POST SEASON UPDATE

THE EXTRA GAME

In the first extra game in MBA history, the Seattle Stampede absolutely massacred the Oklahoma City Lariats 95-61 to earn the fourth and final playoff spot for Season 25. Zooch Managoogie was the MVP of the game for Seattle with game-high totals in points (27), rebounds (7) and assists(5) in the first triple double of his career.
We in the MBA front offices are actually glad that Oklahoma City did not make it to the post season. The Lariats were totally unworthy, especially with such a putrid effort.


ROUND 1, GAME 1 (BEST OF THREE)

San Jose Fighting Amigos 71, Philadelphia Phobia 69 (at San Jose)

A legend is born. League MVP and Rookie of the Year Saggital Occlusal of the Fighting Amigos hit the winning short jump shot with two time units remaining, then denied fellow rookie Ricket E. Rack a shot at the buzzer, giving San Jose it's first post-season win in the team's 21-season history.
The game was nip and tuck throughout with neither team leading by more than five points at any time.
Occlusal led his team in scoring with 18. The game MVP award went to Ross "Cement Head" Harris of Philadelphia, who led the three-time defending champs with 25 points off the bench in his first game back from a 5-game injury.

ROUND ONE, GAME ONE
Charleston Rebels 94, Seattle Stampede 89 (at Charleston)
The Charleston Rebels, 9-1 during the regular season, used a 32-point third quarter to propel them to their first playoff win since Season 8. Newly-elected Hall of Fame center Jonny Cockaroo, the league's all-pro pivot, led the way with 24 points while teammate Kippy Kinski ("as if we had to tell you") added 21 from his guard position.
Veteran Jim Linzy was outstanding off the bench, putting down his guitar and getting 16 points for the foul-plagued rookie Soh Cah Toa.
Zooch Managoogie was high scorer for Seattle with 21.
The Stampede pulled to within two points with 2 time units remaining, when Charleston's Newty McNewtsalot, the league's top rebounder, grabbed a key offensive rebound on teammate Benny Gumm's miss, scored and was fouled. He made the charity toss to account for the final margin.
Charleston set a playoff record in this one with 23 made free throws in 27 attempts, besting (ironically) a mark of 22 the Rebels had established in Season 8. Oklahoma City had tied that mark in Season 13.

ROUND 1, GAME 2
Philadelphia Phobia 81, San Jose Fighting Amigos 58 (at Philadelphia)
This dragon refuses to be slain. Or is that slayed?
The three-time defending champs, led by Ross "Cement Head" Harris' 21-points, turned a tight game into a blowout, outscoring San Jose 27-8 in the final quarter. Harris' running mate at guard, the longtime cut pile resuscitee "Spit Can" Sammy Sampson, the league's smallest player at 5-9, added 21. Together, the Philly guards refused to let San Jose ball handlers penetrate, either dribbling or passing, racking up five steals between them. Rafe Hollister, the back woods moonshiner from Mayberry, North Carolina, had 18 from his center position, manhandling opposing center Zlatko Korkovic of San Jose.
Guard Felipe Jazzman of San Jose continues to have a rough post-season. After averaging 16 a game during the regular season, he has shot a horrendous 4 for 18 (22.2 percent) and scored just nine points in two games.
The Amigos managed just one assist in the game, in this, only their third loss of the year. It will now come down to a final contest to see who advances to the title series.