Philadelphia 80, San Jose 74
Phobia balance outlasts Amigos
SAN JOSE -- The balanced power of the visiting Philadelphia Phobia earned the 80-74 win in the battle of first-place teams in this excellent cross-over contest that put an end to the 7-game winning streak of the home team San Jose Fighting Amigos.
The win clinched a playoff spot for the Phobia and extended their win streak to 6 in a row.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
34 GVP...San Jose's Hall of Fame guard JESSE SHERSHOT delivered a game-high 30-point performance that produced his league-leading third POG, but the clutch performance was not quite enough to overcome the relentless Philadelphia attack. Shershot's 30-point effort was his second 30-plus game of the season, and the league's leading scorer for the fourth consecutive season used a variety of shots from all four zones, including a slam dunk, to get to that total. The 6-5 fifth-year man was 12 for 21 from the floor, hitting on 3 of 12 from beyond the arc and 3 of 5 from the foul line. He also tied for team-high in rebounds with 4.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
29 GVP...Shershot's running mate at guard Cremeofsum Yunguy came up big for San Jose with a 21-point effort that included a game-high 3 steals, tying for game-high in assists with 3 and 2 rebounds.
25 GVP...Philadelphia's excellent rookie guard Vinny Zazeech used his 6-8 frame to pull down a game-high 7 rebounds. He contributed 17 points and 1 assist as well.
25 GVP...Philly center Taco Toosdae totally dominated Twinkles Spatula, scoring a team-high 18 points, grabbing 5 boards and handing out 2 assists.
20 GVP...Second-year Philly point guard Ehhy Table played a balanced game, tying for game-high in assists with 3, scoring 13 points and pulling down 4 boards.
MBA Standings … Season 51
EAST DIVISION
PHILADELPHIA…..7-1
(5 division wins) (clinched playoff spot)
CHARLESTON……
5-2 (4 division wins)
OKLAHOMA
CITY..3-4 (2 division wins)
MILWAUKEE……….3-4
(1 division win)
DALLAS……………….2-5
(2 division win)
WEST DIVISION
SAN
JOSE………….7-1 (6 division wins) (clinched division and playoff spot)
LOS
ANGELES….. 3-4 (2 division wins)
GILLETTE…………..2-4
(2 division wins)
SEATTLE……………2-4
(2 division wins)
SACRAMENTO…..1-6
(1 division win)
NEXT UP: Milwaukee at Oklahoma City with both
teams desperate for a win to stay in the playoff hunt. Oklahoma City won 89-83
in the early season meeting. Loser of this one will just about be out of the
race.
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