Milwaukee 78, Sacramento 77
GREYHOUNDS FORCE GAME 5
MILWAUKEE -- A fourth-quarter shoot-out replete with a bevy of tremendous offensive plays came down to a defensive steal, breakaway and dunk by Player of the Game Sabado Gigante of Milwaukee. The center's heroics came with 7 time units left in the game and his team leading 76-75. Sacramento managed an open jump shot by Doo-rag Dripp at the horn, but with Wardy Joubert of Milwaukee wisely stepping away from Dripp to remove all chance of a foul, the Greyhounds walked away with a 78-77 victory, the closest of the Season 48 post-season.
That means that there will be a decisive Game 5 for the first time since Chicago beat Philadelphia in Season 38. The game will be played in Sacramento, which is good news for the R-Dogs, since all four wins in the Finals have come on the home court of the victors. The win by Milwaukee gave the Greyhounds an unbeaten season at home for the entire campaign.
Sacramento led by as many as 6 points on three occassions in the fourth quarter but could not shake the Greyhounds, who tied the game with 26 ticks left for the first of four times as the teams rambled down the stretch.
As one can see by the red ink used to mark the fourth quarter, both clubs were firing on all cylinders with Sacramento going 9 for 14 (2 for 2 from deep) and 5 for 5 from the foul line, while Milwaukee was 6 for 10 and 6 for 6 from the foul line.
Sacramento also led by 11 points at one time in the second quarter with two Milwaukee starters sitting, but the Greyhounds, led by Gigante, roared back to within 2 by halftime.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
After fouling out in two of the first three Finals games, SABADO GIGANTE of Milwaukee demonstrated how important it is for him to remain in the contest. The fifth-year center scored a team-high 23 points on 10 of 14 shooting, including 6 slam dunks and 3 for 3 from the foul line. He grabbed 3 rebounds, tied for game-high with 2 blocks, had 2 assists and registered that killer steal that gave his team the late lead it would not relinquish. This was his first POG of the playoffs this season.
-- 10-year forward Ape Con Myth of Milwaukee scored 15 points, grabbed 5 boards and added 1 assist in the huge win.
-- Milwaukee forward Wardy Joubert has been brilliant throughout the season and he came through like gangbusters in the fourth quarter, where he scored 10 of his 14 points, causing James Payne of Sacramento to foul out with 50 ticks left. (Sacramento led by 6 at that point.) The 6-9 third-year man Joubert also grabbed a game-high 7 rebounds, adding 1 blocked shot and 1 assist.
-- Sacramento point guard Great Gruncle Terry the 7th triple-double of his career and the second of this post-season. He did so by dominating Fatty McButterpants with 14 points, another 9-assist game that was once more game-high and 5 rebounds, which were high on the team. He also tied Gigante for game-high in blocked shots with 2.
-- River Dogs shooting guard Potus Obama was outrageous in this game, especially in the fourth quarter when he scored 12 points on 5 of 7 shooting, including a trey that seemed to indicate a shift of momentum in Sacramento's favor. Obama was high scorer in the game with 26 points. He dominated league MVP Lannigan Lord Hobo with successful drives to the hole that have been missing up until now. He'll play one last game before bowing out of the MBA.
-- Hall of Fame center Tree Fiddy of Sacramento was outstanding again, scoring 20 points and tying for team lead in rebounds as he did bloody battle with Gigante of Milwaukee. Fiddy added 1 blocked shot.
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