Los Angeles 76, Philadelphia 75
TERRY'S TOSS TAKES TITLE
LOS ANGELES -- With no time left on the clock and the score tied 75-75 veteran point guard Great Gruncle Terry missed, then made the game-winning free throw to give the Los Angeles Big One the Season 50 MBA title.
The second straight one-point Finals win for the Los Angeles team saw The Big One come back from a 2-point deficit with 5 ticks left to win the game. L.A. forward Crentis Dentist tied the score on a short, swishing jumper over the tough defense of Wawa Wewa.
Philadelphia, with a chance to win, missed on a medium jumper by Little Dickie Papers but a doot-doot-doot on the play froze the action before a rebound could be made. A forced rest took Philly forward D.Fenestration out of the game and a jump ball was called.
The advantage on the jump leaned Philly's way, but the shorter 6-8 Quick Tink of Los Angeles out-jumped 6-11 Taco Toosdae of the Phobia and the home team had the ball with 3 time units remaining and a chance to win it all.
Dentist drove to the hole but was fouled by Wewa, leaving 1 time unit left. The ball went out to Terry for a buzzer-beating 3-point shot. The 7-year star missed, but was fouled by Papers. L.A. fans held their collective breath as he clanked the first of two free throws, then exploded (the fans did, not Terry) when the second toss nestled securely in the net, finishing the 3-game sweep and securing the championship.
The win was the 13th consecutive triumph for The Big One and gave the franshise its second championship since moving to Los Angeles, the first coming in Season 45. They finished with a regular season record of 9-1 and a perfect 5-0 record in the post-season, for a sparkling combined slate of 14-1, one of the five best seasons in MBA history.
Congratulations to owner Tyler Masterson and the team's fourth-year coach, Naceg Gecan.
It is the sixth title for the franchise, the first four coming in Houston, where the Iguanas won in Seasons 1, 10, 12 and 34. They move ahead of Charleston's five titles and are now just one behind the Milwaukee Greyhounds and their 7 championships.
Philadelphia was gunning for title numer 17.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Point guard supreme GREAT GRUNCLE TERRY of Los Angeles not only delivered the game-winning/title-clinching free throw, he came up huge all game long in the biggest game of all in Season 50 to win Player of the Game. The 6-5 Terry was the only player on either side to dominate his man (in his case, Dick Papers). He did so with a 17-point performance that, as usual, saw the maestro direct his team with a game-high 9 assists. Additionally, he tied for game-high in blocked shots with 2 and pulled down 3 rebounds. He was 7 for 12 from the floor and 3 for 5 from the foul line.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
-- Regular season MVP Quick Tink of the champion Big One saved his best Finals game for last, scoring a game-high 22 points, pulling down 4 rebounds and tying for game-high in blocked shots with 2. The fifth-year man will be long remembered in the annals of L.A. hoops for winning the crucial jump ball for his team in the waning moments of the championship-clinching game.
-- Although frustrated at times by the tough defense of his opponent Wawa Wewa, Los Angeles' All-MBA forward Crentis Dentist still fought through for 14 points, a team-high 5 rebounds, a steal and 2 blocked shots (which tied for game-high).
-- Rookie guard Ehhy Table of Philadelphia played a fine game in a losing cause. He scored 17 points, led his team in assists with 6 and grabbed 2 boards.
-- Philly center Taco Toosdae was the game's top rebounder with 6 and scored 12 points, while getting 1 blocked shot, 1 steal and 1 assist.
-- 10-year veteran Philly forward Wawa Wewa made just about every important basket for his team down the home stretch, finishing with a team-high 18 points. The 6-7 Wewa also grabbed 5 rebounds, had 1 steal and 1 assist while holding down fellow All-MBA player Crentis Dentist defensively.
NEXT UP: Tabulation of the stats and the naming of the Playoff MVP.
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