Dallas 83, San Jose 68 (Slaughter Rule Enforced)
DEMONS DOMINATE LATE
SAN JOSE -- Trailing by 10 after the first quarter and one at the half, the Dallas Demons stepped on the gas hard in the second half, leaving the San Jose Fighting Amigos a dot in their rear view on the way to an 83-68 victory.
The win gives the Whiz Kids six victories in a row and puts them in the Finals for the first time since they last won it all in Season 47. They will face the Milwaukee Greyhounds, assuring that the MBA champion will come from the powerful East Division for the first time in five seasons; the last to win it in the East being the Season 47 Dallas squad that went 15-0 during the campaign.
It should be noted that all four Semifinal games were massacres, where the Slaughter Rule was enforced.
It should also be noted that both Finals teams are Tyler teams, meaning he will hold the MBA title yet again. It will be his third in a row.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
29 GVP...Third-year Dallas guard JUZAN DJINN scored a game-high 21 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, stole a game-high 2 passes and handed out 1 assist to earn his second POG of the post-season in as many games. The outstanding two-way player was 7 for 12 from the floor (1 for 4 from deep and 6 for 7 from the foul line). He dominated his man, Ray Natuzzi. We're looking at a possible Playoff MVP for Djinn as we head into the Finals.
Other 20-plus GVP performances
26 GVP...Six-year, 6-6 jumping jack forward Vito Andolini of San Jose did an excellent job subbing for the injured Eddie Creamer. First, he managed to not foul out, and in doing so gave himself the opportunity to sky for a game-high 10 rebounds while scoring 12 points and tying for team-high in assists with 3. He added 1 steal.
22 GVP...Dallas' rookie forward Pete "Steakman" Manzano turned in another solid game. He led everyone with 2 blocks, tied for team-high in rebounds with 6, scored 12 points, stole 1 pass and assisted 1 time.
21 GVP...Rookie of the Year Kopi Luwak posted a game-high 6 assists from his two guard position, scoring 13 points and grabbing 2 boards in the process.
21 GVP...Subbing for the injured Satan Israel during the playoffs, 12-year veteran Al A. Orden was again super efficient, scoring 14 points and tying for team-high in rebounds with 6. He added 1 assist. In the two playoff wins, the 6-8 Orden is 14 of 15 from the field.
21 GVP...League MVP and Hall of Fame guard Jesse Shershot shifted to two guard in this game, and for a while the strategy paid off. But he got almost no shots in the second half, scoring 13 of his 14 points in the first two quarters, including all three of his treys. The 6-year man pulled down 5 boards from his guard position and added 1 assist and 1 steal.
POINTS PREVENTED
San Jose actually prevented more points than Dallas, stopping 12 to the winners' 10.
Tops in points prevented was San Jose forward Charles Broccoli with 6. Second was Biggus Dickus of Dallas with 4.
NEXT UP: Game 1 of the Finals...Milwaukee, looking to end the longest championship drought in history (34 seasons) at Dallas, with the young Demons a heavy favorite to sweep it 3-0. The Greyhounds come into the Finals riding a 5-game winning streak while Dallas is even hotter with 6 wins in a row.
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