Season 47 Finals Game 2...Dallas at Sacramento

Dallas 69, Sacramento 61 

15th straight puts Demons one away from title

SACRAMENTO -- The Dallas Demons, trailing by as much as 13 points in the first half, used a 26-9 third quarter on the way to a 69-61 victory and commanding 2-0 Finals lead over the Sacramento River Dogs.

It was the 15th consecutive win for the franchise, a record dating back to last season's championship game and puts Dallas one more win away from the first perfect season in the 47-season history of the MBA. Charleston in Season 42 won 14 in a row before losing Game 3 in the Finals. 

Unlike the offensive firepower on display by both teams in Game 1, this contest showed why these two teams were first and second in the league in defense during the regular season. 

Sacramento forced Dallas into 15 turnovers in the game, while the Demons answered by holding the R-Dogs to just 49.1 percent shooting.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Hall of Fame forward and the MBA's MVP, CHIP "THE CRIP" BATTOE again proved to be the difference for the Dallas Demons in this win. Battoe again dominated fellow All-MBA forward Doo-rag Dripp of Sacramento, scoring a game-high 22 points, tying for game-high in blocked shots with 3, grabbing 4 rebounds, getting 1 assist and 1 steal. He was 10 for 15 from the floor, including 1 for 2 from deep and 1 for 1 from the foul line in yet another display of overwhelming efficiency.

Other 20-plus GVP performers

-- For the second consecutive Finals game, the big man on the boards was Dallas center GoToo Grot,  who cleaned the glass a game-high 8 times while scoring 10 points, adding 1 blocked shot and 1 assist.

-- Dallas forward Tiger Masterson completed the front court dominance for Dallas, scoring 21 points, grabbing 5 boards, blocking 1 shot, dishing 1 assist and making 1 steal as he smoked Pap Smearz of Sacramento. 

-- Sacramento point guard Great Gruncle Terry easily out-played Louie Subgum of Dallas, scoring a team-best 15 points, blocking 2 shots, assisting on 2 and grabbing 1 rebound while causing Subgum to foul out. 

NEXT UP: It's looking like a quick Finals as Dallas goes after the fifth title in team history and the first back-to-back by the Demons since they turned the trick in Seasons 20 and 21. They will shoot for the first clean slate in history before their home fans. Coach Frankie Pantangeli of Sacramento has vowed to cut his wrist and bleed to death like a Roman if his team comes back to win three in a row.