54th MBA All Star Game

 EAST 87, WEST 71

EAST WINS IN A WALK

MILWAUKEE -- For the second season in a row, the newest member of the Hall of Fame was the MVP of the All Star Game, as Dallas star Juzan Djinn duplicated last season's performance by Crentis Dentist.

The East increased its series lead to 34-20 in All Star competition.

The big matchup of the game was rookie sensation Pinky Toe of Los Angeles going head-to-head with Djinn, the pride of Dallas. They went into the break 1-2 in both scoring and MVP points, with Toe holding the edge in both categories. But Djinn gave the rookie a taste of what it's like coming up against a Hall of Fame defender as the 27 point per game leading scorer was held to just 9. Meanwhile, it was Djinn who tallied 27 in the dominant performance. 

The one casualty of the game was an injury to Vinny Zazeech of San Jose, who will miss one game. The Amigos picked up Boney Skelletrino to replace Zazeech on the roster. 

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

33 GVP...The league's newest Hall of Fame player, JUZAN DJINN of two-time defending champion Dallas, grabbed MVP honors with a team-high 27-point performance in which he dominated his main opponent at the moment for league MVP, Pinky Toe of Los Angeles. Djinn scored 13 of his 27 points in the first quarter. For the game he was 11 for 19 (2 for 7 from deep) and 3 for 3 from the foul line. He grabbed 2 rebounds, handed out 4 assists and tied for game-high in blocked shots with 2. He is just the third Dallas player to ever win the All Star Game MVP and the first since Chip Battoe turned the trick in Season 47. The first from Dallas was Max Payne in Season 30. 

Other 20-plus GVP performers

31 GVP...Sacramento cut pile refugee Anthony "Fish Face" Finseca continues to defy the naysayers, scoring a game-high 28 points with 3 rebounds.

28 GVP...Charleston mainstay guard Splash Gordon...15 points...game-high 6 assists...game-high 3 steals...3 rebounds...1 blocked shot.

24 GVP...Philadelphia forward Turk Attaturk...23 points...1 blocked shot.

NEXT UP: The second half of the season begins with a cross-over pitting Oklahoma City at Gillette. The home team Humps will be getting back star center Blob Dylan and are desperate to get a win to stop their 3-game losing streak that has them mired in last in the West. They are not likely to get it, however, with the Lariats, third-place in the East, also needing a victory to keep pace with Dallas and Charleston'

The Featured Game for this bracket is, in fact, Dallas at Charleston...the third game in the bracket.