Winter Open Final Four and CHAMPIONSHIP Recaps

Winter Open Final Four Recaps

Semifinal Game 1

#1 Big Game Ballers (69) v. #10 SLGHTWRK (60)

The Final Four teams are set and in our first game we have the #1 seeded Big Game Ballers taking on the "Cinderella team" of the tourney in SLGHTWRK!

The Big Game Ballers were without key players: "Big Duke", Ryan Wessels and Will Overton but they felt that they had enough firepower to defeat the #10 seed! They jumped out to an early 17-9 first quarter lead. Behind 15pt efforts by Jason and team captain Isaiah Sandoval the Big Game Ballers had the lead at the half, 32-27!

The upstart SLGHTWRK squad felt they were playing with house money after going winless during the regular season! Mike lead the comeback with 20pts and Chris O'bannon posted a double-double (16p 12r)! They had their chance for an upset but their feee throw shooting was horrendous! They shot 5-14 fts (36%)! Team captain Simon Habtu also finished the game with 16pts and was smiling ear to ear after the game saying they'll definitely e back for another run at the elusive TDS championship! 

Isaiah started off the final period with 3-3pt shots to give the Big Game Ballers a lead they would never relinquish! They went onto win, 69-60!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7NtckqulmlY

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SLGHTWRK 

26-62 42% fgs

3-17 18% 3pt

5-14 36% fts

Mike 20p 7r 2a 1s

Chris 16p 12r 1a 1s 2t

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Big Game Ballers 

25-64 41% fgs 

12-33 36% 3pt

6-10 60% fts 

Isaiah Sandoval 15p 5r 6a

Jason 15p 1r 2a 2s

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Semifinal Game 2

#3 United Nations (73) v. #4 Gamble Team (70) F/2OT

In the second semifinal game (winner to meet the Big Game Ballers in the finals) we had #3 United Nations taking on #4 Gamble Team! 

The United Nations doubled up on the Gamble Team 16-8 after the first quarter! Their defense really stood out! Holding the Gamble Team to 3-9 fgs shooting in quarter. While the United Nations shot, 12-21 fgs (57%) in the first half. Roy Giles had 10pts at the half and they used it to go up, 31-25! 

The Gamble Team weren't going to lay down and play dead! They were going to fight for their lives! Bobby had a game high 26pts, 6rebs and 5asts and Alec notched a double-double (11p 10r) to keep the game close! They held onto a 7pt lead in the first OT but they let that slip out of they're hands!

The second OT, United Nations overcame the Gamble Team and sealed the game at the free throw line! The United Nations win a thriller, 73-70 in double overtime!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EDFlfh49SyM

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4gk1mi4Qf8A

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United Nations 

25-55 45% fgs 

5-18 28% 3pt

18-23 78% fts

Toby 20p 5r 2a 1s

AD 16p 3r 2a 1s

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Gamble Team 

25-50 50% fgs 

7-16 44% 3pt

12-20 60% fts

Bobby 26p 6r 5a 1s 2t

Alec 11p 10r

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Championship Game

#1 Big Game Ballers (82) v. #3 United Nations (87)

It all comes down to this! The #1 seeded Big Game Ballers taking on the #3 United Nations squad! A rematch of last season's championship is set for a battle royal! 

The Big Game Ballers were ready to prove the last year was no fluke! They jumped out to a 21-14 lead behind the duo of Isaiah Sandoval (26pts) and DeAngelo (24pts)! Their lead was trimmed by one point but they still led going into the half, 39-33!

United Nations were just getting their second wind! They came out strong after the break! Out scoring the Big Game Ballers 20-16 in the third cutting into the lead. They were only trailing be 2pts going into the final quarter! Roy Giles led the comeback by scoring 16 of his team high 25pts but the big factor was the MVP of the finals Toby Merchant! Toby had a very pedestrian 2pts in the first half but had a total turnaround in the second half and overtime by scoring 21pts! Bringing the game to overtime tied at 76 apiece!

In the overtime, Toby and the United Nations 

took over the game scoring 11-6 to win the championship in a thriller, 88-83 F/OT!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E-5s9OOphQQ

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qrqNKx54HfM

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Big Game Ballers 

25-60 42% fgs

10-26 28% 3pt

20-27 74% fts

Isaiah 26p 7r 5a 2s 1b 3t

DeAngelo 24p 8r 1a 1s 2t

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United Nations 

33-65 51% fgs 

8-24 33% 3pt

12-19 63% fts

Roy 25p 2r 1a 2s 1t

Toby 23p 4r 6a 4s 1b

Updated Standings

Team

Big Game Ballers.............5-1............+126

Rock Center.....................5-1............+40

United Nations................4-2............+38

Gamble Team..................4-2............+30

Average Woes.................4-2............(-24)

Showtime........................3-3............(-34)

Primetime........................2-4............(-15)

Balls Out..........................2-4............(-35)

MSO.................................1-5............(-63)

SLGHTWRK.....................0-6............(-78)

Final regular season recaps!

Winter Open Recaps

Week 7

SLGHTWRK (40) v. Average Woes (66)

The final week of the regular season is underway with the Average Woes taking on a winless SLGHTWRK squad!

SLGHTWRK team captain, Simon Habtu said, "We haven't had a full squad show up. The only regulars are me, Larry and Chris." I feel your pain Simon! The chemistry just wasn't there with the new players he had. After the first half, SLGHTWRK was trailing 32-17!

The Average Woes took advantage of their size with Prabe (22pts) and Matt's massive double-double (15p 17r) leading the way! Prabe must have been working on his free throws in the offseason cause he was money from the line! Matt was a beast cleaning the glass with a season high, 17 rebounds! The game was never in doubt! 

