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Final Four Sunday

Semi-Final

#4 Saints (54) v. #1 Guap (61)

The Final Four is now upon us! It's been a long and arduous season with many ups and downs but after it all four teams still stand and in the first semifinal game we have the 5-2 Saints taking on undefeated Guap!

Excitement filled the gymnasium as the Saints took the floor! Every season they were the door mats but this season they were the ones busting through! Captain Mike Lim was excited that his team was in the final four! They had all their key players show up so there weren't going to be any excuses! Their "D" stepped up the first quarter holding Guap to 1-10 fgs (10%) shooting. Paolo (16pts) and Jon (11pts) combined for 27pts on 10-20 fgs (50%). Dave was again a man playing amongst boys! His 11rebs led all players but they were trailing at the half, 33-25!

The undefeated Guap squad had played this season flawlessly! They played as a team this season under the leadership of team Captain Adonis! I have seen this group of guys grow up from snot nosed kids to young men and their play showed it! After being down after the first quarter Guap bounced back outscoring the Saints 24-15 to take the lead at the half. Although, their lead was cut in half after the third quarter Guap showed their resilience! Maynard led the way again with 18pts on 6-13 fgs (46%) shooting and Adonis added 12pts and 3blks as Guap held off the Saints, 61-54!

Thanks goes out to the Saints for never giving up! Great season guys! Hope to see you soon!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E4AJDAUz0Mo

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Saints 

21-51 41% fgs 

5-13 38% 3pt 

7-12 58% fts 

Paolo 16p 2r 2a 2s

Jon 11p 7r 2a 1s

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Guap

21-47 47% fgs 

8-22 36% 3pt 

11-21 52% fts 

Maynard 18p 1r 3a 2s

Adonis 12p 5r 2a 1s 3b

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#7 Bangarang (73) v. #3 SC Threat Matrix (76) F/OT

The second of our two semifinal games has the #7 seeded Bangarang, who in an upset defeated the #2 DRP Jets, taking on #3 seeded SC Threat Matrix to see who will face Guap in the finals! 

This game was an old time shootout! Bangarang was in for a battle. With more than half of their players missing due to unforeseen circumstances the team had to fight to stay alive in the playoffs. The tandem of Drew (25pts) and Gelo (15pts) were handling their business. Bangarang shot 11-25 fgs (44%) in the first half. They were a blistering 5-12 3pts (42%) from behind the arc. Bangarang trailed at the half by one point, 34-33!

The SC Threat Matrix were on fire for the entire game! This game would have been a blowout hadn't it been for all those measly turnovers! They shot the ball well in the first half, 15-27 fgs (56%)! The Knight brothers played an all around game. They were 18-25 fgs (72%) shooting from the field!? Amazing! Chris Knight led all scores with 24pts on 11-16 fgs (69%) and Nick was 7-11 fgs (64%). 

With time running down, Bangarang went on a 15-8 run to bring the game to overtime! When Chris and Tyler (17pts) were able to fend off the Bangarang squad! The final score was 76-73 in OT! Wow!

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Part 1

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KMYmC4t3kuI

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Part 2

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VK-1sYO5260

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Bangarang 

25-58 43% fgs 

9-22 41% 3pt 

12-19 63% fts 

Drew 25p 2r 1a

Gelo 15p 3r 4s

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SC Threat Matrix 

33-57 58% fgs 

5-10 50% 3pt 

5-12 42% fts 

Chris 24p 6r 6a 2s

Tyler 17p 2r 1s 2b

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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

#3 SC Threat Matrix (41) v. #1 Guap (43)

The Championship game was here! These two teams have come from the depths of despair to living the high life! The #3 SC Threat Matrix defeated Second Wind and Bangarang to meet the #1 seeded Guap who beat Jackson Arms and the Saints! Who will be the first to win a TDS Championship?

I don't know if it was fatigue or just good defense but the Matrix didn't score their first basket until the 3:28 mark of the first quarter! They were tied at 8 at the end of the first stanza. In the second quarter, the Matrix came out scoring! The defense led to offense as they outscored Guap 18-7 in the second quarter to take an 11 point advantage at the half! Behind London who had a team high, 13pts and 3blks! Threat Matrix led 26-15 at the break!

Things needed to turn around for Guap! In the third quarter they did. The MVP Brannon (16pts) and Maynard (15pts) really picked up the pace. They combined to score 23pts in the second half! Guap turned up the defense as well. Holding the Matrix to 7-23 fgs (30%) in the second half of the game! Brannon was mixing it up with stealing the ball at one end to dishing it to (usually) Maynard for two on the other end! 

The game was far from over though! The Matrix actually took the lead and with less than one minute left in the game Brannon rose up and drilled a three ball from the corner pocket to tie up the game! Next time down after a stop Brannon drove down the lane and dished to an open Truman for a layup and the lead! The Matrix had one last chance to tie or even win the game! London drove left and dished the ball out to Josh but Brannon came up with the steal to seal the game and bring home the championship for Guap, 43-41!

Thank you goes out to both teams for a great end to an equally great season! Until next time...

