Featured Game No. 3...Los Angeles at San Jose

Los Angeles 89, San Jose 63
THE BIG ONE BREEZES PAST SAN JOSE TO REMAIN UNBEATEN
SAN JOSE -- The Los Angeles Big One completed their West Coast road sweep with an 89-63 thrashing of the young San Jose Fighting Amigos. After easily knocking off Seattle, then besting the defending champions of San Jose by a point, L.A. completed the sweep with a no-doubt-about-it defensive strangulation of the Fighting Amigos.

The Big One, which came into the game with the best defensive average in the league(66.5 yielded per game), cut off San Jose's offensive oxygen with a stunning 17 points prevented and 3 turnovers in the first quarter alone. Before the game was over, Los Angeles added 9 more points prevented for a grand total of 26 wiped from San Jose's side of the ledger.

Los Angeles is now 3-0 while San Jose drops to 1-2.

POINTS PREVENTED BY LOS ANGELES ...26 ( with 17 in the first quarter)
POINTS PREVENTED BY SAN JOSE...10

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS POINTS PREVENTED
1. Norman Conquest, Los Angeles 10
2. Chutcher Mouthchair, Los Angeles 8
2 tied with 4

TURNOVERS CAUSED BY LOS ANGELES ...10
TURNOVERS CAUSED BY SAN JOSE...1

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS IN TURNOVERS CAUSED
1. Norman Conquest, Los Angeles 5
2. Baba Brinkman, Los Angeles 2

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Tyler called it, as eight-year Los Angeles small forward BABA BRINKMAN torched his counterpart Cam Caldwell for a game-high 36 points, the high water mark for any MBA player this season. Brinkman, who had 30 points with 19 time units still remaining in the third quarter and 33 going into the fourth, was spectacular, going 16 for 23 from the floor, potting 3 of 7 from downtown and slamming home a trio of buckets. He was 1 for 4 from the foul line. Additionally, he pulled down 5 rebounds, registered 2 steals and blocked 2 shots. This is his second POG this season, tying him with Chip Battoe of Philadelphia and Pap Smearz of Sacramento for most in the league. Brinkman's points total was one shy of tying his career best, set as a member of Milwaukee in Season 42, also against San Jose.

Other 20-plus GVP performers
-- Los Angeles point guard Dr. Marcus Brody lorded it over his opponent Cha-Cha Bamba, allowing just 2 points while scoring 19 of his own, including a trio of treys. Brody also pulled down 6 rebounds to lead his team in that department, dished 2 assists and blocked 1 shot.

-- Fifth-year two guard Norman Conquest led the defensive charge for Los Angeles, accounting for a game-high 10 points prevented that equaled the opponents' total. The 6-2 Conquest also led everyone in turnovers caused with 5, four of those being a game-high in steals. Conquest also produced offensively with 16 points and 2 assists, adding 1 rebound. His 6 steals this season in three games already matches his career high for one season.

-- After getting a total of 10 shots in the first two games, San Jose center Hunk R. Down was the object of the Amigos' offensive thrust, scoring a team-high 18 points. The big 7-footer also pulled down 5 rebounds and had 2 assists.

NEXT UP: Kansas City (0-2) travels to Charleston (2-0) where the home team Mountaineers look to remain undefeated and match L.A.'s record.