The Average Woes win convincingly, 66-40!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iTm9qDq5U-o

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SLGHTWRK 

14-43 33% fgs

4-12 33% 3pt 

8-15 53% fts 

Mike 15p 3r 1a

Chris 12p 5r 2a 1b 2t

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Average Woes 

26-54 48% fgs 

3-11 27% 3pt

9-16 56% fts

Prabe 22p 5r 3a 1t

Matt 15p 17r 1a 1s

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MSO (60) v. Showtime (76)

The next matchup was between two new teams to the league...MSO (Most Slept On) versus Showtime!

This has been a rotten season for MSO! An injury riddled season losing almost half their roster! They played with only four players this week because a couple of their players were in a car accident!? Talk about bad luck! Team captain, Kwesi Bailey did all that he could do but it was far than enough! The outside shooting from Adam Feinberg kept them in the game in the first half but fizzled down the stretch.

Showtime seemed to be caught off guard in the first half! They only held a 5pt lead at the break...playing against 4 players!? Noland and Tyler righted the ship in the second half! Noland was 6-9 3pt field goals in the second half and Tyler went on a dunking barrage! Both players totaled 25pts each which was well enough to put away MSO, 76-60!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HTyDWH6jtd0

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MSO 

22-53 42% fgs

8-26 31% 3pt

8-12 67% fts 

Kwesi Bailey 21p 5r 5a 1s 1t

Adam Feinberg 18p 6r 3a 1b

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Showtime 

29-66 44% fgs 

11-31 35% 3pt

9-10 90% fts 

Tyler Wright 25p 13r 4a 3b 1t

Noland 25p 3r 6a 1s

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Big Game Ballers (88) v. Balls Out (57)

The final game of the day was a couple of veteran teams! Balls Out were taking on the first place, defending champion Big Game Ballers! 

The Balls Out crew were a bit short. They only had four players show up for the game!? If they had their full complement of players...this game would have been more interesting! The four players that showed up gave it their all! Kris (21pts) and Theo (20pts) were trying to keep them in the game and Darryl and Tenn (10rebs each) cleared the boards! Alas, they didn't have enough firepower to keep up! They were down 39-26 at the half!

The Big Game Ballers continued their dominance! Jason scored a game high 28pts and Ryan Wessels notched a double-double (16p 12r)! Big Duke scored mainly from beyond the arc (5-8 3pt) and Isaiah Sandoval was dishing the ball around setting up his teammates with 9asts! The BGB 31pt 3rd quarter put the game out of reach! 

Big Game Ballers won, 88-57!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g0RzaZxzEBk

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Big Game Ballers 

32-71 45% fgs 

16-41 39% 3pt

8-8 100% fts 

Jason 28p 6r 4a 1s

Ryan Wessels 16p 12r 5a 1s

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Balls Out 

21-61 34% fgs

8-23 35% 3pt

8-13 62% fts 

Kris 21p 2r 2a 1s 1t

Theo Ellington 20p 2r 1a 3s

Week 7 Schedule - last week of the regular season!

December 4th	Week 7	LIGHT Jersey		DARK Jersey
	12PM	SLGHTWRK	vs	Average Woes
	1PM	Showtime	vs	MSO
	2PM	Big Game Ballers	vs	Balls Out
	BYE:	Rock Center, United Nations, Gamble Team, PrimeTime

updated standings

Team
Rock Center.....................5-1............+40
Big Game Ballers.............4-1............+95
United Nations................4-2............+38
Gamble Team..................4-2............+30
Average Woes.................3-2............(-50)
Balls Out..........................2-3............(-4)
Showtime........................2-3............(-50)
Primetime........................2-4............(-15)
MSO.................................1-4.............(-47)
SLGHTWRK.....................0-5.............(-52)

Week 6 recaps and game video links!

Winter Open Recaps

Week 6

Average Woes (71) v. United Nations (64)

The season is nearing its end and the playoffs beckons. In this battle, TripleDoubleSports presents the Average Woes versus the United Nations!

On the outset, the Average Woes jumped on the United Nations 22-11 in the first quarter. Andre (33pts) and Prabe (18p 12r) were a formidable one-two punch! Andre slashed to the hole and the United Nations had no answer. Prabe handled the inside clearing out the boards with a game high 12! At the half the Average Woes were up, 43-25!

The United Nations didn't know what hit them!? Toby, showed up in the second quarter but still was able to lead his team in scoring (20p 8r) and AD added 19pts to get United Nations closer. They outscored the Average Woes 39-28 in the second half! The United Nations just ran out of time. 

The Average Woes pull off the upset, 71-64!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eIS7ViC2svM

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Average Woes 

27-53 51% fgs 

6-16 38% 3pt 

10-12 83% fts

Andre 33p 3r 2a 1b 3t

Prabe 18p 12r 1s 1t

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United Nations 

24-57 42% fgs 

7-18 39% 3pt

9-14 64% fts 

Toby Merchant 20p 8r 1a 1s 1t

AD 19p 5r 3a

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Rock Center (46) v. Balls Out (45) F/2OT

The second game of the day was definitely an exciting one when Balls Out took on the first place Rock Center!

Both teams shot a horrendous percentage from the free throw line! Balls Out shot 11-23 fts (48%) and Rock Center shot 17-37 fts 46%! Neither team showed that they wanted to win the game! Balls Out jumped out ahead of Rock Center in a very low scoring first half, 22-14! 

Rock Center showed some life in the second half behind the play of Steve, who scored a game high 24pts (6-13 fgs 11-20 fts). Usually a good shooting team, Rock Center was horrible on this day! Shooting 30% from the field, 10% from beyond the arc and 46% from the free throw line! Surprisingly, the were very much still in the game! 

Because Balls Out were having the same troubles putting the ball in the hoop!? Their team shooting was 36% from the field, 50% for 3pt range and 48% from the line! Tenn kept the guys in the game with 12pts, all in the second half and OT! 

