Sacramento 85, Dallas 75 (Chip Battoe Day)
DOGS WIN, BUT BATTOE DAZZLES
DALLAS -- In a disappointing season for the two-time defending champions, the greatest player in Dallas franchise history left a glow on the court in the final home game of the season and of his career.
Despite 34 points from the great Hall of Fame forward Chip "the Crip" Battoe, the Dallas Demons fell for the first time in seven games to the Sacramento River Dogs by an 84-75 score. The Demons can be consoled by the fact that their point total was the most against Sacramento's No. 1 defense this season.
Sacramento, with its 6th consecutive win, is now 8-1 on the season, while Dallas dropped its 5th straight and is 2-7. The crossover win makes it 6-3, West over the East.
All three of the MBA's active Hall of Fame players were showcased in this game.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
The multitudes who packed the stadium for CHIP BATTOE ON HIS DAY were not disappointed as the retiring Hall of Famer lived up to his exalted reputation with a spectacular final home game. The 6-8 roundball genius pulled off a POG performance ON HIS DAY that nearly turned into an upset win for the underdog home team. A 14-point third quarter by Battoe in which he scored, rebounded and blocked shots with a frenzy, put his once-buried team within striking distance. Led by Battoe, Dallas continued to charge until they were within a point with 34 ticks left in the game as the Demon fans roared like a mad hoard of devils. But then Sacramento righted the ship and took over down the stretch. When all was said, Battoe had his second POG of the season with a game-high 34 points on 16 of 24 shooting (2 for 4 from the foul line). It was the second-highest point total by an individual this season. Battoe was equally impressive on defense, blocking a game-high 5 shots which ties him for the league lead with teammate Meat Pants Masterson. (He has 5 block titles in 5 seasons). He added another steal (his 10th) to a career-best season total and added a rare assist. It was quite the grand gesture to the Big D faithful.
-- Sacramento point guard Great Gruncle Terry took his turn dominating Jolly Mon Singh of Dallas, scoring 15 points, dishing out a game-high 6 assists and pulling down 1 board. He is well on his way to repeating his assist crown, which would be his third in five seasons.
-- Terry's R-Dog running mate, Potus Obama, still in the running for All-MBA in his final season, dominated the leading guard candidate Meat Pants Masterson throughout the game. While holding the league's second-best scorer to 4 points, Obama scored 13 of his own, grabbed 4 rebounds, handed out 5 assists and added another steal to his league-leading total, which is now 13. He has won 4 steals titles and the last three in a row.
-- The clash of Hall of Fame centers was brilliantly contentious in this game. Sacramento pivot TREE FIDDY, vying for All-MBA and regular season MVP overcame the stingy defense of J.J. Gargantuan to score a team-high (tied) 17 points, while tying for team-high in blocks with 2, registering a team-high 5 boards and a game-high 2 steals. He added an assist, and plopped a cherry on top with a 3-pointer.
-- Speaking of cherries, Cherry Challenge James Payne balled out big-time against one of the great defenders ever in Battoe. Payne tied for team-high scoring honors with 17 points, tied for team-high in blocks with 2, pulled down 2 rebounds, had 2 assists and 1 steal. Although Battoe scored 34 on him, Payne's tight defense stopped at least four buckets.
-- Dallas Hall of Fame center J.J. Gargantuan showed his 11 seasons worth of experience against his 10th-year opponent with 12 points, tying for game-high in rebounds with 7, blocking 3 shots, handing out 2 assists and 1 steal. It was a clash of the titans.
-- Dallas forward Al A. Orden out-played Doo-rag Dripp in this one, scoring 15 poionts, snagging a game-high (tied) 7 boards and adding 1 assist.
CHIP BATTOE DAY
Dallas fans honored the finest player ever to grace a Big D court, the retiring Hall of Fame forward Chip Battoe. Below are a few of his honors.
- — currently tied for fourth all time in honors won in just 6 seasons of play
- — won MVP 5 of 6 seasons…2 playoff MVPs
- — 6 for 6 in all star game appearances…including MVP of game
- —5 All-MBAs in first five seasons with a 6th very possible
- — injury plagued career…suffered hurts three of six seasons
- — except for this final campaign, Dallas had a winning record every season of his career, including back-to-back championships and 4 playoff appearances
- — rookie of the year
- —2nd highest ranked Hall of Fame forward of all time
- — led league in scoring twice, blocked shots 5 times
- — led team in every category except assists and 3-poit shooting
- — one of 6 players to ever win 6 or more All-MBA stars
- —tied with Naf Naf for most overall MVPs with 7
- — has 3 of top 5 scoring season all time for forwards
The awards given to Chip followed a spin-o-rama random wheel (except for the final which had to be custom-made in advance).
1. A Heated Scarf—It’s an electric scarf!
- Has an internal element to keep
it warm and toasty.
- With adjustable temperature
(60, 50, and 40˚C).
- With an easy on/off switch.
- Connect it to a power bank (not
included) for on the go warmth.
- 2. Clarke CWB-R1B Workbench with Pegboard Back
Panel & Large Drawer
- 3. A personalized family crest shield…with the following symbols
EAST DIVISION STANDINGS (no changes)
1st -- Milwaukee Greyhounds 7-2 (clinched playoffs and division title) (4-game winning streak)
2nd -- Oklahoma City Lariats 6-3 (clinched playoffs) (5-game winning streak)
3rd -- Philadelphia Phobia 3-6 (points differential tie-breaker) (4-game losing streak)
4th -- Charleston Mountaineers 3-6
Last -- Dallas Demons 2-7 (5-game losing streak)
WEST DIVISION STANDINGS (no changes)
1st -- Sacramento River Dogs 8-1 (clinched playoffs and division title) (6-game winning streak)
2nd -- Seattle Stampede 5-4 (division wins tie-breaker)
3rd -- San Jose Fighting Amigos 5-4 (3-game winning streak)
4th -- Los Angeles Big One 4-5
Last -- Gillette Humps 2-7 (4-game losing streak)
Final Bracket of Games
-- Gillette at Oklahoma City in a cross-over mismatch.
-- Los Angeles at San Jose in a must-win game for Fighting Amigos on Hunk R. Down Day. Down and company just pounded these guys 94-58.
-- Featured Game: Seattle at Sacramento on Potus Obama Day. If San Jose loses to L.A., Seattle makes the playoffs. But if San Jose beats L.A., the Stampede has to rise to the occassion and upset Sacramento. It's a tall order, but they barely lost to the River Dogs 64-63 in the prior meeting, so it's well within the realm of possibility.
-- Dallas at Philadelphia is the last chance anyone gets to see Chip Battoe on an MBA tabletop. Dallas won the first meeting 63-62 with Goodbar "Muddy" Masterson starring.
-- The regular season concludes with the division champs from Milwaukee visiting Charleston, whom they upended 80-70 previously.
Updated Power Rankings
1. Sacramento
2. Milwaukee
3. Oklahoma City
4. San Jose
5. Seattle
6. Charleston
7. Los Angeles
8. Philadelphia
9. Dallas
10. Gillette
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