CHARLESTON ONE WIN AWAY FROM CLINCHING FOURTH TITLE
CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Mountaineers held the visiting Dallas Demons to a paltry 43.1 percent shooting percentage on the way to a 63-55 home win and a 2-0 series advantage.
Charleston is now 4-0 this post-season.
Playing before a rabid crowd of backers, the Mountaineers opened the game hitting their first six shots, securing a 19-14 advantage after one quarter.
Dallas responded in the second with their best quarter of the game, even managing their lone lead of the contest when Naceg Gecan slam-dunked them to a 22-21 edge.
But the home team stymied the visiting offense in the third quarter, allowing just seven points, and the Mountaineers were never headed again.
PLAYER OF GAME
Rebounding genius NACEG GECAN of Dallas was dominant on the boards with a game-high 10 rebounds. The 6-10 center also tied for team-high in scoring with 15 points, while dishing out 2 assists. It was his first P.O.G. of the playoffs.
OTHER 20-PLUS GVP PERFORMERS
-- All-MBA power forward B. Quiet returned to his scoring form, leading everyone in points with 19. He also pulled down a team-high 6 rebounds and thoroughly out-played Game 1 Player of the Game Sven Marquardt, who could manage but 2 points.
-- Jesus Moron Joseph of Charleston played a mean point guard in this one, getting a game-high 4 assists and scoring 15 points, while pulling down 4 boards. His three straight buckets gave his team a half-time lead and his short jumper over Gecan in the third gave his team their first double-digit lead of the game. He dominated Bootlace Barnaby.
-- Beezow Bop-Bop entered the game as front runner to win a second Playoff MVP award. Although defensive stalwart Lemon Jell-o held him to 9 points, Charleston's Bop-Bop blocked 5 shots, had 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.
-- Last season's Playoff MVP Art Vandelay played a solid game with 13 points on 6 of 7 shooting and had 5 boards and 3 assists.
-- Lemon Jell-o of Dallas registered three more steals against the best passing team in the league. The game-high total was complemented by 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot as he and Bop-Bop continued their battle of brilliance.
-- For the first time in this playoffs Dallas small forward Taylor Quackstick did not lead everyone in rebounding. He grabbed just 3, but tied Gecan for team-high in scoring with 15. Quackstick added 2 assists.
NEXT: Dallas defends its home court in an attempt to prevent a Finals sweep.
JELL-O SHOOTS FOR FOURTH PLAYOFF STEALS CROWN
Lemon Jell-o has practically clinched his fourth playoff steals title, which would be a perfect ending for his excellent career. Jell-o has registered 13 swipes in five playoff games, which is one short of tying the Season 9 playoff record of 14 set by Milwaukee Hall of Famer Dan Mann way, way, way back in Season 9. Jell-o's 13 steals in this post-season is a personal high. He will move past Hall of Famers Oscar Mudcat and Boone Doggle, who each had three playoff steals titles.
Here is a list of the most recent playoff steals leaders.
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