Los Angeles 87, Sacramento 80
BIG ONE BAGS A BIG ONE
SACRAMENTO -- Utilizing the two-pronged passing attack of the top two assist men in the league, the Los Angeles Big One (now 3-1) out-gunned the home team Sacramento River Dogs (now 1-3) 87-80.
The win puts the L.A. team in first place in the West by half a game.
There were some wild swings in this game, which saw L.A. sprint to a sizeable 25-14 lead in the first quarter and hold it by 9 at the half.
But Sacramento, led by Wardy Joubert's 10-point third quarter, took the lead at the end of the third, 64-60.
The final stanza was nip and tuck all the way to the home stretch where the lead changed hands seven times until L.A. scored three consecutive buckets to gain a 5-point advantage.
The R-Dogs got within three with 10 ticks left, but rookie sensation Flufferton Springs of The Big One slammed the door with a long trey, followed soon after by a medium jumper that sealed the deal with 5 left in the game.
Two blocked shots near the game's end by L.A.'s Crentis Dentist helped keep Sacramento at bay.
POINTS PREVENTED BY QUARTERS
Los Angeles...0...9...2...6 Total=17
Sacramento....0...4...4...2 Total=10
Five players tied for tops in points prevented with 4 each...Great Gruncle Terry, Quick Tink and Crentis Dentist of Los Angeles and Tree Fiddy and Wardy Joubert of Sacramento.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Now averaging 18.5 points per game, Los Angeles rookie sensation FLUFFERTON SPRINGS started and ended strong in this game as the crack shot southpaw delivered a game-high 29 points while also assisting on a game-high 6 buckets. The 6-foot Springs was a smoking 12 for 14 from his two-guard position, rippling the cotton 3 of 5 times from deep and going 2 for 2 from the foul line. He got his team off to a big lead with a 13-point first quarter and had 19 points by halftime. He then hit two big buckets near the end of the game to help L.A. seal the deal. He also added a steal and a blocked shot. This was his second POG this season, tying him for the most with Chochky Galumpkus of Dallas.
Other 20-plus GVP performers-- Former Sacramento favorite Great Gruncle Terry made his first trip back to the Dog Pound as a member of Los Angeles and punished his old team with a 21-point performance that included 5 assists, 4 rebounds and a blocked shot. He tied for most points prevented in the game and lorded it over his opposite, Junior Dabas. "He had us waiting in the lobby," screamed his old coach, Frankie Pantangeli of Sacramento.
-- Enjoying the finest campaign in this, his fifth season, Los Angeles center Quick Tink led everyone with 5 rebounds while scoring 17 points, adding 1 assist and playing defense that included tying for the top spot in points prevented.
-- Sacramento's veteran shooting guard Buddy Flakes was outstanding in defeat, nearly matching his opposite, Springs, bucket for bucket. Flakes led the way for Sacramento with 26 points while pulling down 3 rebounds and handing out 1 assist.
-- River Dog power forward Wardy Joubert III, among the league scoring leaders, did not disappoint with a 16-point effort that included a game-high 2 steals. He tied for team-high in rebounds with 4, blocked 1 shot and tied for most points prevented in the game.
-- Now in his 10th campaign, Hall of Fame Sacramento forward Doo-rag Dripp had his best game of the season with 15 points. He tied for team-high in rebounds with 4 and blocked 1 shot.
MBA Standings … Season 50
EAST DIVISION
MILWAUKEE…….
2-1
DALLAS…………..2-1
CHARLESTON……2-1
PHILADELPHIA…..2-1
OKLAHOMA
CITY 1-2
WEST DIVISION
LOS
ANGELES…..3-1
SAN
JOSE………….2-1
GILLETTE…………..1-2
SACRAMENTO….1-3
SEATTLE……………0-3
Next Game: The league’s lone winless team,
Seattle, travels to the home court of defending champion San Jose. The Fighting
Amigos can regain first place in the West
with a win.
Season 50 Golden Anniversary Bonus
MOUNT RUSHMORE
OF EACH FRANCHISE
FOURTH IN A SERIES...BASED ON NUMBER OF AWARDS GARNERED BY A PLAYER WHILE PLAYING FOR THIS TEAM.
LOS ANGELES BIG ONE
(previously the Houston Iguanas)
LINK LENNEX, Hall of Fame forward
DR. MARCUS BRODY, guard
BART PITBULL, Hall of Fame center
VIC HITLER, forward
2nd Golden Bonus: 👎
The 10 Lowest-ranked players in MBA History
No. 7Although his bloodlines can be traced all the way back to the Revolutionary War, where his ancestry is maybe, kinda, sorta traced to the guy with the wooden teeth, none of those genes translated to anything approaching basketball athleticism for Washington Hudson. We are talking some serious white man's disease here, folks. At his rookie combine in Season 29, Hudson's jumping ability was listed as the worst ever for a forward and had to be measured with a micrometer. He could pass and dribble okay and had a decent shot, but the 6-6 forward was abused by opponents with his flat-footed attempts to score down low. Thus, Hudson was sent across the river to the cut pile, where he lay dormant for eight seasons, earning the back-of-the-card distinction "Entire Career In The Cut Pile."
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