Quick Tink should also have a block on the Sacramento side. It was apparently cut off when scanned. That gives the R-Dogs an even 10 blocks in the game.
Sacramento 88, Milwaukee 69
River Dogs sweep Greyhounds, return to finals
MILWAUKEE -- The Sacramento River Dogs left their scent all over the Milwaukee arena tonight, dominating this battle of canines by completing a two-game sweep of the Greyhounds 88-69. Milwaukee fans had not seen playoff basketball in seven seasons, and for a hot first-quarter they were delighted as they led the visitors 25-23 in an up-and-down free-for-all that soon turned against them. Once more the visiting R-Dogs put their balanced offense on display, with all five starters scoring between 13 and 16 points.
The win puts Sacramento in the MBA Finals for the third time in the past four seasons as they await the winner of the other Semifinals, where Dallas leads Los Angeles 1 game to 0.
There was bad news for Sacramento, however, as oft-injured center Tree Fiddy was felled by one of his previous four hurts early in the fourth quarter and had to be removed from the game. The 9-season veteran, who has navigated the past three campaigns without incident, will now miss the first game of the finals. The starting job will go to second-year man Quick Tink and Fiddy's place on the roster for the one game will be taken by Pat "Bubkis" Moore.
Fans who made the trip from the West Coast to the Midwest were heard singing the River Dogs Fight Song in the pubs of foamy Milwaukee all night long.
The R-Dogs,
The R-Dogs,
Everybody loves the
R-Dogs!
The R-Dogs,
The R-Dogs,
The Greatest Team
Around!
They Might, Just,
Never be Good
But We Don't Care
Give That Dog A Bone
They Are the ONLY
TEAM for US
The Greatest Team Ara-ounnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd!
(the above song was written by Phil Davia from a prison ship in Sacramento harbor at the conclusion of a particularly uninspiring River Dogs season)
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Milwaukee point guard FATTY MCBUTTERPANTS could not connect on any of the six 3-pointers he took in this loss, but otherwise had a productive game (and playoffs) in his first taste of the post season. The 6-7 fourth-year player scored 16 points on 7 of 16 shooting (2 for 4 from the foul line) while pulling down 2 rebounds. His biggest contribution was his 9 assists, just one shy of tying a playoff record held jointly by Bullet Bob Sixgun and Tubes Mullard.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
-- Sacramento point guard Great Gruncle Terry hit the first three treys he took in this game, on the way to a 13-point effort that included 6 assists, 2 blocked shots and 1 rebound.
-- Sacramento shooting guard Potus Obama loves the playoffs. He showed out in this game with a team-high 7 assists, a game-high (tied) 2 steals and 2 rebounds.
-- All-MBA forward Doo-rag Dripp of Sacramento led his team in scoring with 16 points, tied for game-high in steals with 2, posted a game-high 3 blocked shots and pulled down 2 rebounds.
-- Shooting guard Lannigan Lord Hobo of Milwaukee led all scorers with 17 points while snaring 4 rebounds and handing out 2 assists.
-- Second-year Milwaukee forward Wardy Joubert III had another good playoff game, especially in the rebound department where he coralled a game-high 9. He added 9 points, 1 assist and his team's only blocked shot.
NEXT UP: The Dallas Demons continue their scorched earth march through the MBA as they head to Los Angeles to complete a Semifinals sweep of a game Los Angeles Big One team. The Demons have now won 11 contests without a loss this season (12 in a row dating to the championship victory last season). L.A. needs more offense from point guard Dr. Marcus Brody, the league's scoring leader, to stand a chance of derailing this runaway train.
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