CHICAGO STEALS GAME 1
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Chicago Gale brought their "A" Game to Oklahoma City to steal the Season 35 Finals series opener.
"A" as in A'doo and "A" as in Arlen.
Despite eventually fouling out League MVP Didger A'doo scored a game-high 25 points that included 4 for 4 from 3-point Land. Twelve of those points came in the first quarter, getting his team out to an early lead. And small forward Harold Arlen went over the rainbow with an MVP of the Game performance that included 16 points, a game-high 10 rebounds, 3 assists and a blocked shot.
Teammate Beezow Bop-Bop was especially spectacular defensively from the guard position, blocking 7 shots, scoring 10 points, grabbing four boards and assisting three times.
Meanwhile, the home team Lariats could not keep up with Chicago in the second half in what was quickly becoming a chippy game. Fisticuffs broke out early in the fourth quarter with Oklahoma City down by 8. All-MBA center Max Payne of the home team and visitor Nobby Nabob went at it, both drawing technicals and Payne getting tossed from the rest of the contest.
The one bright spot for the Lariats was again the play of 14-season substitute guard Tubes Mullard, who came off the pines and led his team in scoring with 17.
But Mullard's heroics were pretty much offset by a strong bench game from Chicago's Poppy Poppalucco, who spelled A'doo and popped in 13 of his own.
So with Chicago winning their first finals game since Season 16, the Gale heads home to Chicago up 1-0 in the best of five series. And the Lariats are staring at a game that they badly need to win on the road.
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