Los Angeles 82, Philadelphia 80
DEFENDING CHAMPS BACK IN FINALS
LOS ANGELES -- L.A.'s All-MBA forward Crentis Dentist deflected a pass by Philadelphia's Wawa Wewa on the Phobia's final posession, and the Big One's Flufferton Springs pounced on the loose ball to assure the defending champions a hard-fought 82-80 win and a trip back to the MBA Finals.
Thus, the Season 51 MBA Finals will feature the two teams who have won the last two championships, as red-hot Los Angeles, winner of five in a row including the regular season, will meet up with San Jose's Fighting Amigos. Both teams swept their Semifinal series 2-0, with San Jose besting Milwaukee.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
31 GVP...Philadelphia's rookie shooting guard, 6-8 VINNY ZAZEECH, led everyone in scoring with a 23-point performance while pulling down 6 rebounds and handing out 2 assists. Zazeech went 10 for 19 from the floor (2 for 7 from deep) and 1 for 1 from the foul line. He even slammed one home from down low. He averaged 20.5 ppg for the two games in the playoffs.
Other 20-plus GVP performers (all 5 starters for Los Angeles)
26 GVP...Defending Playoff MVP Great Gruncle Terry, of Los Angeles, shooting for his fourth championship ring, scored 17 points while topping everyone with 7 assists. He added 2 rebounds.
26 GVP...Veteran L.A. forward Christ Almighty had a blessed game, leading the victors in scoring with 22 points while securing 4 rebounds. His unlikely scoring output was probably the difference.
24 GVP...After a lackluster Game 1, Philly center Taco Toosdae recovered with a 21-point performance that included 2 assists and 1 rebound.
21 GVP...Second-year shooting guard Flufferton Springs of L.A. scored 15 points, added 5 assists and 1 rebound to the gigantic victory.
21 GVP...Retiring Los Angeles center Quick Tink grabbed a team-high 6 rebounds while scoring 12 points in the win. He added 2 assists and a blocked shot.
21 GVP...Third-year forward D. Fenestration of Philadelphia scored 13 points, grabbed 4 boards, handed out 3 assists and blocked 1 shot in the loss.
21 GVP...11-year Philly veteran forward Wawa Wewa had 14 points, 4 boards, 1 assist 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.
20 GVP...Two-way star forward Crentis Dentist registered a game-high 2 steals in addition to the game-winning deflection at the end. The 6-6 third-year man contributed 14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists as well.
NEXT UP: The 51st MBA Finals Game 1 in the best of 5 as Los Angeles (6-4, 2-0) travels to San Jose (8-2, 2-0) in this all-West Division affair on the left coast.
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