Milwaukee 84, Sacramento 63
'HOUNDS BLOW AWAY 'DOGS
SACRAMENTO -- Two teams going in opposite directions stayed their respective courses in this playoff opener as the visiting Greyhounds of Milwaukee coasted to their fourth consecutive win, 84-63, hanging a fifth straight loss on the short-handed, short-circuited River Dogs of Sacramento.
POINTS PREVENTED BY QUARTERS
Milwaukee...2...2...0...2...Total=6
Sacramento..2...0...0...2...Total=4
TURNOVERS CAUSED BY QUARTERS
Milwaukee...3...1...4...3...Total=11
Sacramento..2...2...1...1...Total=6
TOP INDIVIDUALS IN POINTS PREVENTED
1. Entha Shortzone, Milwaukee...4
three others tied with 2
TOP INDIVIDUALS IN TURNOVERS CAUSED
1. Entha Shortzone, Milwaukee...5
2. Crentis Dentist, Sacramento...4
PLAYER OF THE GAME
33 GVP...They needed him to play great, and he did, but the game-high 27 points from Sacramento forward CRENTIS DENTIST were not nearly enough to ward off another R-Dogs loss. The 6-6 Dentist was magnificent in defeat, dominating his man Shortzone by going 11 for 16 from the floor. He canned 2 of 3 trey attempts, slammed home a couple and was perfect (3 for 3) from the foul line. He tied for team high in rebounds with 4, blocked shots with 1 and steals with 1 while causing 4 turnovers on the defensive end.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
30 GVP...After a disappointing regular season on offense, Milwaukee center Lothario Fartlek tied for team-high scorer in this Game 1 win with 19 points against one of the top defenders the MBA has ever seen as he dominated Hall of Famer J.J. Gargantuan. Fartlek got the Greyhounds off to a quick start with a 10-point first quarter that included 3 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal. For the game he finished with 6 rebounds, tied for game-high in assists with 3, blocked 1 shot and stole 1 pass.
25 GVP...Milwaukee point guard Flip Phelps seriously out-played Jeez-O Mann, scoring 13 points, tying for game-high in assists with 3, stealing 1 pass and leading everyone in the game with 8 rebounds.
25 GVP...Shooting guard Thomas Thomas Thomas of Milwaukee tied for team-high in scoring with a very efficient 19, tied for game-high in steals with 2 and pulled down 4 rebounds.
23 GVP...The only guy other than Dentist on the R-Dogs who bothered to show up offensively was retiring two guard Buddy Pigglesworth, who scored 15 points while tying for team-high in rebounds with 4 and game-high in assists with 3. He added 1 steal.
20 GVP...Milwaukee power forward Ape Con Myth took it to fellow geezer Bogainvillea Hedge, holding him to 2 points while scoring 15 himself. The 6-10, 14-season veteran, grabbed 3 rebounds and added 2 assists.
Game notes:
-- Milwaukee doubled the rebounding total of Sacramento, 32 to 16. The Greyhounds were just 2 rebounds shy of a playoff record first set by Houston in Season 9 and last tied by Houston in Season 36.
NEXT UP: San Jose at the heavily-favored Demons of Dallas. Both teams are missing star forwards, but Dallas is still loaded with weapons and is heavily favored.
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