Playoffs Semifinals Game 2 Philadelphia at Oklahoma City

Philadelphia 90, Oklahoma City 79

PHOBIA OUT-GUNS NAF AND LARIATS TO EVEN SERIES
OKLAHOMA CITY--The Philadelphia Phobia and their relentless offensive attack has evened up this three-game semifinal series at one game each with a 90-79 road win at Oklahoma City.

The game was close throughout, with superstars T. Kanes Masterson of Philadelphia and Naf Naf of Oklahoma City pouring in points for their respective teams. The turning point came with 30 time units left in the contest when Philly point guard Mel A. Noma potted his only trey of the game, was fouled, and delivered the subsequent free throw for a 4-point play, increasing the lead from two points to six at 82-76.

Philadelphia wore down the Lariats on the boards for the second consecutive game, more than doubling the home team's total, 29-13.

Another key was the offensive awakening of Phobia center Diss Reflexia, who scored all 16 of his points in the second half.

The Lariats suffered another tremendous blow to injury halfway through the second quarter, when small forward Walter Sobchack went down hard and was lost for the remainder of the game as well as the rest of the playoffs. This came on the heels of Oklahoma City finally fielding its full starting lineup for the first time in four games, as Reckless Abandon returned to the fold after a three-game absence.

Abe Binder, who replaced Sobchack, did little to distinguish himself in 2 and a half quarters of play, scoring no points, getting no rebounds and fouling out. Peter Pizza, who began the season with Oklahoma City, will replace Sobchack on the roster.

The Philadelphia win means both semifinals series will, not surprisingly, go the distance.

20-Plus GVP performances
--T.Kanes Masterson burned up the nets with 20 first-half points, finishing with 28 for the winning Phobia. He added 2 rebounds.
-- Philly center Diss Reflexia came to life with all 16 points coming in the second half. He was sharp all game long with his passing, tying for game-high honors with 5. He also pulled down 2 boards and stole one pass.
-- The big lefty power forward for Philly, Davis Phillips, led everyone with 10 rebounds while scoring 12 points, notching 2 assists and 1 steal.
-- Phobia small forward Bruce Hammer was also huge on the boards, pulling down 9 while scoring 16 points, getting 2 assists and 1 steal.
-- Game MVP NAF NAF of Oklahoma City lit it up for a game-high 29 points, coming within one 3-pointer of tying a playoff record 8 treys. He added a rebound and a steal.
-- Can't ask too much more of Oklahoma City center Hodor, who played Reflexia pretty much even up. Hodor had 12 points, a team-high 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
--Lariats power forward Reckless Abandon delivered a clutch 20-point game with 4 rebounds and 1 assist in the loss.

NEXT UP: Chicago Gale at Dallas Demons in the Semifinals finale to determine which team plays for an MBA title.