CHARLESTON TAKES TITLE IN STYLE
CHARLESTON -- After trailing by two points at the end of the first quarter, the Charleston Mountaineers went on a dominant tear not seen since the dawn of MBA time. The scorched-earth effort resulted in a 98-55 win before a delighted home crowd that witnessed the franchise capturing its fourth MBA championship and the second in four seasons.
While limiting Dallas to just 55 points, Charleston shot a smoking 72.4 percent, with three players scoring over 20 points. The pinball ball movement by the home team resulted in 21 assists, which ties an MBA playoff record for a team in one game set back in Season 18 by Philadelphia over Dallas.
After going 6-4 in the regular season, Charleston went 5-1 in the playoffs. Dallas finished up 6-4 and 3-4.
The game marked the final appearance of Dallas guard T.Kanes Masterson, one of the best offensive weapons the league has ever known. Dallas will also say good-bye to starting small forward Taylor Quackstick and Lemon Jell-o, an almost certain Hall of Famer.
Jell-o made a late-game appearance and popped in five points, the last being a 3-point hoop on the final time unit of the contest.
Charleston is losing just one player, Art Vandelay, who, because he gains a championship ring, now has the required 10 awards to enter the MBA Hall of Fame.
Charleston has titles in Seasons 26, 27, 36 and 39 and has the most championships of any Dave Masterson franchise. The elder Masterson has now won four of the last five MBA championships. Overall, however Tyler Masterson still leads the championship count 30 to 9.
PLAYER OF GAME
Second-season superstar center J.J. GARGANTUAN of Charleston saved his best playoff game for the title-clincher, scoring a game-high 32 points and holding his opposite number, Naceg Gecan, to just 2 points. Gargantuan added 4 rebounds and 1 assist while blocking 2 shots. His 32 points was the highest scoring game in Season 39's post-season.
OTHER 20-PLUS GVP PERFORMERS
-- It's hard to say someone dominated their opposite when their opposite scored 23 points, but Charleston two guard Beezow Bop-Bop did just that. Bop-Bop scored 26 points, dished out 6 assists, blocked 3 shots, stole 1 pass and pulled down 1 rebound, which is 10 more GVP than T.Kanes Masterson accumulated.
-- Coach Bill Rustler substituted Pap Smearz for Hall of Famer Art Vandelay in this game and Smearz responded in orgasmic fashion. The third year, 6-8 power forward scored 20 points, pulled down a game-high 7 rebounds, blocked a game-high 5 shots and passed out 3 assists.
-- After having a horrendous game in the previous encounter, Charleston point guard Jesus Moron Joseph was practically perfect in this one. While scoring 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting, Joseph led everyone with 9 assists (just one short of the playoff record), swiped a game-high 2 steals and pulled down 2 rebounds.
-- Dallas shooting guard T.Kanes Masterson finished a fine MBA career with a team-high 23 points, adding 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal in his curtain-call performance.
NEXT UP: Playoff leaders, Playoff MVP.
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