The first OT solved nothing! We had to go to a second OT and there Rock Center survived, 46-45 F/2OT!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Z_DeXY2o8

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Rock Center 

13-44 30% fgs 

1-10 10% 3pt

17-37 46% fts

Steve 24p 7r 2a 2s

Denzel 11p 5r 1a 1s 4t

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Balls Out 

16-45 36% fgs

2-4 50% 3pt

11-23 48% fts

Tenn 12p 8r 1a

Kris 9p 3r 3a 1s 1t

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SLGHTWRK (55) v. Gamble Team (58) F/OT

This was another game where 36mins was not enough when Gamble Team took on the crew from SLGHTWRK!

SLGHTWRK took a slight lead over Gamble Team in the first half behind the 16pts of team captain, Simon Habtu! Miguel came out in the second half/OT with all 11 of his points to keep SLGHTWRK in the game! 

The shooting was fairly even at the half (SLGHTWRK 33% to Gamble Team 32%) reflecting the score, 24-22 SLGHTWRK! 

Then in the third quarter, the Gamble Team fell behind even further to make the score, 39-33! Gamble Team had to be more aggressive and that's is precisely what they did! Taking it to the hole and taking advantage of their size the Gamble Team went to the free throw line 11 times to 0 for SLGHTWRK in the fourth quarter! The outside shooting of Eric and the double-double from Alec brought Gable Team back! With a couple of seconds left in the OT and facing the second double overtime in a row, Gamble Team inbound the ball to Bobby and in one motion turned and shot a 3 at the buzzer! 

Gamble Team won, 58-55 F/OT!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tNnsqncAewE

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SLGHTWRK 

19-55 35% fgs

7-23 30% 3pt

3-3 100% fts 

Simon 16p 6r 3a 3s 1b 2t

Miguel 11p 2r 3a 2s 1t

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Gamble Team 

18-53 34% fgs 

6-12 50% 3pt 

16-24 67% fts 

Eric 15p 8r 5a 2s

Alec 11p 10r 2a 3s

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Big Game Ballers (83) v. Primetime (65)

The finale of the day was the defending champion, Big Game Ballers taking on Primetime!

The game was very competitive in the first half! Isaiah Sandoval led Big Game Ballers in scoring again with 28pts and Chris "Duke" Adams scored 16pts in his complementary role. The Ballers were in control for most of the game...outscoring Primetime in every quarter! Leading at the half, 44-33!

Meanwhile, Primetime was led by Tyrone Dickerson (19p 6r) and Antwan Capla who followed his TripleDouble performance with a double-double (18p 10r)! Primetime had the firepower to matchup with Big Game Ballers but they need to be all playing well to do so.

Big Game Ballers win the game, 83-65!

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Big Game Ballers 

32-62 52% fgs 

10-24 42% 3pt

5-5 100% fts 

Isaiah Sandoval 28p 5r 4a

Chris "Duke" Adams 16p 7r 4a 2s 1t

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Primetime 

27-61 44% fgs 

7-19 37% 3pt

4-5 80% fts 

Tyrone Dickerson 19p 6r 6a 2t

Antwan Capla 18p 10r 5a 1s

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🏀Winter Week 6 Open Leaders🏀
Points
Andre (Average Woes) 33
Isaiah @mr24isaiah (Big Game Ballers) 28
Steve (Rock Center) 24
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Rebounds
Brett @brettmcorbett5 (Rock Center) 13
Prabe (Average Woes) 12
Alec @agenttt_32 (Gamble Team) 10
Antwan Capla (Primetime) 10
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Assists
Jason (Big Game Ballers) 6
Ryan @ryunderpants (Average Woes) 6
3 players tied with 5
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Steals
Roy @rgiles44 (United Nations) 4
Alec (Gamble Team) 3
Simon @simon_sayss_the_producer (SLGHTWRK) 3
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Blocks
Brett (Rock Center) 3
6 players tied with 1

Week 6 Schedule

November 27th	Week 6
	1PM	Average Woes	vs	United Nations
	2PM	Rock Center	vs	Balls Out
	3PM	SLGHTWRK	vs	Gamble Team
	4PM	Big Game Ballers	vs	PrimeTime
	BYE:	Showtime		MSO

Standings

Team
United Nations................4-1............+45
Rock Center.....................4-1............+39
Big Game Ballers.............3-1............+77
Gamble Team..................3-2............+27
Balls Out..........................2-2............(-3)
Average Woes.................2-2............(-57) 
Primetime........................2-3............+3
Showtime........................2-3............(-50)
MSO.................................1-4.............(-47)
SLGHTWRK.....................0-4.............(-49)

Week 5 Recaps and game links!

Week 5

Primetime (51) v. Rock Center (64)

Week 5 of the TripleDoubleSports Open Division is underway and we're starting off with a good one! Primetime looking to turn last weeks win into a streak versus Rock Center, who is currently tied for first place! 

Primetime had balance scoring led by Daniel Trannel with 19pts and Mr. TripleDouble himself, Antwan Capla with 12pts! Primetime shot the ball well as a team in the first half going 12-24 fgs (50%), but trailed at the half by the slimmest of margins, 28-27!

After an evenly played third quarter, Rock Center blew the game wide open in the fourth! Behind big games from Jon (18p 9r) and from Brett (14p 14r 4b), Rock Center turned a 2pt game into a blowout! They outscored Primetime 23-12 in the final 9mins to win the game going away, 64-51! 

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jV6tvUPMTx8

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Primetime 

22-51 43% fgs

4-13 31% 3pt

5-9 56% fts

Daniel 19p 1r 3a 1s 3t

Antwan 12p 6r 2a 4s 1t

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Rock Center 

29-54 54% fgs 

5-11 45% 3pt 

3-5 60% fts

Jon 18p 9r 2a 1t

Brett 14p 14r 3a 3s 4b 1t

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MSO (47) v. Gamble Team (64)

The next matchup brought the M.S.O. (Most Slept On) in versus the veteran squad in the Gamble Team!

