Season 54 Playoffs...SemiFinals Game 1...Los Angeles at Dallas

DALLAS 89, LOS ANGELES 60

DALLAS BLOWS BY BIG ONE

DALLAS -- The undefeated, two-time defending champs from Dallas busted out of the playoff starting gates with a 31-point first quarter and drifted home with a first-round win over visiting Los Angeles 89-60. 

Counting last season's championship game, this was the 12th consecutive win for the Demons, who, despite actually giving way to The Big One in the second half 40-37, don't seem to have much competition in this SemiFinal round.

The Whiz Kids scored 89 points on 60 percent shooting, both right in line with their league-leading averages of 89.2 and 61.6 percent.

The head-to-head between rookie stars Pinky Toe of Los Angeles and Vicious Hick of Dallas (more or less a draw for the second time in two meetings) was, however, worth the price of admission.

POINTS PREVENTED BY LOS ANGELES ...6

POINTS PREVENTED BY DALLAS...14

4 PLAYERS TIED WITH 4 POINTS PREVENTED

TURNOVERS CAUSED BY LOS ANGELES...6

TURNOVERS CAUSED BY DALLAS...8

TOPS IN TURNOVERS CAUSED...Pete Marzano, Dallas...4; Barfly Gigglewaters, Los Angeles...2

PLAYER OF THE GAME

31 GVP...Neither center on Los Angeles could handle the 7-foot BIGGUS DICKUS of the Dallas Demons, who started off the game with a 12-point first quarter on perfect 6-for-6 shooting, driving Louie Lunkerson to the bench early on. Dickus, who was one of two centers to finish with a GVP over 20 this season, scored a game-high 22 points on 11 of 13 shooting. His only misses came from 3-point Land. The third-year man added 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot to his POG performance in a dominant display. 

Other 20-plus GVP performers

30 GVP...Dallas rookie guard Vicious Hick ... 20 points...6 rebounds...3 assists...1 steal.

26 GVP...Los Angeles rookie guard Pinky Toe ...18 points...4 rebounds...3 assists...1 steal23

23 GVP...Dallas Hall of Fame guard Juzan Djinn...16 points...3 rebounds...3 blocks...1 assist.

20 GVP...Dallas small forward Pete "the Steakman" Marzano...10 points...6 assists...3 blocks...1 assist.

NEXT UP: Elimination Games come fast for first-game losers, and that's what Sacramento is facing on the road after being crushed in Game 1 by Oklahoma City.