Tuesday, March 18, 2014




PHILADELPHIA 67, MILWAUKEE 62

The big, bad title machine that is the Philadelphia Phobia added championship number 14 and a record fourth consecutive to its ridiculous total, besting the Milwaukee Greyhounds 67-62 to win the finals series 3 games to 1.
Philadelphia, led by the 16-point effort of Sunny Osiris, the only newcomer to the starting lineup from a season ago, broke open a tight contest in the third quarter, then held the challengers at bay in the final stanza.
But perhaps the biggest turn of events in this game came late in the first quarter, when regular season MVP Gato DoMato, the power forward for Milwaukee, was injured and unable to continue in the contest.
Hrundi V. Bakshi, the two guard for the Greyhounds, led everyone in scoring with a 24-point performance. Bakshi would later be named the MVP of the Playoffs for the first time in his Hall of Fame career. Aside from the 15-point effort from DoMato's replacement, the veteran Chi CityMaine, Bakshi would get little offensive help from his teammates in this losing effort, the one finals game in which defense trumped powerful offensive squads.
The Season 32 championship won by the Phobia put a ring on the proverbial finger of point guard Cheetos Jones and earned him Hall of Fame honors, making him the 34th player to join that illustrious notebook.



As stated previously, Hrundi V. Bakshi was an easy choice for Playoff MVP for Season 32. His 22 points-per-game average was the fourth highest total ever in the playoffs, and he was the third-best rebounder in the playoffs from his guard position.
Philadelphia center Ama Spikie was runner-up in the voting, followed by newly christened Hall of Famer Cheetos Jones.
Ed Masterson of San Jose, who retires to join brother Bat as a deputy marshall in Tombstone (where he will be gunned down in the street) added to his most games played number in the post-season, bowing out with a whopping 49 playoff game appearances.
Masterson's teammate, Hall of Famer Sagittal Occlusal, also retiring, finished an illustrious career with 39 games in the playoffs (7th all time) and 599 points (tied with Momadou Zongo for third all time -- the top two are Dan Mann 768 and Uncle Bob Masterson 650).
Tug Hershorts, Philadelphia's power forward, has now played in 43 playoff contests, tied with Cam Bodia for third all time.
Another season in the books, folks. Another Philadelphia championship.

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