M.S.O. had been hit with the injury bug! Half their initial roster sustained season ending injuries the has team captain Kwesi Bailey searching for answers?! He managed to get five players to the game on Sunday but the haven't all played together and it showed! The Feinberg's (Marc and Adam) did their best to kept them competitive but they were down for most of the game and at the half they were behind, 35-22!

The Gamble Team had it on cruise control for most of the game! Bobby (25p 13r) and Eric (20p 10r) went for big double-doubles! The two players combined to shoot 16-26 from the field. That was more than enough as they went on to win the game convincingly, 64-47!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OrxWBtzOgAo

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MSO 

17-55 31% fgs 

6-19 32% 3pt

7-10 70% fts 

Marc Feinberg 13p 6r 1a 3s 1t

Adam Feinberg 12p 6r 2a 2s 2t

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Gamble Team 

25-55 45% fgs 

6-20 30% 3pt

8-15 53% fts 

Bobby 25p 13r 3a 1s 1b

Eric 20p 10r 2a 2s 1b 3t

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Showtime (49) v. Big Game Ballers (85)

Next we have a battle between the youngsters from Showtime versus the defending champions, Big Game Ballers! 

This game would have been a great matchup  of the "old champs" and the new "young" challengers...if the guys from Showtime had shown up for the game?! Showtime only had five guys show up and w/o Tyler their lack of size was evident! Dom Williams was their high scorer with 18pts. They were a bit intimidated by the size differential so Showtime was sticking to the 3's in the first half (2-13) but they just weren't falling. They were down at the half, 39-20!

The Big Game Ballers were led by Isaiah Sandoval and Chris "Duke" Adams. Isaiah scored a season best 55pts on 20-29 fgs and Duke had a double-double (12p 11r) and some good commentary that made the stats easier to keep! Lol!

The Ballers won the game easily, 85-49!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZwUBx18y80

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Showtime 

20-55 34% fgs 

4-18 22% 3pt 

5-10 50% fts 

Dom 18p 3r 2a 2s 1t

Michael Meagher 4p 10r 5a 2s

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Big Game Ballers 

34-59 58% fgs 

9-21 43% 3pt

8-8 100% fts 

Isaiah 55p 6r 4a 1s 1t

Duke 12p 11r 4a 3s 1b 2t

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SLGHTWRK (47) v. United Nations (57)

Our final game of the day brings the guys from SLGHTWRK versus the first place United Nations squad! 

SLGHTWRK had it going with their 5 on 4 advantage in the first quarter. Chris was 5-7 fgs in the first half to score 13 of his team high 17pts and team captain Simon Habtu scored 15pts on 4-8 from 3pt range! They were leading, 31-20 at the half!

The tables turned in the beginning of the second half. Outscoring SLGHTWRK by a score of 37-16! Without their leading scorer, Toby, the United Nations had to find other ways of scoring and they got it from Byron's 29pts and Aaron's double-double (13p 10r)! A special shoutout goes to captain Reed Raspberry, the rarely used guard, contributed a nice floor game (5r 5a 4s) and led his squad to a, 57-47 victory!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DqK1fszJy9M

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SLGHTWRK 

19-51 37% fgs 

5-17 29% 3pt

4-12 33% fts 

Chris 17p 6r 2a

Simon Habtu 15p 3r 1a 1s 1t

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United Nations 

21-56 38% fgs 

7-29 24% 3pt

6-8 75% fts 

Byron 29p 6r 1a 3s

Aaron 13p 10r

🏀Winter Open Leaders🏀
Points
Isaiah @mr24isaiah (Big Game Ballers) 55
Byron (United Nations) 29
Bobby (Gamble Team) 25
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Rebounds
Brett @brettmcorbett5 (Rock Center) 14
Bobby (Gamble Team) 13
Duke (Big Game Ballers) 11
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Assists
Reed @generalprime0 (United Nations) 5
Chris (Rock Center) 5
Michael Meagher (Showtime) 5
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Steals
Antwan (Primetime) 4
Reed (United Nations) 4
4 players tied with 3
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Blocks
Brett (Rock Center) 4
4 players tied with 1

Updated Standing

Team
Rock Center....................3-1............+39 
United Nations................3-1............+35
Big Game Ballers.............2-1............+41
Primetime........................2-2............+16
Gamble Team..................2-2............+10
Balls Out..........................2-2............(-3)
Average Woes.................2-2............(-57)
Showtime........................2-2............(-14)
MSO.................................1-3............(-30)
SLGHTWRK.....................0-3............(-39)

Open Week 5 Schedule

November 20th	Week 5
	1PM	PrimeTime	vs	Rock Center
	2PM	MSO	vs	Gamble Team
	3PM	Big Game Ballers	vs	Showtime
	4PM	United Nations	vs	SLGHTWRK

Byes: Balls Out and Average Woes

Week 4 Recaps and FULL game links!

Winter Open Division Recaps 🏀

Week 4

Average Woes (49) v. Big Game Ballers (92)

We begin Week 4 with a test for the Average Woes as they take on the defending champions, Big Game Ballers!

This would have been a great matchup of 'David v. Goliath' but both teams were missing key players! The Average Woes were missing they're entire starting five (tournament duties). So they were left with 4 players who have never played with each other?! They were led by Joey Farber (20p 8r) and David James (24pts). 

The Big Game Ballers on the other hand only had four players as well but the four players they had were very familiar with each other! Jason had a big game scoring 23pts, 6rebs & 9asts and Ryan Wessels (22p 14r) brought the gym to its knees with a rim rattling one handed alley oop slam dunk! That put the game away! 

Big Game Ballers went on to win convincingly, 92-49!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JTd4mHH9bNY

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Average Woes 

19-57 33% fgs 

8-31 26% 3pt

2-7 29% fts 

Joey Farber 20p 8r 2a 1b 3t

David James 24p 7r 2a 4t

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Big Game Ballers 

36-68 53% fgs

9-28 32% 3pt 

3-5 60% fts 

Jason 23p 6r 9a 1s 2t

Ryan Wessels 22p 14r 1s

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Gamble Team (57) v. Balls Out (49)

Next up, we have a battle between two mainstays of TripleDoubleSports when the Gamble Team takes on Balls Out.

