MBA SEASON 24 PLAYOFFS FINAL REPORT

Season 24 Playoff Summary

Champs--Philadelphia Phobia, 10 time, 3rd consecutive time (a record)

Bested Houston Iguanas in finals 3 games to 1
Bested Sacramento River Dogs 2 games to 1 in semifinals

Playoff MVP -- Dingo Dog Taylor, forward, Houston Iguanas
Top Playoff Scorer -- Mamadou Zongo, Philadelphia, 15.8 points per game
Top Playoff Rebounder -- Dingo Dog Taylor, Houston, 5.3 per game

Playoff Game Summaries

Round 1 Semifinals, Philadelphia over Sacramento 2 games to 0

Game 1 --Philadelphia 98, Sacramento 60
Game MVP -- Hall of Famer Cam Bodia, Philadelphia forward, 14 pts, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Top Scorer -- Jeremiah “The Reverend” Wacknut, Sacramento guard, 19 points

Game 2-- Philadelphia 83, Sacramento 63
Game MVP -- Hall of Famer Curly Hogbottom, Philadelphia forward, 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Top Scorer--Rafe Hollister, Philadelphia center, 24 points


Round 1 Semifinals, Houston over Dallas, 2 games to 1 (The Battle of Texas)
Special note -- Dallas had eliminated Houston from playoffs last three times they met

Game 1-- Dallas 87, Houston 80 at Dallas
Game MVP-- Ed Masterson, Dallas forward, 34 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Top Scorer-- Ed Masterson, 34
Special note-- Triple Double Pug Flatface, Houston forward, 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists
Special note -- 34 points by Ed Masterson just four short of playoff record set twice by Hall of Famer Dan Mann of Milwaukee, who scored 38 twice, once in Season 9, once in Season 12

Game 2-- Houston 81, Dallas 73 at Houston
Game MVP--Marcus Pettis, Houston guard, 22 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists
Top Scorer --Marcus Pettis, 22

Game 3 -- Houston 87, Dallas 70 at Dallas
Game MVP -- Marcus Pettis, Houston guard, 24 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
Game MVP--Dingo Dog Taylor, Houston guard, 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
Game MVP--Ed Masterson, Dallas forward, 23 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Top Scorer, Marcus Pettis, 24
Special note-- Starting point guard “California Dan” Masterson injured early in first quarter and would not return.




Round 2 Championship Series (only second time these teams have met in finals, first time Season 5)

Game 1 -- Philadelphia 69, Houston 57 at Philadelphia
Game MVP--Pug Flatface, Houston forward, 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks
Top Scorer-- Ross “Cement Head” Harris, Philadelphia guard--14 points
Summary-- Despite shooting just 49.2 percent for the game, an unheard-of bad marksmanship for a winning team in the MBA, Philadelphia held off Houston thanks to a red-hot first quarter where they jumped off to a 23-12 lead. Houston rallied to pull within 10, 54-44 at the end of three quarters, but could never quite catch the two-time defending champs. Philly gets a 10-point, 3 rebound performance off the bench by Shou-Shing Wine who subbed for Cam Bodia, who was in foul trouble most of the game in this defensive struggle.

Game 2 -- Houston 69, Philadelphia 59 at Houston
Game MVP -- Davis Mastersoy, Houston center, 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks (a triple double)
Top Scorer -- Hall of Famer Curly Hogbottom, Philadelphia forward, 24 points
Summary -- Philly again jumped out to an early lead, holding a 19-12 advantage after one quarter. Houston slowly closed the gap until they finally had the game tied 46-46 after three quarters. The Iguanas then dominated the final quarter 23-13 as the fans in The Terrarium went wild.
Both teams again played hard-nosed defense in this one, with neither team able to shoot even 53 percent.

Game 3 -- Philadelphia 77, Houston 73
Game MVP -- Hall of Famer Cam Bodia, Philadelphia forward, 25 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block
Top Scorer -- Bodia’s 25
Summary -- With Houston leading by a point, Hall of Fame forward Cam Bodia of Houston took over the closing minutes of the game, scoring the game’s final 5 points. The Iguanas had a chance to tie the contest just prior to Bodia’s last bucket, but substitute forward Kingsford Briquets inexplicably missed an easy tip try. Philly led for three quarters in this one before Houston rallied near the end of the game to take the lead prior to Bodia’s heroics.

Game 4 -- Philadelphia 84, Houston 75
Game MVP -- Davis Mastersoy, Houston center, 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks
Top Scorer -- Mamadou Zongo, Philadelphia guard, 22 points
Summary -- A strong first-quarter by Philly staked the champs to a 22-17 lead which they never relinquished. For the fourth consecutive game, the Phobia was held to less than 53 percent in shooting percentage, but made up for it with 15 of 19 at the free throw line in a foul-plagued affair and 7 of 14 from behind the arc, with four of those treys from Zongo, who finally gets his first MBA championship ring after 10 seasons in the league.
This game also signaled the end for retiring Curly Hogbottom, the MBA’s most decorated player.