DALLAS 83, SAN JOSE 59 (Slaughter Rule Enforced)
DEMONS GRIND UP AMIGOS
SAN JOSE -- Two slaughter-rule games and out as the three-time defending champs from Dallas shake the San Jose team off its back like an eagle shakes off rain. This second win, an 83-59 road triumph in which they shot 65.4 percent, puts the Demons in the Finals for the fourth consecutive season.
Following their usual pattern Dallas used an ungodly spurt of 25-8 in the third quarter to put this clinching contest out of reach.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
22 GVP...San Jose rookie point guard DONNIE DUPONS led his team in scoring with 17 points while posting a game-high 4 assists. The 6-2 Dupons was 5 for 13 from the field, potting 2 of 7 from deep and going 5 for 5 at the foul line. He added 1 rebound.
22 GVP...Hall of Fame Dallas shooting guard JUZAN DJINN led all scorers with 20 points, going 9 for 14 from the field while canning 2 of 3 from beyond the arc. He added 1 rebound and 1 assist.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
None
Points prevented by quarters
Dallas...0...9...6...0 Total=15
S.Jose...0...2...4...4...Total-10
Tops in points prevented
1. Pete Marzano, Dallas...6
2. St. Ides, San Jose...4
NEXT UP: Game 1 of the Finals, with heavily favored Dallas hosting Charleston. The Mountaineers are the only team to have defeated the Demons in the champs' last 28 games, doing so in astounding fashion with an 89-69 drubbing in Dallas in the second game of the season. The Demons avenged that loss by crushing Charleston at home 84-52.
This will be just the second time Charleston and Dallas have locked horns in the Finals. The only time they met with the championship on the line was in Season 42, with Naf Naf-led Charleston coming out on top in the 2019 Florida games, 3 games to 1. It was the Mountaineers' last championship, with Dallas spoiling what would have been a perfect season with a Game 3 87-83 upset, led by Demons Playoff MVP Bingo Bango's 37 points.
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