OKLAHOMA CITY 69, DALLAS 61
LARIATS SMELLING TITLE
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The astonishing Oklahoma City Lariats are within one victory of defeating the five-time-defending champion Dallas Demons for the Season 57 MBA championship.
To the delight of their home fans, Oklahoma City bested Dallas with a wire-to-wire 69-61 victory, their second in a row in the Finals, which they now lead 2 games to 0.
It was the fifth consecutive win for the Lariats, who now have the next three games to best Mighty Dallas one time in order to walk away with a most unprobable title; which would be the first by a 5-win team in league history.
This game was won on the boards by Oklahoma City, which won the battle of the glass 27-12, and on the defensive end in which the Lariats (first in the league in D this season) held the Demons to 47.3 percent shooting.
The hot and heavy back and forth culminated with a fistfight with 46 time units remaining, as a frustrated Juzan Djinn of Dallas and L.S. Island of Oklahoma City exchanged blows, each receiving a technical foul and Djinn getting tossed from the game. Dallas was down 7 points at the time, but the closest they could get was within 5 with 29 remaining.
And so now we return back to Big D, with Dallas fans not yet counting out their champions, who must win three straight for yet another crown.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
35 GVP...The man in the middle for Oklahoma City, third-year star center POOP-RUPIAH 3000, battled his 7-foot nemesis Biggus Dickus with a fierce madness on the way to a triple-double, Player of the Game performance. It was the 6-9 wunderkind's second POG of the playoffs and second triple-double of his career. He was 10 for 16 from the floor, with a pair of slams and 1 for 1 from the foul line...a team-leading 21 points. The jumping jack pivot controlled the boards with a game-high 8, also swatting away a game-high 5 shots by his opponents. He tacked on a steal for good measure. 3000 was the leading candidate for Playoff MVP entering the game and his performance only strengthened that lead. He is now averaging 19.8 ppg and 7 rebounds for the playoffs.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
29 GVP...Dallas point guard Mini Carfartt...24 points...4 assists...1 steal
22 GVP...Dallas' retiring Hall of Fame forward...Pete "the Steakman" Marzano...12 points...5 rebounds...3 assists...2 blocked shots.
20 GVP...Dallas' retiring Hall of Fame center Biggus Dickus...15 points...3 rebounds...2 blocked shots.
NEXT UP: The teams travel to Dallas for Game 3 as the Demons stare down elimination.
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