The first half played very evenly. Gamble Team put up more shots (26) than Balls Out (19) in the first half, but both teams made nine shots. The Gamble Team took a 4pt lead into the half, 27-23. 

Balls Out played the entire game with the bare minimum (5). Theo Ellington led the team in scoring with 21pts and Tenn added 12pts to pace Balls Out. They used the third quarter to trim the lead to 3pts (38-35). 

The Gamble Team, however, weren't going to let the game get away from them. With Rich (14pts) and Javon (13pts) steadying the ship for the Gamble Team the game was put away! 

The Gamble Team prevailed, 57-49!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MxEYFXxNkpw

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Gamble Team 

22-53 42% fgs 

6-13 46% 3pt

9-12 75% fts 

Rich 14p 5r 2a

Javon 13p 6r 1s

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Balls Out 

18-44 41% fgs 

2-13 15% 3pt 

13-18 72% fts

Theo Ellington 21p 7r 1b

Tenn 12p 5r

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United Nations (82) v. Rock Center (84)

The most exciting and controversial game of the day was the undefeated United Nations squad versus the upstart team from Rock Center!

The United Nations started the game off on a bad note. They shot 1-10 from 3pt range in the first quarter! As they fell behind by 7pts early! Behind Toby Merchant 11pt (33pts for the game) first half, the United Nations wet down 32-27 at halftime!

Rock Center led out early! They were taking it to the rack on a regular basis. Taking advantage of their size, they won the rebounding battle, 39-27! Rock Center got a double-double from Jon (22p 12r) and 21pts from Steve. 

Then the controversy began. Down by 3pts, Rock Center had the ball in the corner and Denzel rose up and sank the 3 to tie up the game and send it to OT where Rock Center would go on to outscore United Nations by 2, 84-82 F/OT!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jT4xZyv0a0M

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United Nations 

29-70 40% fgs 

13-40 33% 3pt

11-15 73% fts 

Toby 33p 6r 3a 3s

Roy 19p 5r 5a 2s

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Rock Center 

33-65 51% fgs 

9-22 41% 3pt

7-12 58% fts

Jon 22p 12r 2a

Steve 21p 7r 3a

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Primetime (68) v. SLGHTWRK (57)

The finale of the day has a veteran team, Primetime, taking on a relatively new team, SLGHTWRK!

Primetime took it to SLGHTWRK in the first half! Outscoring them 41-31. Daniel was unstoppable...scoring 13 of his game high 24pts in the first half! Antwan Capla had himself a day! He scored 10pts, pulled down 11rebs and dished out a game high 10asts to give him the first TripleDouble of the season! Salute!

As for SLGHTWRK, they played well! They had a combined 30pts from team captain, Simon (16pts) and from Larry (14pts). Their aggressive play in the second half got them to the line where they prospered. If they put forth that same effort in the first half the game would have been much closer than the 11pt defeat! 

Primetime wins, 68-57!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hjXEucX6PaQ

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Primetime 

24-52 46% fgs 

5-16 33% 3pt

14-20 70% fts 

Daniel 24p 6r 3a 

Antwan Capla 11p 11r 10a 3s

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SLGHTWRK 

22-57 39% fgs 

9-22 41% 3pt 

6-7 86% fts 

Simon 16p 3r 3a 4s

Larry 14p 7r 1s

Week 4 Open Schedule

November 13th	Week 4	LIGHT Jersey		DARK Jersey
	1PM	Big Game Ballers	vs	Average Woes
	2PM	Gamble Team	vs	Balls Out
	3PM	United Nations	vs	Rock Center
	4PM	MSO	vs	Showtime
	5PM	PrimeTime	vs	SLGHTWRK

Week 3 open division recaps and game links!

Winter Open Division 🏀

Week 3 

United Nations (89) v. Primetime (68)

We kick off Week 3 with a matchup between two teams that have been mainstays of our league, the undefeated United Nations versus Primetime!

The first half was full of non-stop action! Primetime was lead in scoring by Tyrone with 23pts on 11-21 fgs and in rebounding by Daniel who posted a game high 13rebs! They kept the game close in the first half. The halftime score was, 34-31! 

The United Nations basically blew the game up in the third quarter! They were unconscious! United Nations shot the ball incredibly in the quarter making their first 12 shots, going a total of 12-13 fgs in the quarter! Outscoring Primetime, 33-14, in the third. Taking a 3pt halftime lead and turning it into a 22pt blowout! 

Toby Merchant followed up his 40pt effort last week with a 36pt game and Mac went 8-12fgs for 20pts! 

Primetime couldn't overcome the United Nations 3rd quarter and lost, 89-68!

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Full video at: 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P94o4l2Dr1Q

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United Nations 

32-56 57% fgs 

12-23 52% 3pt

6-9 67% fts 

Toby 36p 3r 2a 3t

Mac 20p 5r 4a 1s

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Primetime 

27-63 43% fgs

3-15 20% 3pt

7-8 78% fts 

Tyrone 23p 5r 3a 1s

Daniel 15p 13r 1a 2s

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Showtime (57) v. Rock Center (80)

Next game on the docket is a matchup between Rock Center versus the newly formed team, Showtime! 

Showtime, coming off two closely played games, came into the game very confident! Tyler Wright had another good game, scoring a team high, 18pts. Rob N. was dishing the rock all around the floor! He had a solid game with a game high 7asts! Showtime was down by two at the half of a very competitive game, 31-29!

