MILWAUKEE 64, SEATTLE 63GREYHOUNDS SQUEEZE BY SEATTLE
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Greyhounds (now 4-2), playing their last game without injured all star center Sabado Gigante, rode their longtime guard tandem of Fatty McButterpants and Lannigan Lord Hobo to a 1-point win over the previously surging Seattle Stampede (now 4-2).
The low-scoring cross-over affair broke the three-game winning streak of visiting Seattle, which had a last-gasp chance to win the game on a missed 3-point attempt by Don Barzini.
With the score tied in the waning moments, league-leading scorer Potatoes O'Gratin of Seattle (who otherwise came up small), connected on a medium jumper with 3 ticks left. Milwaukee's McButterpants then hit a short jumper one time unit later, was fouled and converted to give his team its final margin of victory.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Lacking their No. 1 scoring option in Gigante, Milwaukee needed somebody to step up, and two-time All MBA guard LANNIGAN LORD HOBO did just that. Inexplicably somnabulant for the past season and a half, Hobo reverted to his high-scoring ways with a game-high 26-point explosion. He was 12 for 17 from the floor (1 for 1 from deep) including a slam-dunk put-back, dished 4 assists, grabbed 2 boards, and stole a game-high 2 passes, his first two in two seasons. It was his first POG of the season.
OTHER 20-PLUS GVP PERFORMERS
-- Veteran Milwaukee point guard Fatty McButterpants was the other star in this win, scoring 13 points, including the winning bucket. Second in the league in assists, he dished a game-high 5 more in this one while adding 2 boards.
-- Retiring 7-foot center Willie Carry McCoffee took full advantage of the absence of Milwaukee's starting pivot by doubling his season scoring average with a 15-point game. The big guy also tied for game-high in rebounds with 7, blocked a game-high 3 shots and dished out 3 assists.
WEST STANDINGS
1st -- Sacramento River Dogs 5-1 (3-game winning streak)
2nd -- Seattle Stampede 4-2
3rd -- Los Angeles Big One 3-3 (up from 4th)
4th -- Gillette Humps 2-4 (division wins tie-breaker) (down from 3rd)
Last -- San Jose Fighting Amigos 2-4 (4-game losing streak)
EAST STANDINGS
1st -- Milwaukee Greyhounds 4-2
2nd -- Oklahoma City Lariats 3-3 (division wins tie-breaker) (up from 3rd)
3rd -- Philadelphia Phobia 3-3 (down from 2nd)
4th -- Dallas Demons 2-4 (points differential tie-breaker)
Last -- Charleston Mountaineers 2-4
My Power Rankings
1. Sacramento
2. Milwaukee
3. Oklahoma City
4. Seattle
5. Philadelphia
6. Dallas
7. San Jose
8. Los Angeles
9. Charleston
10. Gillette
Upcoming bracket of games (No. 7)
-- Featured Game: Seattle jumps right back under the spotlight with another featured event as they host first-place Sacramento, which is currently boasting a plus-23 point differential (more than unbeaten Dallas even had last season). The Stampede can take over first in the West with an upset win, in this first of two meetings with the R-Dogs.
-- San Jose at Gillette...if ever a team needs a break in the schedule it's the reeling Fighting Amigos, and they appear to get one here with the Humps. This is the first of back-to-back games with these two.
-- Milwaukee at Dallas ... The Demons play the first-place Greyhounds two times in a row and can get back into the playoff mix with a sweep. Milwaukee would be happy with a split.
-- The cross-over in this bracket has Los Angeles at Charleston. The Big One is hot on the heels of Seattle, which it could tie in the wins department with a victory here and a Stampede loss to Sacramento.
-- Another significant East game has Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, with both teams sporting identical 3-3 records in the first of two straight meetings.
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