Season 36 MBA Playoffs Round 1, Game 1 Houston at Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City 90, Houston 81

WHITE'S RECORD-TYING BARRAGE OF 3S WINS OPENER FOR LARIATS

OKLAHOMA CITY -- When Oklahoma City point guard Walt White is on an offensive tear, his Lariats team is tough to beat. And in this playoff opener, the seventh-season veteran was incendiary, going 8 for 12 from 3-point land on the way to a 31-point performance, leading the defending champions to a 90-81 win over the Houston Iguanas.
White experienced his worst campaign this past season, averaging just 10.8 points per game. But in two contests, he sparkled, winning MVP of the Game honors, and Oklahoma City was the victor in each game.
The 6-4 White was MVP in this game, but needed some help from his teammates to secure the victory from a stubborn Houston team.
Houston boasted the league MVP and scoring leader in rookie forward Vic Hitler, as well as the league's fourth-leading in scorer in T.K. Masterson. Both made the prestigious All-MBA team. But with Lemon Jell-o putting the clamps on Masterson and Abe Binder shutting down Hitler, the Lariats were able to stay ahead of the visiting Iguanas the entire game, though the lead was never a comfortable one until the end in this high-scoring affair.
Game two will take place in Houston...a must win for the Iguanas.

20-Plus GVP Performances
-- Houston center Sanjay Patel had a 15-point, 5-rebound game, adding an assist and a blocked shot.
-- Oklahoma City's Walt White added 2 rebounds and 2 assists to his 31-point outburst.
-- Despite fouling out while keeping Houston's Masterson in check, Lemon Jell-o of the Lariats won the showdown between the two All-MBA guards. Jell-o was a perfect 7 for 7 shooting for 16 points, nabbed two of each in rebounds, steals and blocked shots.
-- Rookie forward Reckless Abandon of Oklahoma City celebrated his first playoff outing with an 18-point performance, grabbed 1 rebound and registered 3 assists.
-- Earning a his first start of the season following an 18-point game in the final game of the regular season, Lariats forward Abe Binder held league MVP Vic Hitler to 8 points while scoring 12 himself. Binder was the game's top rebounder with 8 and led everyone with 3 steals.

GAME NOTE
The three players White tied for most 3-pointers in a playoff game are:
**Cappy Gambol of Milwaukee in Season 5 against Houston
**Horn E. Goatweed of Milwaukee in Season 23 against Dallas
**Didger A'doo of Chicago last season, Season 35 against San Jose

The all-time mark of 10 3s in one game (both in the regular season) is shared by Tommy Zoop of Oklahoma City in Season 24 and Cheetos Jones of Philadelphia in Season 31.

NEXT UP;
Charleston, trailing one game to zero, fights for its playoff life on the road against the super kiddie corps from Seattle, which has not lost in five outings. It's win or go home for the Mountaineers in this first round, best of three.

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