:23
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller defensive rebound
Q1 06:17
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Ren Yoshida
Q1 06:02
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed pick and roll
Q1 06:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada offensive rebound
Q1 05:58
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen put back (2 pts)
Q1 05:40
Tokyo Samurai — Ball out of bounds
Q1 05:40
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel missed one on one
Q1 05:22
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez TURNOVER
Q1 05:07
Tokyo Samurai — Ball out of bounds
Q1 05:07
Tokyo Samurai — Ren Yoshida missed pick and roll
Q1 04:52
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed catch and shoot
Q1 04:50
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller defensive rebound
Q1 04:47
Tokyo Samurai — Ball out of bounds
Q1 04:47
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell missed catch and shoot
Q1 04:32
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed catch and shoot
Q1 04:31
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz offensive rebound
Q1 04:27
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz missed put back
Q1 04:26
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen offensive rebound
Q1 04:23
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz put back (2 pts)
Q1 04:06
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Ren Yoshida
Q1 03:49
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali one on one (3 pts)
Q1 03:33
Tokyo Samurai — Freya Schultz STEAL from Rhys Caldwell
Q1 03:26
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed fast break
Q1 03:25
Tokyo Samurai — Ren Yoshida defensive rebound
Q1 03:23
Los Angeles Vipers — Shooting foul on Oliver Jensen
Q1 03:23
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell made free throw 3 of 3
Q1 03:23
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell made free throw 2 of 3
Q1 03:23
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell made free throw 1 of 3
Q1 03:23
Tokyo Samurai — Casper Finch - substitution
Q1 03:23
Tokyo Samurai — Hugo Mortensen - substitution
Q1 03:08
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Kenzo Okada
Q1 02:49
Tokyo Samurai — Oliver Jensen BLOCKS David Miller
Q1 02:46
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz defensive rebound
Q1 02:43
Los Angeles Vipers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 02:43
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:28
Los Angeles Vipers — Non-shooting foul on Oliver Jensen
Q1 02:14
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:13
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez defensive rebound
Q1 02:07
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:05
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel defensive rebound
Q1 02:02
Tokyo Samurai — Cassian Patel missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:01
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez defensive rebound
Q1 01:59
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 01:58
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada offensive rebound
Q1 01:56
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed put back
Q1 01:54
Tokyo Samurai — David Miller defensive rebound
Q1 01:49
Tokyo Samurai — Ball out of bounds
Q1 01:49
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell missed catch and shoot
Q1 01:26
Los Angeles Vipers — David Miller STEAL from Oliver Jensen
Q1 01:21
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by David Miller
Q1 01:06
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed catch and shoot
Q1 01:05
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz offensive rebound
Q1 01:02
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed put back
Q1 00:59
Tokyo Samurai — Casper Finch defensive rebound
Q1 00:54
Tokyo Samurai — Leo Martinez STEAL from David Miller
Q1 00:52
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Oliver Jensen
Q1 00:38
Tokyo Samurai — Ren Yoshida missed catch and shoot
Q1 00:36
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada defensive rebound
Q1 00:32
Tokyo Samurai — Shooting foul on Cassian Patel
Q1 00:32
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali made free throw 3 of 3
Q1 00:32
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali made free throw 2 of 3
Q1 00:32
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed free throw 1 of 3
Q1 00:32
Los Angeles Vipers — Léa Roux - substitution
Q1 00:32
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz - substitution
Q1 00:32
Los Angeles Vipers — Maya Jenkins - substitution
Q1 00:32
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada - substitution
Q1 00:18
Tokyo Samurai — Rhys Caldwell catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Cassian Patel
Q1 00:02
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 00:02
Los Angeles Vipers — Luka Jensen - substitution
Q1 00:02
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali - substitution
Q1 00:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 00:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez missed one on one