Season 55...Featured Game No. 7...plus Bracket 7 Summary...plus look at next bracket...plus 3-point shooting Bonus

DALLAS 71, SEATTLE 52 (Slaughter Rule Enforced)

DEMONS ROLL OVER BEST IN WEST

DALLAS -- Despite shooting just 45.2 percent, the Dallas Demons (now 6-1) easily defeated the top team in the West Division, the Seattle Stampede (now 5-2), increasing their lead with every quarter for a final Slaughter Rule score of 71-52. 

It was the fifth consecutive win for the three-time defending champions, who have vanquished their last 5 opponents by an average of 22 points per win.

Coming into the contest, this cross-over game featured the top two offenses, the top 2 rebounding teams and the two of the league's 3 top defenses. 

Both teams remained in first place in their respective divisions, with the East now holding a 5-2 advantage in cross-over contests.

Points Prevented by team...Dallas 19, Seattle 11

Top Players in Points Prevented

1. Biggus Dickus, Dallas...6

2. Hilbee Juggleboy, Seattle...5

PLAYER OF THE GAME

26 GVP...Stalwart fifth-season Dallas power forward SATAN ISRAEL dominated his man, Frog Morton on the way to his first POG of the season. The 6-8 Israel tied for game-high in scoring with 18 points while crashing the boards for a game-high 8 rebounds. He was 8 for 12 from the floor, including a pair of slam dunks (missing all 3 of his bombs) and going 2 for 2 at the foul line. The big guy is now averaging 14.4 ppg.

Other 20-plus GVP performers (none for Seattle)

23 GVP...Dallas center Biggus Dickus...14 points...7 rebounds...1 blocked shot...1 assist...tops in points prevented.

22 GVP...Dallas point guard Vicious Hick...18 points (4 treys)...4 rebounds.

Standings changes after bracket 7

-- Charleston's win over Oklahoma City saw the Mountaineers take the Lariats' third-place spot in the East, while the Lariats went from third to fourth place.

-- There was no changes in the standings in the West.

Bracket 8 preview

The bracket starts out with Pinky Toe and Los Angeles at San Jose, with The Big One possibly seeing a way out of the cellar, having won their first contest in bracket 7 against this same Fighting Amigos team.

The FEATURED GAME shines a light on the Gillette Humps for the first time in Season 55 as they visit first-place Seattle with a chance to get back in the playoff hunt. The Stampede won the first meeting 79-70.

The bracket also includes a key matchup between Philadelphia and Charleston that will go a long way to deciding the second playoff team in the East.

BONUS 

RANKING TEAM 3-POINT

SHOOTING EFFECTIVENESS

Formula is team’s 3-point shooting percentage plus number of 3s made.

1.    1. Dallas Demons…100 attempts, 40 made…40%...80  total… shooters 30 percent or more… Vicious Hick

2.    2. Milwaukee Greyhounds…82-32…39%...71 total…Ehhy Table…Itstha Bishop…Rabbit Munchers

3.    3. Gillette Greyhounds…85-32…37.6%...69.6 total…Joey Shamadu…Lefty Scavenger

4.    4. Philadelphia Phobia…65-27…41.5%...68.5 total…Dick Papers…Splash Gordon…Turk Attaturk

5.    5. Oklahoma City Lariats…98-32…32.7%...64.7 total…King Czardines and Crentis Dentist

6.    6. Charleston Mountaineers…87-29…33.3%...62.3 total…Seeyalater Scronto and Kopi Luwak

7.    7. Sacramento River Dogs…75-25…33.3%...58.3 total…Thomas Thomas Thomas…Karma Chameleon…Anthony Finseca

8.    8. Los Angeles Big One…96-27…28.1%...55.1 total…Pinky Toe

9.    9. San Jose Fighting Amigos…74-22…29.7…51.7 total…Donny Dupons

St10. Seattle Stampede…95-15…15.8%...30.8 total…Hilbee Juggleboy.

SUMMARY: As expected, Dallas being a great 3-point shooting team (among other talents) leads the way…but Milwaukee and Gillette at numbers 2 and 3 indicates that teams cannot live by 3-pointers alone. Look, for example at the last team on the list. Seattle has been putrid at 3s for some time now; by far the worst in the league this season.  But they are having a fine campaign,  in first place in the West, even without being effective from beyond the arc.

Dallas, Oklahoma City and Los Angeles take the most treys per game while Philly, San Jose and Sacramento take the least.