Season 53 Featured Game No. 10...Sacramento at Seattle

SEATTLE 68, SACRAMENTO 65

STAMPEDE EDGES R-DOGS FOR PLAYOFFS

SEATTLE -- Playing a second barn-burner against the visiting River Dogs from Sacramento, the Seattle Stampede successfully completed its unlikely playoff run before a raucous, fish-throwing home crowd, coming out on top 68-65.

The win gives Seattle a final record of 5-5; identical to the records of Sacramento and San Jose, but the Stampede registered 5 division wins to 4 by the River Dogs and Fighting Amigos.

This victory gave Seattle a 4-1 record in the second half of the season following an 0-3 start to the campaign.

The win over Sacramento was largely due to the R-Dogs' inability to withstand the defensive pressure of Seattle, which came up with 9 steals in the game and limited the losing team to just 45 shots. 

Seattle's last three buckets all came from veteran center Sky Masterson. Sacramento had a 3-point attempt on the final time unit that could have tied the game, but the shot was no good by Karma Chameleon and blocked for good measure by Fuck Mountain.

The Stampede return to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons and face the dubious task of bucking heads with mighty Dallas in the SemiFinals.

Game note: Sacramento guard Flip Phelps suffered a season injury early in the second quarter, but as it turned out his season only consisted of the rest of the game.

PLAYERS OF THE GAME

28 GVP...He's led them in scoring all season long, and in this playoff-clinching win, fourth-year small forward DOODLY SQUAT came through again with a team-high 21 points, dominating Hall of Fame forward Crentis Dentist in the process. Squat, who finished with a 15.7 ppg scoring average on the year, was 10 for 15 from the field in this game (1 for 2 from the foul line), while pulling down 4 rebounds, swiping 2 steals  and blocking 1 shot. This was his first POG of the season.

AND

28 GVP...Sacramento's rookie shooting guard KARMA KARMA KARMA KARMA KARMA CHAMELEON also registered his first POG with an outing that included a game-high 24 points on 7 of 12 shooting (including 2 for 4 from deep and 8 for 11  from the foul line). The 6-4 Chameleon dominated Fuck Mountain throughout, adding 3 rebounds and 1 assist. 

Other 20-plus GVP performers

26 GVP...10-year Seattle forward Frog Morton topped everybody in blocked shots with 4 and in steals with 3 while tying for game-high in assists with 3, scoring 11 points and pulling down 5 boards. He dominated Kevin Duran-Duran.

25 GVP...Old reliable, Seattle center Sky Masterson, also dominated his man, Sacramento's China P. The 6-8 Masterson, chasing his second rebounding title, swallowed up a game-high 10 caroms in the win, giving him a career-best 6.9 per contest...currently second to Sheetrock Hudson's 7.2 average. Masterson scored the final three buckets of the game for Seattle to finish with 12 points. He added 2 assists and 1 blocked shot.

MBA Standings … Season 53

EAST DIVISION

DALLAS………………….7-2 (clinched playoffs)

OKLAHOMA CITY…..6-3

PHILADELPHIA………5-4

CHARLESTON………. 4-5 

MILWAUKEE……….. 2-7

 

WEST DIVISION

GILLETTE…………. 6-4 (clinched playoffs)

SEATTLE…………..5-5 (clinched playoffs)

SACRAMENTO…5-5

SAN JOSE………….5-5

LOS ANGELES….. 2-7

 

NEXT UP: Charleston at Philadelphia…The Phobia needs this win to stay alive for the second playoff spot in the East. They are currently one game behind Oklahoma City, who plays Milwaukee in their final game. Don’t think Charleston will be easy for Philly. The Mountaineers just got done giving Dallas their second loss of the season. In the first meeting between Philly and Charleston, the Phobia escaped with a 71-69 victory.