DALLAS 76, MILWAUKEE 62
DEMONS KEEP ROLLING
DALLAS -- Make that 14 consecutive post-season wins for the Dallas Demons, who opened the Season 56 MBA Finals with a decisive 76-62 win over the Milwaukee Greyhounds.
As is often the case, the victorious outcome for Mighty Dallas hinged on the four-tme defending champions dominating one of the four quarters. In this case, it was the third, in which they broke open a 1-point halftime lead with a 22-11 third-quarter surge.
Both teams came into the game riding 4-game winning streaks, and for a while it looked like the upstarts from Milwaukee might be able to hang. But once Dallas got its offense untracked in the second half (with Vicious Hick hitting all four of his treys) it was all over.
A couple of interesting stats....Dallas did not even attempt a free throw...and the Demons out-assisted Milwaukee 15-2.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
26 GVP...He came into these Finals as the leader in the Playoff MVP race, and with this performance Dallas Hall of Fame two guard JUZAN DJINN seems well on his way to capturing his third such honor in a career that will likely put him at the top of the pyramid as far as guards are concerned, with a real chance to be the best player ever. In this game he shut down the top Milwaukee scorer Itstha Bishop while scoring 18 points on his own. Djinn went an efficient 8 for 13 from the floor, going 2 for 3 from deep. He added 4 assists, grabbed 3 rebounds and blocked 1 shot. Now in his seventh season, the 6-2 star has racked up 19 career awards, having passed such luminaries at his position as Jesse Shershot and Stu Nod this season. He is currently tied with guard greats Cappy Gambol and Hrundi V. Bakshi with only Uncle Bob Masterson (21 awards) and Naf Naf (23 awards) ahead of him. A Playoff MVP and championship ring would tie him with Masterson and place him 5th All Time in the Hall of Fame rankings behind golden gods Curly Hogbottom (25), Naf Naf (23), Max Payne (22) and Chip Battoe (22).
Other 20-plus GVP performers
25 GVP...Dallas point guard Vicious Hick...22 points (4 treys)...3 rebounds.
24 GVP...Milwaukee power forward Zippy Wunderslug...17 points...7 rebounds.
20 GVP...Dallas power forward Nick Kenpoop...6 points...6 assists...5 blocked shots...3 rebounds.
20 GVP...Dallas small forward Pete "the Steakman" Marzano...14 points...3 rebounds...2 assists...1 blocked shot.
20 GVP...Milwaukee point guard Ehhy Table...15 points (3 treys)...3 rebounds...2 steals.
NEXT UP: The Finals move to Milwaukee for Game 2 where the Greyhounds hope to halt the ridiculous playoff winning streak of Mighty Dallas.
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