Week 9 9/25/2011 D League Final Regular Season News

The final games of Season 1 wrapped up with the usual great performances from individuals and team play.  Sundays are for lounging but not when you are in the middle of a fight for playoff positioning.  With great match ups from top top to bottom, this past Sunday was filled with fireworks and buzzer beaters.  This is the summary of the day:

Avengers vs Code Green

Avengers and Code Green were fighting for the 7 spot.  Code Green riding high from a win over Primetime came in the game missing key players.  Avengers smelled blood and wanted to end the season strong.  Avengers came out firing early, an Avengers signature, with Chris and David leading the charge.  Code Green held on early with Darrel and Justin E. scrapping control of the boards and chipping in with buckets down the stretch.  Gino and Paolo for the Avengers stepped on the gas in the fourth quarter but Code Green's, AJ, didn't go down without a fight.  Avengers went on a run and never looked back.  Congratulations to both teams for making it to the playoffs!


Avengers 49      Chris M. 15 pts, 5 rb, 1 blk                                                                                                                                                          
Cde Grn  39      Darrel J. 11 pts and 4 rb

Bula vs Primetime
As you can probably guess this game had lots of "fireworks" and "drama"!  Bula wanted to make a statement to the whole league that they were the one's to beat and Primetime wanted to remind "everyone" that if you want to be Champs you have to beat the Champs!  Buckets after buckets, both teams were making incredible shots from everywhere.  Primetime's Alex and Colin got it started with Marlowe controlling the tempo on defense and offense.  Bula's VJ is looking better with every game and Vince looked like a blur on both ends of the court.  Bula pushed out to a double digit lead in the second half of the game but Primetime turned up the pressure and kept the game close.  Pot and Edwin for Bula helped to seal the game with timely plays and three pointers.  Congratulations to both teams for making it to the playoffs!

Bula  66               Vince 15 pts, 8 rb,  3 ast, 4 stls                                                                                                                                                                          
Primtime 57          Alex M. 22 pts, 6 rb, 1 blck

Spartans vs Elite
Speed, gutsy, and ballsy was the theme of this game.  Spartans was looking to reestablish their position in the standings and Elite was just looking to put a pounding on a team to show that they should not be overlooked!  Spartans got off early with Alonzo and Masato getting out on the break for easy buckets.  Elite's Chris and Nikole answered back with easy buckets of their own and controlled the boards early in the game.  Team Captains Bong and Drexel for the Spartans made big plays to help get the Spartans a double digit lead in the second half but John and Xyrus went on a flurry to put Elite in striking distance.  Spartans KK, Nav and Marlon proved to be the X Factor in the game to pull out the win.  Congratulations to both teams for making it the playoffs!

Elite 56              John T. 20 prs, 4 rb, 2 ast, 2 stl                                                                                                                                                                
Spartans 69       Alonzo R. 17 prs, 8 rbnds, 3 stl

 ATR vs Dragons
This is the Game of the Week Folks!  First of all it was a great match!  Two of the top teams battling it out for supremacy.  ATR was missing William and Allen still managed to control the game early with Deejay and Christian returning from a short hiatus with solid team play on both defense and offense.  The Dragons was also missing a key player, Daryll, and they struggled to find the basket in the first half.  Joey,  the league leading scorer could not find his rhythm but Rob and Hervin carried the offensive load to keep the game close.   ATR had a 14 point lead in the fourth quarter but the dragons slowly chipped away at the lead with Vince making key plays and Joey hitting some key shots to tie the game.  With seconds left and a tied ball game, Hervin shot a long three and hit the front of the rim but Rob tipped in the winning points to get the win for the Dragons!  What a game!  Congratulations to both teams for a fabulous season and we are looking forward to similar performances from both teams in the playoffs!

Dragons 35   Rob C. 13 pts, 6 rb, 2 ast, 3 stl                                                                                                                                                                  
ATR 34        Jun 10 pts, 8 rbnds

See you all next Sunday for the Playoffs!