Match of the Round
Bainsynators plebs vs. Mangoloids 74 - 83
The Mango's were probably favourites going into their matchup with the Plebs, and they showed why early scoring the first 7 points in 3 mins. The Plebs found a gear and managed to stay with the Mango's trailing 16 - 21 at the end of the 1st. It could be almost called Mangoloids vs Terroso, because Antonio Terroso was the only Plebs player doing anything. His stats were 4-6 Fg, 10 pts, 11 rebs, 2 OR, while the rest of the team had 3-14 Fg 6 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts, 3 blks, 4 to's... If the Plebs had any chance of staying with the Mango's they would need more than one player. Mango's however also had a standout performer in the 1st with Eder Arbizu who had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal in a great 12 minutes. Surprisingly the Plebs got withing a point midway through the second trailing 30 - 31 despite still riding on the back of Terroso who had 16 points and 14 rebounds, with the rest of his team combining for a pitiful 4 boards. The Mango's continued to push and took a 34 - 40 lead into the half. Arbizu had 13 points 6 rebounds 4 assists and 3 steals, and absolutely wreaking havoc on the Plebs. Terroso finished with an impressive 16 points 15 rebounds at the half, he may need to do similar in the second half for the Plebs to win.
The Mangoloids looked to have broken the Plebs when they pushed the lead to 9 points halfway through the 3rd. Bainsynator88, the plebs manager thought that the elastic was on the precipice of snapping and the Mango's running away in a blowout. But they weren't gone yet, with a late 3rd quarter charge which saw the Mango's only take a 52 - 55 lead into an exciting last. Terroso was still the Plebs great white hope with 20 points and 18 rebounds. Arbizu continued to help his team maintain the narrow lead with 16 points with a quarter to play. Amazingly enough the Plebs hit the lead at the beginning of the last from a big two-handed dunk from guess who????? Antonio Terroso. He then hit 2 free throws a minute later to give his team all the momentum and a 3 point lead, forcing the Mangoloids to call a timeout. The play was tense as time expired. Matubol put his team back infront by 4 with 6 mins to go. Fortunately for the Mango's the Plebs could not bridge the gap after that as they have the inherent 3 pt shooting problem, unable to hit any on the night. Great win by the Mango's
3 votes - Bainsynators Plebs - António Terroso - 28 points 21 rebounds
Was not in the winning side, but bloody hell he was the most valuable player on the court. Shooting 12-20 for hi 28 points. i just couldn't imagine how much a rout this would have been without 'the terrorist' in the first half.
2 votes - Mangoloids - Eder Arbizu - 22 points 10 rebounds 4 assists 3 steals
Eder was clearly his teams most important player with a team high 22 points off a very efficient 9-14 shooting. Eder although guarding Terroso was the only player in the first half that looked as if he could go with 'the terrorist' offensively.
1 votes - Mangoloids - Sofronio Mabutol - 17 points 12 rebounds
Sofronio gave his team the 2 bucket lead in the last which they were able to hold onto. He also shot an nice 8-13 and was able to keep his opposing C to a dismal 5 rebounds in 41 mins
Last edited by MrGoodKat at 7/4/2011 10:01:41 PM
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