Rock Center had a full squad on Sunday, and when they're all there, they're a team to be reckoned with! Steven had a game high, 23pts on 9-15 shooting, and Brett had a day himself! Brett almost had the first TripleDouble in TripleDoubleSports this season, with 14pts, 13rebs and 6asts! They shot a blistering, 13-17 fgs (76%) in the fourth quarter to turn this closely played game into a blowout! The 80-57 doesn't show the tightness of the game.

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Full video at:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9b7qZad5ez0

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Showtime 

24-57 42% fgs 

6-23 26% 3pt

5-14 36% fts

Tyler Wright 18p 7r 2a 1s

Rob N. 16p 7a 3s 2t

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Rock Center

33-58 57% fgs 

5-9 56% 3pt

6-9 67% fts 

Steven 23p 5r 3a 1b

Brett 14p 13r 6a 1b 1t

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Gamble Team (73) v. MSO (62)

Next up we present a newly formed team, MSO, versus a seasoned veteran team, Gamble Team!

If this game were to take place on paper the Gamble Team with its size and speed Win's 10 times out of 10! MSO (Most Slept On) had other plans. Ant Dunston (13pts) and Adam Feinberg (14pts) led the way for MSO. The lost the rebounding battle, 41-21, but what they lost in size the won with pure hustle! MSO was just down one, 35-34, at the halftime buzzer!

The score was all knotted up headed to the fourth and final quarter at 52! That's when a light turned on in the heads of Gamble Team and finished the game on a 21-10 run! Lead in scoring by Rich, who scored 24pts an almost perfect 10-11 shooting and he got some help from Alec's huge double-double (19p 14r)!

Gamble Team went on to win, 73-62!

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Full video at:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8HsonlP7Dew

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Gamble Team 

31-64 48% fgs 

4-15 27% 3pt

5-9 56% fts 

Rich 24p 7r 1a

Alec 19p 14r 4a 1b 1t

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MSO

22-61 36% fgs

8-31 26% 3pt

10-13 77% fts 

Adam Feinberg 14p 2r 4a 1s

Ant Dunston 13p 6r 2a 1s

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Average Woes (69) v. Balls Out (54)

The last game of a shortened schedule brought us the new kids, Average Woes, versus the grizzled veteran squad of Balls Out!

The Average Woes were more than average as the first quarter score will tell you! They jumped out ahead, 22-15! With a 25pt performance from, not your average Joe, Joe Scott! He shot the ball very well for the game (8-12 fgs). Captain Ryan Sera steadied the ship by dishing out 6asts! The score was close going to the half with the Average Woes leading, 35-31!

Balls Out had the size advantage in their favor! Quinn Evans dominated inside with a double-double (19p 11r) and Theo Ellington added 17pts as Balls Out did all they couldn't  keep up with the scrappy Average Woes! In the third quarter the Average Woes keep adding to their advantage outscoring Balls Out, 16-8! 

Average Woes went on to defeat the Balls Out team, 69-54!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ut0MPqwsSV8

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Average Woes 

25-52 48% fgs 

5-18 28% 3pt

15-21 71% fts 

Joe Scott 25p 3r 2a

Dre 13p 5r 3a 1s 1t

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Balls Out 

25-57 44% fgs 

2-5 40% 3pt 

2-6 33% fts 

Quinn Evans 19p 11r 2a 1s 1t

Theo Ellington 17p 9r 2a

Open Division Week 2 recaps

Winter Open Division

Week 2 

Balls Out (56) v. Primetime (47) 

The second week of the Open Division begins with a battle between Balls Out versus Primetime!

Primetime only had 4 players for the entire game but that didn't stop them from battling until the end! Tyrone (24pts) had a fabulous day with the ball! Going a perfect 7-7 from the field and 7-8 from the line! Daniel had a solid game as well going 14pts, 5rebs and 5asts. 

Theo Ellington had an answer for Primetime's scoring! He scored a game high 26pts and Darryl had 6asts! Balls Out took full advantage of Primetime's lack of numbers. Falling into a zone for most of the game with 6'6 Quinn Evans manning the middle! Balls Out would hold on to win the game, 56-47!

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Full video at:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8m1CT1Cscwk

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Balls Out 

22-46 48% fgs 

6-13 46% 3pt

6-11 54% fts 

Theo E. 26p 3r 1a

Quinn E. 9p 5r 1a

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Primetime 

15-41 37% fgs

4-12 33% 3pt 

13-17 76% fts 

Tyrone 24p 7r 1a 1b 2t

Daniel 14p 5r 5a 1s

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Showtime (70) v. United Nations (74)

This game was exciting full of highlights left and right between the United Nations and newcomers Showtime!

Toby Merchant of the United Nations was on fire from the word 'go'! After missing his first three shots, Toby went on to score a game high 40pts! Toby's running mate, AD scored 16pts and added 5asts! Aaron did most of the dirty work for United Nations by grabbing 10rebs! 

The United Nations had a 10pt lead at the half, 34-24, but Showtime had a little something left to make this game interesting! Rob (14p 4a), Nate (16p) and Tyler (13p 5r) scraped and clawed their way back in the game with scrappy 'd' and fierce determination to make a game of it! 

The United Nations were able to hold on for a, 74-70 victory!

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Full video at:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MBZ7f0f12OA

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Showtime 

27-61 44% fgs 

7-22 32% 3pt

6-8 75% fts

Nate 16p 2a 1b

Tyler 13p 7r 2a 4s 1b

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United Nations 

28-62 45% fgs 

9-20 45% 3pt 

10-14 71% fts 

Toby M. 40p 5r 2a 3s 1b

AD 16p 2r 5a 1t

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SLGHTWRK (50) v. MSO (52)

Up next, we have a battle of two new teams to the TripleDoubleSports family in SLGHTWRK and MSO!

The first half, both teams were feeling each other out. SLGHTWRK was trailing after the first quarter but were able to rally to even the score up at 18 apiece at halftime. Mike finished the game with a team high 12pts and Josh and Chris both had 11pts.

