Featured Game No. 2...L.A. at Dallas..Bonus: All-Time Point Scorers

Dallas 95, Los Angeles 42

DEMONS' REVENGE DRIPS WITH SWEETNESS

DALLAS -- The retribution heaped on the defending champion Los Angeles Big One by the Dallas Demons (now 2-0) was nearly record setting in proportion. After a spirited and competitive first quarter, the home team paid back L.A. for last-season's double-overtime semifinals elimination with a 53-point drubbing that tied for the third-largest massacre in MBA history. (The record is 59 points set in Season 20 when Oklahoma City pounded San Jose 114-55.)

In Season 18, Milwaukee drubbed Sacramento 103-47 (56 points).

In Season 43, Los Angeles beat the hell out of Seattle by 53 points, 105-52.

In this second Slaughter Rule Game of the season, Dallas caused Los Angeles to turn over the ball 22 times and held them to 36.7 percent shooting.

Already leading by 26 at the half, the Demons delighted the home crowd by scoring the first 17 points in the third quarter lending a circus-like aplomb to the proceedings. They held the visitors to just 2 points during the third while scoring 21 of their own.

The cross-over loss makes Los Angeles 1-1 for the season. It also breaks a 6-game winning streak dating back to the playoffs last season.

Points prevented by quarter per team

Los Angeles 2 - 5 - 5- 6  Total=18

Dallas...........0 - 2 - 2 - 5 Total=9

Individual leaders in points prevented

1. Chip Battoe, Dallas 7

2. Norman Conquest, Los Angeles 6

2. Peeshie Pooshie, Los Angeles 6

Turnovers caused by quarter per team

Los Angeles 1 - 2 - 2 - 1  Total=6

Dallas...........6 - 6 - 4 - 6   Total=22

Individual leaders in turnovers caused

1. Chip Battoe, Dallas, 8

2. Louie Subgum, Dallas 5

3. GoToo Grot, Dallas 4

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Off to perhaps his most magnificent start in his still-young Hall of Fame career, forward CHIP "THE CRIP" BATTOE tore it up with an astounding triple-double, the seventh of his career, coming within one blocked shot of the single-game record and destroying the confidence of second-year man Odell Taters, whom he shut out defensively. In two games now, Battoe has allowed his opponents to score a grand total of 2 points. Meanwhile, the 6-8, fourth-year man scored a game-high 24 points on 12 of 14 shooting from the floor, hitting his first five shots of the game to make him 10 of 10 from the floor to that point this season. He also tied for game-high in rebounds with 5, was the top player in the game in both points prevented and turnovers caused, tied for game-high with 2 assists, registered 1 theft and blocked 10 shots. Those 10 blocks are one short of the single-game record set by Jimsy Redfern many moons ago. Battoe has now blocked 18 shots in two games, two shy of the 20 he swatted away in 7 contests last season. 

Other 20-plus GVP performers (none from L.A.)

-- Fourth-year behemoth center GoToo Grot of Dallas again dominated his opponent, scoring 17 points, tying for game-high in rebounds with 5, tying for game-high in steals with 2 and tying for game-high in assists with 2. 

-- Dallas forward Tiger Masterson followed his POG of Game 1 with a 17-point effort that included 2 rebounds, a steal, a blocked shot and a game-high (tied) 2 assists. 

NEXT UP: Two 1-0 teams in the West go at it as the young Seattle Stampede attempt to knock off the veteran Sacramento River Dogs.

ALL TIME SCORERS THROUGH S45

1. Mamadou Zongo  2,606 points   15.7 ppg  17 Seasons

2. Ching-Chong Chung  2,016 points  16.8 ppg  12 Seasons

3. Hrundi V. Bakshi  1,980 points  16.5 ppg  13 Seasons STILL

4. Doug Fresh  1,904 points  13.3 ppg  15 Seasons

5.  Max Payne 1,881 points  12.5 ppg 17 Seasons 

6. Uncle Bob Masterson  1,872 points  19.1 ppg  10 Seasons

7. Steve Carter 1,727 points 11.7 ppg 16 seasons

8. Naf Naf 1,648 points 24.2 ppg  7 seasons

9. Motts Biondi  1,548 points  10.6 ppg  15 Seasons

10. Funsy Van Slochum 1,542 points  9.9 ppg  16 Seasons

11. Dan Mann  1,539 points  17.1 ppg  9 Seasons

12. Doc Watson  1,521 points  16.9 ppg   9 Seasons

13. Achilles Heel  1,499 points  10.2 ppg  18 Seasons

14. Curly Hogbottom  1,494 points  16.6 ppg  9 Seasons

15. Kip Robinson  1,483 points  10.3 ppg  15 Seasons

16. Rip Slamjam  1,482 points  10.9 ppg  15 Seasons

17. Ginger Vampire 1,461 points 14.8 ppg 11 seasons (

18. Tommy Zoop  1,456 points  20.8 ppg  7 Seasons

19. Mable Reed  1,455 points  14.7 ppg  11 Seasons

20. Benny Gumm  1,452 points  11.9 ppg  13 Seasons

21. Boone Doggle  1,413 points  15.7 ppg  9 Seasons