EAST BREEZES TO EASY WIN
SAN JOSE -- Three East stars posted 20-plus point games and little was in doubt right out of the gate as the visitors pounded the West home team 95-70 in this 44th MBA All Star Game.
The win gives the East the decisive 27-17 win-loss total in the annual affair.
PLAYER OF GAME
Fifth-year Philadelphia point guard COLQUITT CROIX earned his first POG in this, his fifth such outing. The 6-2 Croix scored 21 points, tied for game-high in assists with 5 and snagged 4 rebounds to earn the honor. He was 9 for 15 from the floor and splashed home 3 of 6 long bombs.
OTHER 20-PLUS GVP PERFORMERS
-- The outstanding rookie guard from Milwaukee, 6-7 Fatty McButterpants, deferred to the veteran Croix by moving over to two guard for the All Star contest, but it did not seem to hamper him in the least. McButterpants led all scorers with 23 points, the only shots missed of the 13 he took were a pair of 3-point attempts. The big guard also had 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in his All Star debut.
-- The league's newest and only active Hall of Fame player, center J.J. Gargantuan of Charleston showed the San Jose attendees why he is deserving of the honor. The 6-8 pivot scored 21 points while tying for game-high in rebounds with 6. He also had 1 assist and 1 blocked shot.
-- Charleston forward Flip Testerton making his All Star debut in his fifth season, acquitted himself admirably with 10 points, tying for game-high in rebounds with 6, dishing out 4 assists, getting 1 steal and blocking 1 shot.
-- Chicago forward Pietro Destroyer has not missed an All Star appearance since joining the league five seasons ago. This was his best star game as the 6-8 dynamo came off the bench to record a triple-double, getting 15 points, snagging 5 boards and dishing out a game-high (tied) 5 assists.
-- Playing in his final All Star Game before his home crowd, San Jose guard Dayshotta Leo put on a good show, getting 19 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. He will be retiring after this season.
-- The other upcoming retiree, eighth-season guard Bob Kittle of Seattle, made the most of his first appearance in the star game, leading all West Division players in scoring with 20 points while also leading his team in assists with 4.
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NEXT UP...BRACKET No. 6
-- Featured Game: San Jose (3-2) at Sacramento (4-1) as the second half of the season gets off with a bang. First and second-place teams in the West go at it as the River Dogs look to add to their 4-game win streak. In their previous meeting, Sacramento, behind rookie point guard Great Gruncle Terry's best game thus far, out-lasted San Jose and Dayshotta Leo's game-high 21 points 72-65, coming from an 11-point halftime deficit in the process.
-- Oklahoma City (1-4) at Los Angeles (3-2). The Big One pounded the Lariats 98-62 last time around behind veteran Steve Carter, and depending on the result of the San Jose/Sacramento contest, L.A. could be back in second place.
-- Dallas (4-1), on a 4-game win streak, travels to Philadelphia (3-2) where the Phobia are poised to wrest second-place in the East away from the Demons. The Phobia dealt Dallas its only loss this season in the opening game for both teams, besting them 74-69 behind Colquitt Croix's 23 points.
-- Charleston (5-0) at Milwaukee (1-4) as the MBA's lone unbeaten team looks to give the home team Greyhounds their fifth consecutive loss and stay atop the East a bit longer.
-- This bracket's cross-over game has puzzling Chicago (0-5) at lowly Seattle (1-4). The Gale needs to start winning a few games to stay out of the cellar and avoid another franchise-moving roll.
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