San Jose 97, Philadelphia 91
DEFENDING CHAMPS STEAL OPENER
PHILADELPHIA -- The defending champion San Jose Fighting Amigos out-scored the home team Philadelphia Phobia 97-91 in an uninhibited playoff encounter that saw both teams shoot over 60 percent from the field.
Among the winning buckets for the visitors were 9 treys (Philly had 5) and 20 made foul shots out of 24.
Despite the fact that two Phobia starters and one reserve fouled out, the home team hung in and was down just 3 points with 14 ticks remaining in the contest. It was then that Fighting Amigos substitute forward Cheetah Vajajay (formerly of Philly) went to work. First, he force-missed a good short shot by Wawa Wewa, then drove to the hole and slammed one home on his team's next posession, putting the Amigos up 5 with 7 left. Vajayjay then blocked a good down low shot by Wewa and followed up with a swish from short that fouled out Wewa. He sank the free throw, putting San Jose up 8 with 3 ticks left.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Philadelphia center TACO TOOSDAE had a magnificent game for the losing Phobia, scoring a game-high 27 points and pulling down a game-high 6 rebounds. He added 1 assist. The 6-11 Toosdae was a smoking 13 for 16 from the floor with 3 slam dunks and was 1 for 4 from the foul line.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
-- Hall of Fame guard Jesse Shershot of San Jose did rookie guard Ehhy Table of Philly dirty, pouring in a team-high 26 points and fouling out the defensive-minded newcomer in the process. The league-leading scorer pumped in four treys in the process and was a perfect 10 for 10 from the foul line. The four-time All-MBA guard also pulled down 3 boards, had 1 assist and 1 steal.
-- Veteran San Jose center Twinkles Spatula used his specialty, the slam dunk, to help him accumulate 18 points in the win. He added 3 boards and 1 assist.
-- Seventh year San Jose forward Cheetah Vajayjay came up huge off the bench to score 23 points, bombing away a trio of treys, grabbing 4 rebounds, handing out 1 assist and getting the big block on Wewa late. He scored the first 7 points of the game for the victors and got the team off to a great start with 10 first-quarter points.
-- Playing in his first playoff game, Philadelphia's classy second-year forward D Fenestration dominated Eddie Creamer of San Jose with a 17-point game that included 5 rebounds.
NEXT UP: The favorites to win it all, the Los Angeles Big One, take on the Milwaukee Greyhounds in Game 1 of their Semifinal match. The Big One destroyed Milwaukee in their cross-over meeting during the regular season by a score of 92-60, with Great Gruncle Terry of L.A. earning the POG. The slaughter rule was enforced in what turned out to be the biggest massacre of the season.
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