Season 53...Playoff Semifinals Game 2...Dallas at Seattle

 

DALLAS 89, SEATTLE 59

DEMONS HEAD TO FINALS

SEATTLE -- The defending champion Dallas Demons out-scored the Seattle Stampede 46-21 in the second half on the way to an easy, breezy 89-59 triumph, earning them a return trip to the MBA Finals.

Seattle, which shot a paltry 42.9 percent from the floor, thanks in large part to Dallas defense, was down by just 5 points at the half before the Demons put their game into another gear.

The Demons shot over 60 percent for the second game in a row, following a 63.3 effort with a 63.9 percent mark in this victory.

They now await the winner of the Oklahoma City vs. Gillette series to play for the championship.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

37 GVP -- League MVP during the regular season, second-year Dallas forward PETE "THE STEAKMAN" MARZANO put himself out there for the double-distinction Playoff MVP honor with this gem. The 6-8 Marzano absolutely destroyed his man, Doodly Squat, holding the top scorer of Seattle to just 8 points while tying for game-high scoring honors himself. Marzano scored 22 points on 10 of 12 shooting hitting from medium, short and low with equal aplomb. He added a couple of dunks and was 2 of 3 from the foul line. Additionally, the All-MBA forward pulled down a game-high 8 rebounds, tied for game-high with 3 blocked shots, handed out 3 assists and registered 1 steal. 

Other 20-plus GVP performers

32 GVP...Dallas superstar Juzan Djinn followed his Game 1 19-point effort with a game-high (tied) 22 points in this one, dominating Fuck Mountain in the process. The 6-2 shooting guard held Mountain to 5 measely points, grabbed 6 boards, tied for most blocked shots in the contest with 3 and assisted 1 time. 

24 GVP...Seattle power forward Frog Morton led his team in scoring in both playoff games, getting a team-high 17 in this one while grabbing 5 boards and handing out 2 assists.

23 GVP...The MBA's top scorer, Kopi Luwak of Dallas finished with 17 points in both playoff wins, draining 3 treys in this SemiFinals clincher. He led his team with 4 assists and pulled down 2 rebounds.

21 GVP...Seattle stalwart Sky Masterson managed 13 points and led his team with 7 caroms, adding 1 assist.

NEXT UP: Oklahoma City, playing at home, looks to dispose of Gillette and join Dallas for a predicted Finals appearance.

Below is the outstanding new MBA surface designed for tabletop play by Tyler Masterson and gifted to Dave Masterson for Christmas. Used for this game for the first time. The cubes of chance roll like a dream on this.