The second half came and both teams came out firing! MSO (Most Slept On) had 3 players score 11pts (Kwesi Bailey, Zac Grotz and Adam Feinberg). MSO tied up the game at 46 all and then finished the game on an exciting 6-4 run which Adam's "and 1" with less than a minute left was the difference! MSO won, 52-50!

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Full video at:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vu77i5Iva8

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SLGHTWRK 

22-59 37% fgs 

0-18 0% 3pt

8-14 57% fts

Mike 12p 5r 

Josh 11p 5r 3a 3s

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Average Woes (51) v. Gamble Team (45)

The final matchup of the day brought us the Gamble Team taking on newcomers the Average Woes! 

The Gamble Team was w/o their team captain, Quez Henderson, so the ball wasn't going to move unless someone would step up. Taking Quez's place as the floor general was, Eric (9r 5a). He was able to find Moody (16pts) and Alec (14pts) all day! Although, they were scoring...they were down at the half, 35-26!

The Average Woes, who had almost their full complement of players, came out of the gates strong! Ares scored 9 of his 11pts all in the first quarter! Prabe manned the middle gobbling up 8rebs. The Average Woes managed the game the rest of the way to win, 51-45!

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Full video at:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pL62gO8OHmo

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Average Woes 

19-51 37% fgs 

3-14 21% 3pt

10-22 45% fts 

Ares 11p 6r 2a

Tye 10p 5r 4a 1s

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Gamble Team 

15-48 31% fgs

4-18 22% 3pt

11-17 65% fts 

Moody 16p 2r 2a 

Alec 14p 5r 1a 2s 2t

Week 3 Open League

Games will be played at Potrero Hill Park and Rec: 801 Arkansas St, SF




1PM: United Nations vs PrimeTime
2PM: Showtime vs Rock Center
3PM: Gamble Team vs MSO
4PM:  Balls Out vs Average Woes


bye: Big Game Baller and SLGHTWRK.

Asian D2 Final Four/Championship

 🏀 Asian D2 6'2 and Under 🏀

The Asian D2 6'2 and Under league is coming to an end and the Final Four teams have been set! We have the #2 Strokers vs. #3 Splash Kuyas in one semifinal and #1 overall seeded CCU Ambassadors vs. the upset minded #5 Swishers in the other semifinal game!
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#2 Strokers (39) v. #3 Splash Kuyas (50)
The Strokers and the Splash Kuyas were very evenly matched! Both finished the season with identical 4-2 records and both teams were without a key scorer (Strokers - Adonis Bulanhagui and Splash Kuyas - Jonny Moore)! They (SK) had Chris "CQ" (28pts)  and he was more than enough for them to overcome the Strokers! The game was won with a remarkable second quarter that had them up 18-3! With a late push, by the Strokers in the fourth...it wasn't enough to win! Splash Kuyas win, 50-39! They now await the winner of the other semifinal game, CCU vs. The Swishers!
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Strokers
14-42 33% fgs
5-24 21% 3pt
6-9 67% fts
Justin 13p 8r 4a 2s 1t
Georgio Reed 13p 1r 3a 3s 1b
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Splash Kuyas
19-45 42% fgs
3-10 30% 3pt
9-13 69% fts
Chris Q. 28p 6r 1a 1b
Jason T. 9p 6r 4s
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#1 CCU Ambassadors (51) v. #5 Swishers (63)
The CCU Ambassadors came into their semifinal game with an air of confidence! They played well all season and were on a 3 game winning streak but they were in for a rude awakening because Travis Hom of the Swishers was back off injured reserve (came back last week to be eligible for postseason)! He hit his first two shots (both 3pt) and Kenneth scored 16pts on 6-12 shooting! CCU started off slowly (as per usual). Jeremy Lee scored a game high, 26pts and Jeff secured 10 rebounds but the Swishers never let there foot off of the gas pedal! Scoring 18pts in each of the final two quarters to win going away, 63-51!
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CCU Ambassadors
18-52 35% fgs
5-12 42% 3pt
10-12 83% fts
Jeremy Lee 26p 7r 5a
Jeff Hau 8p 10r 3a 1s 1t
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Swishers
26-56 46% fgs
5-16 31% 3pt
6-11 55% fts
Travis Hom 20p 10r 6a 1s 1t
Kenneth 16p 8r 1s 1t
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#3 Splash Kuyas (42) v. #5 Swishers (47) OT
The championship was set with the two lower seeds upsetting the top two seeds to reach the finals! #3 Splash Kuyas were a slight favorite to beat #5 Swishers. It was a back and forth game with both teams turning on the defense in the second quarter! Chris Q. (19p 8r) and Jessie (10p 3a) kept the Splash Kuyas in the game answering every of the Swishers runs with one of their own! They came back all the way with a shot by Jason T. (4p 11r) that sent the game to overtime!
In the overtime, CQ and Travis continued their duel. Two point shot by CQ answered by a two point shot by Travis! He same happened the next two shots (both three pointers), but that's where it all ended for the Splash Kuyas! A turnaround jumper by Andy (his only made shot of the game) was the deciding bucket! A three pointer by none other than Travis was the final nail in the Splash Kuyas coffin! The Swishers went on to win their first TripleDouble Championship by the score of, 47-42 in overtime! Congratulations to both teams for playing their hearts out! What a game!
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Swishers
20-43 47% fgs
4-21 19% 3pt
2-7 29% fts
Travis Hom 25p 12r 5a 3s 1t
Kenneth 12p 5r
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Splash Kuyas
19-48 40% fgs
6-16 38% 3pt
1-4 25% fts
Chris Q. 19p 8r 1a 1s 2t
Jessie 10p 2r 3a 2s

SWISHERS WIN THE ASIAN DIVISION TWO!

Open week 1 recaps!

