San Jose 76, Milwaukee 70
AMIGOS SWEEP THEIR WAY TO FINALS
MILWAUKEE -- The Fighting Amigos of San Jose will return to the Finals for the second time in three seasons, sweeping the Milwaukee Greyhounds 2 games to 0 with a 76-70 road win that was not as close as the score might indicate.
Milwaukee waited until they were down 16 points with 49 time units left in the game to make their run, and it was a big one, getting all the way to within 6 points with 5 ticks left.
But instead, coach Frank Pettis' Greyhounds bowed out without winning a Semifinal game for the fourth time in their last five playoff appearances. They remain the team with the longest championship drought...33 seasons.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
35 GVP..."THE MILKMAN" Cometh...EDDIE CREAMER, San Jose's dependable power forward, delivered big time in this series clincher, posting game-highs in both scoring with 22 points and rebounds with 10. He also tied for game-high in steals with 2. The 6-9 Creamer was a monster inside all game long. In addition to his 10 boards, the 7-season veteran delivered 5 slam dunks, going 9 for 12 from the floor. His giant effort included going 2 for 2 from 3-point range and 2 for 2 from the foul line. He also added 1 assist.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
26 GVP...San Jose's Hall of Fame guard Jesse Shershot followed his POG performance of Game 1 with a 20-point game in the series finale that included a trio of treys, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
23 GVP...13-season power forward Ape Con Myth of Milwaukee scored 12 points, had a team-high 9 rebounds and tied for game-high in steals with 2.
22 GVP...Milwaukee forward Entha Shortzone outplayed his counterpart Lupalin Greenbeard, who was held to just 4 points. Meantime, Shortzone scored 14 and grabbed 8 rebounds.
20 GVP...15 seasons in and San Jose point guard Cremeofsum Yunguy is still contributing to his team's victories. In this game, the 5-11 Yunguy scored 15 points, handed out a team-high 4 assists and provided 1 steal.
NEXT UP: Philadelphia travels to Los Angeles in Game 2 of the other Semifinals. L.A. took them down with ease in Game 1 and could return to the Finals to defend their title with another win here.
SHERSHOT UPDATE: With All-MBA and League MVP added to his card, San Jose's Jesse Shershot now has 14 awards, moving him past the following Hall of Famers in the all-time rankings:
Rip Slamjam, J.J. Gargantuan, Bill Rustler, Tree Fiddy, Raisin Sport, Guru Gannon and Tommy Zoop.
He is now tied for 17th place with fellow guards Colquit Croix, Dan Mann and Cheetos Jones. There are only 15 more honored players ahead of him.
Shershot is just one of 13 players with 5 or more All-MBA stars on his card.
He is just one of three players to start his career with 5 consecutive All-MBA stars. The others?
Naf Naf...7 for 7.
Chip Battoe...6 for 6.
HERE IS THE FINAL MBA GOLDEN TEAM TO BE UNVEILED...THE SEATTLE STAMPEDE
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