DALLAS 83, SACRAMENTO 82
DEMONS WIN WITH NO TIME LEFT
DALLAS--Dallas Demons' substitute rookie guard Otto Palindrome sank two free throws with no time left on the clock to give his team an 83-82 victory in this extraordinary Game 2 Finals. Palindrome, playing for the injured Bingo Bango, took a final-time-unit medium jumper which would have won the game had it gone in. The shot missed, but Sacramento guard Great Gruncle Terry fouled the shooter to set up the heroics by the rookie, who was mobbed by teammates and Demonic fans alike when the second shot swished through, giving the home team a 2-0 Finals lead.
It was the second consecutive barn-burning Finals contest between these two powerhouse teams, with Dallas winning the first-game squeaker by 2 points. There was a lot more scoring this time, but the contest resembled Game 1 in that the Demons led for a vast majority of the game. Sacramento entered the final quarter down 6, finally getting the 82-81 lead with three time units remaining before Potus Obama rushed a shot to give Dallas a final opportunity for the win.
The win by Dallas puts them one victory away from claiming their first championship since Season 28. The Demons got 27 points off their bench, 15 coming from veteran back-up guard Meat Pants Masterson, who, along with Palindrome, manned the guard position down the stretch for the home team.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Getting his second POG in as many Finals games, Hall of Fame forward CHIP "THE CRIP" BATTOE was the difference-maker, as expected, coming through with a team-high 21 points and a playoff-record-tying 9 blocked shots. The fourth-season wonder is going for his first Finals MVP award, the only MBA honor that has thus far eluded him, along with his first championship ring. Doo-rag Dripp of Sacramento will be seeing his balls being swatted in his Chipster nightmares. In this game, Battoe was 9 for 12 from the floor (1 for 2 from deep), going 2 for 2 from the foul line and adding 2 rebounds.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
-- Before fouling out late in the fourth quarter, Dallas point guard Louie Subgum contributed 12 points, a team-high 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot to his team's humongous win.
--Up until his last time-unit foul, Sacramento point guard Great Gruncle Terry had yet another outstanding playoff game for the River Dogs. Terry directed the offense with a game-high 7 assists, scoring 12 points, adding 1 blocked shot.
-- Sacramento shooting guard Potus Obama put in 16 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, had 4 assists, blocked 2 shots and got 1 steal in the loss.
-- 6-8 River Dogs center Tree Fiddy dominated the 7-2 GoToo Grot in this game, scoring a game-high 24 points with quick-release shots down low. Fiddy added 3 rebounds.
-- Pap Smearz of Sacramento was his usual efficient self at the power forward position, scoring 13 poiints, grabbing 3 boards, dishing 4 assists, blocking 1 shot and swiping 1 steal.
NEXT UP: The teams return to Sacramento, where the River Dogs will try to find some kind of way to cope with Battoe and put a game in the win column before this Finals is over. Tyler noted that this Finals resembles the Season 44 Finals, won by upstart Sacramento in three games over Philadelphia. In that series, the first two games went to overtime and the clincher was a 2-point victory.
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