OKLAHOMA CITY 72, SEATTLE 71
LARIATS STEAL GAME 1 BARN-BURNER
SEATTLE -- Down by as many as three starters in the fourth quarter, the visiting Oklahoma City Lariats managed to escape Seattle with a 72-71 Game 1 SemiFinal victory.
With their top scorer, Bellybutton Inquisition out on fouls early in the fourth and starting forward L.S. Island felled by injury in the third, Oklahoma City managed to come back from a 4-point deficit with 15 time units remaining.
Seattle also found itself short-handed when, with 12 ticks left, Rookie of the Year J.J. Pickle joined starting center teammate Laughing Boy Lasso on the bench, both having fouled out and their team now trailing by a point.
All-MBA Seattle forward, Erik A. Crocidale, having a rugged shooting game, missed a short jumper, but Hall of Fame teammate Crentis Dentist tipped it in at the 5 time unit mark to give the home team a 71-70 lead.
Lariats center Poop-Rupiah 3000 then fed the hero of the game, power forward Kevin Duran-Duran down low, who scored over Crocidale with 1 time unit remaining to give the visitors a 72-71 lead. Dentist, a more than capable 3-point shooter, had time to get a long one off as the buzzer rang out, but his shot was off and Oklahoma City had a hard-fought victory.
This was the second one-point game played by these teams this season, with Seattle having won the regular season cross-over 89-88.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
28 GVP...Oklahoma City's veteran power forward KEVIN DURAN-DURAN had his best offensive game of the season when his team needed it the most, getting a game-high 21 points in a contest in which he dominated his opposite, All-MBA star Erik A. Crocidale. Traded from Seattle to Oklahoma City at the beginning of the season, Duran-Duran played a complete game, holding Crocidale to just 4 points while going 9 for 13 from the floor on his own, including the game-winning hoop. He was 1 for 2 from deep and 2 for 2 from the foul line (where he led the league, tied with teammate Poop-Rupiah 3000). The 6-9, sixth-year man added a game-high 2 steals, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
26 GVP...Seattle point guard King Czardines...20 points...4 rebounds...2 assists.
23 GVP...Oklahoma City center Poop-Rupiah 3000...14 points...8 rebounds...1 assist.
22 GVP...Seattle's All-MBA two guard Hilbee "the Skinny German" Juggleboy...13 points...5 blocked shots...3 assists...1 rebound.
20 GVP...Seattle's Rookie of the Year small forward J.J. "Jake" Pickle...12 points...5 rebounds...2 assists...1 blocked shot.
NEXT UP: Mighty Dallas looks to end its SemiFinal series on the road against Los Angeles after laying 103 points on The Big One to open the series.
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