Winter Open Division 2016 🏀
Week 1
Big Game Ballers (74) v. United Nations (86)
The Open Division begins with a Finals rematch between the last two champions in United Nations versus last season's champs Big Game Ballers!
The BGB started off strong! Jason B. was getting to the hole whenever he wanted! He scored 12 of his 21pts in the first half. D'Angelo was his consistent self as he went for 9pts in the first half and 9pts in the second. At the half, the Big Game Ballers were up 47-41!
The United Nations were a bit sluggish to start the second half and fell behind by a total of 15pts! That's when Toby and Rueben took over! Rueben scored 19 of his 22pts in the second half. Toby, who scored a game high 27pts, hit eight straight points including two 3's to take a one point lead! Their swarming "D" was too much for BGB to handle! UN Win's the rematch, 86-74!
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Big Game Ballers
33-61 48% fgs
8-24 33% 3pt 
6-9 67% fts 
B 21p 3r 2s
D'Angelo 18p 6r 2a 1s
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United Nations 
33
8-18 44% 3pt
12-16 75% fts
Toby Merchant 27p 3r 1a 1s
Rueben 22p 7r 1a 2s
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Showtime (74) v. Gamble Team (71) F/2OT
The next game we have for you was so nice that we needed extra time to show it to you! We had the Gamble Team taking on newcomers in Showtime! 
Gamble Team was posting a shutout early against Showtime! They showed off their dominance as a veteran team in the first quarter with a 24-5 lead! Gamble we're on fire in the first half, they were 13-18 fgs (72%)! Alec was 7-13 fgs for 16pts and Bobby was perfect from the field (5-5 fgs) and from the line (4-4 fts). 
After the "getting to know you" phase in the first quarter, Showtime outscored the Gamble Team 69-47! Tyler had the highlight of the game with an alley-oop jam that caught the whole gym off guard! Nate's 24pts led the way for Showtime. 
Double OT was what was needed for Showtime to defeat the Gamble, 74-71!
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Showtime 
29-57 51% fgs 
10-25 40% 3pt
6-9 67% fts
Nate 24p 8r 3a
Dom 16p 3r
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Gamble Team 
27-54 50% fgs 
5-19 26% 3pt
10-16 63% fts 
Alec 16p 5r 2a 1b
Bobby 15p 2r 2a 2s
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Knights (43) v. Rock Center (69)
This game was 'David vs. Goliath'! Only in this version David (SLGHTWRK) couldn't withstand Goliath's (Rock Center) size! Although Rock Center had only the bare minimum of players, their size was too much for SLGHTWRK to overcome! Double-doubles from Brett (19p 13r) and Jon (23p 12r) were filling up the stat sheet! They led at the half, 36-22!
SLGHTWRK were basically overmatched! The twin towers (Brett and Jon) were having their way with SLGHTWRK! Simon Habtu and  Mike each had 13pts. The 3-ball which was their weapon wasn't working for them today! They made runs but every time they would get close Rock Center would go on a run! SLGHTWRK's 3pt shooting was their Achilles heel today!
Rock Center would win the game, 69-43!
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SLGHTWRK 
17-58 29% fgs 
5-23 22% 3pt
4-7 57% fts 
Simon Habtu 13p 3r 4s
Mike 13p 5r 1a 2s
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Rock Center 
30-57 53% fgs
8-13 62% 3pt
3-5 60% fts 
Jon 28p 12r 1s
Brett Corbett 19p 13r 5a 1s 4b
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Balls Out (63) v. MSO (52)
Next up we had a matchup of the "old" versus the "new"! The "old" team being a friend of TDS in Balls Out and the "new" team being the boys of M.S.O. (Most Slept On)! 
MSO was a bit shorthanded with just five players suiting up for the game but they were game! They played well in the first quarter and they only trailed 17-14 after the first quarter! Then the unthinkable happened! Evan Baker came down with a sprained ankle and was done for the day! With captain Kwesi Bailey (20pts) leading the way and Neil deQuant chipping in 15pts the MSO squad was going 4 on 5 the rest of the way! 
Big man, Quinn Evans (13pts) and Chris (16pts) were too much too handle! Their one man advantage allowed Balls Out to play a "rover" on defense with made scoring even harder for MSO! A 19-5 second quarter turned the game from a close contest into a blowout! 
MSO made the final score respectable by hitting a bunch of 3's in the fourth and final quarter but it was inevitable conclusion! The final score was, Balls Out 63-52!
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Balls Out
27-58 47% fgs 
5-10 50% 3pt
4-12 33% fts
Chris 16p 5r 4a 1s
Quinn Evans 13p 6r 2a 1s
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MSO (Most Slept On)
18-54 33% fgs 
10-25 40% 3pt
4-9 44% fts 
Kwesi Bailey 20p 2r 3a 1b 2t
Neil deQuant 15p 5r 1s 2t
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Primetime (94) v. Average Joes (59) 
The finale of the first day of the Open Division came with Primetime taking on a group of Average Joes! 
Primetime came out en fuego! They shot a combined 12-14 fgs (86%) in the first quarter and 22-32 fgs (69%) in the half! Tyrone, Daniel and team captain Corey Carlson each walked away scoring 18pts and Kareem Gilbeaux was almost able to notch the first Triple Double of the season (12p 16r 7a)! Primetime had the game under control from the jump!
The Average Joes were a bit shorthanded but put up an honorable fight! Travis Hom scored a game high 27p and dished out 5asts and Ryan Sera scored 14pts in a losing effort. The Average Joes were missing 3 of their key players. If they were here that would have made it more of a game than it was!
Primetime won this lopsided game, 94-59!
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Primetime 
39-69 57% fgs 
11-21 52% 3pt 
2-4 50% fts 
Tyrone 18p 10r 1a 1b 3t
Kareem 12p 16r 7a 3t
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Average Joes
25-73 34% fgs 
10-41 24% 3pt
1-2 50% fts 
Travis Hom 27p 6r 5a 
Ryan 14p 1r 5a 2s