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4wODNFmN-Vo

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SC Threat Matrix 

17-44 39% fgs 

2-10 20% 3pt 

5-8 63% fts 

London 13p 7r 2a 1s 3b

Nick 5p 10r 2a 3s

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Guap

16-53 30% fgs 

5-12 42% 3pt 

5-8 63% fts 

Brannon 16p 2r 4a 3s

Maynard 15p 8r 2a 2s

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🏀Weekly Rec Division Leaders
🏀Final Four
Points
Drew (Bangarang) 25
Chris (SC Threat Matrix) 24
Maynard (Guap) 18
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Rebounds
London (SC Threat Matrix) 12
Dave (Saints) 11
Mike P. (Bangarang) 10
Nick (Saints) 10*
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Assists
Chris (SC Threat Matrix) 6
Nick (SC Threat Matrix) 5
Brannon (Guap) 5*
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Steals
Mike P. (Bangarang) 4
Gelo (Bangarang) 4
Nick (SC Threat Matrix) 3*
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Blocks
London (SC Threat Matrix) 3*
Adonis (Guap) 3
Drew (Saints) 2
Tyler (SC Threat Matrix) 2
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*-Denotes Championship Game

Round 1 playoffs recaps, videos and leaders!

🏀Fall Asian Rec Division Recaps
Week 8
#4 Saints (66) v. #5 Dream Enders (50)
TripleDoubleSports would like to welcome you to the postseason! In our first contest we have for your viewing pleasure, the 4-2 Saints taking on the 3-3 Dream Enders! Which team will continue to play for the ship and which one will go home?
The Dream Enders were up for this game! Shot for shot, rebound for rebound. The only thing lacking from their game was the ability to hit from deep!? They were 1-18 3pt (6%)! They shot 0-8 from 3pt range in the first half. Their first three point shot didn't come until late in the fourth quarter. By that time it was too late. The Dream Enders shot well from inside the arc at 19-38 fgs (50%)! Wilson Z. was the leading scorer with 16pts and Captain Michael pitched in to score 12pts. They were still in the game at the half, 27-21!
The Saints smelled blood and went for the kill in the third quarter! Their suffocating defense in the quarter proved to be the difference! They held the Dream Enders to 4-12 fgs (33%) in the third to extend their lead to 14pts! Paolo (19pts) and Captain Mike Lim (16pts) combined to score 35pts. The Saints played an all around game! Their shooting was the best they've had all season (54%)! They cruised to a 66-50 victory!
Thanks goes out to Michael and the Dream Enders for a great season! Here's to hoping we'll meet again!
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n1-TPLT3UUA
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Saints
25-46 54% fgs
4-9 44% 3pt
12-18 67% fts
Jon 19p 2r 3a
Mike 16p 1r 2a
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Dream Enders
20-56 36% fgs
1-18 6% 3pt
7-12 58% fts
Wilson Z. 16p 5r 1a
Michael 12p 6r 2a 2s
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#3 SC Threat Matrix (51) v. #6 Second Wind (33)
In the second game of the day, we had the 4-2 SC Threat Matrix taking on the 2-4 Second Wind squad! With both teams winning their last game respectively, who will continue their winning ways?
Second Wind played a brilliant defensive game but offensively they needed some work!? They shot 3-12 fgs (25%) in the first quarter and were down 15-7 after one. Unfortunately, for Second Wind the second quarter came but their shooting did not improve!? The reliable shooters on Second Wind couldn't hit the floor!? Their best shooting quarter was the third but like the game was going for them they only shot 30% (3-10 fgs)! Arj was the leading scorer with 14pts. No other player was in double figures (Law scored 9pts). They were trailing at the half in a low scoring affair, 25-13.
The SC Threat Matrix took it to Second Wind all game. Each shot that they took was contested. They had a hand in the passing lane and were the quickest ones to every rebound (36-23). The Matrix were hot from behind the arc all day! They were 7-14 3pt (50%). Tyler went 3-4 3pt range in the third quarter to put the game away! Nick and Phil scored 11pts each and London was the king of the boards with 12rebs! The Matrix showed their dominance in a 51-33 victory!
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3CZPf8PtLho
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SC Threat Matrix
18-43 42% fgs
7-14 50% 3pt
8-12 67% fts
London 8p 12r 1a
Nick 11p 6r 4a
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Second Wind
11-45 24% fgs
4-22 18% 3pt
7-12 58% fts
Arj 14p 6r 2a 1s 3b
Law 9p 5r 3s
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#8 Jackson Arms (59) v. #9 Skulls (30)
In this season's wildcard game the 1-5 Jackson Arms squad takes on the winless Skulls team to see who will move on to the playoffs! Who will win to face #1 seeded Guap?
The Skulls started the game just like they started seemingly every game this season...poorly. They didn't make their first shot until the 1:36 mark in the first quarter!? Jackson Arms had already built a sizable lead, 24-9. The Skulls did get 9pts & 7rebs from both Neil and Mervyn! Shooting as a whole was a huge problem!? They shot 11-58 fgs (19%) including 6-28 3pts (21%)! The Skulls trailed big at the half, 37-12!
Jackson Arms on point! They had their best shooting quarter of the season to start off the game (10-19 fgs 53%). All the hustle points went to Jackson Arms! Their 11 steals went a long way and turned them into buckets! Sam and Hansen were a dynamic duo scoring a combined 41pts on 15-24 fgs (63%)! Shawn had an excellent floor game dishing out 5asts and nabbing 3stls! Their shooting fell off in the second half to 7-24 fgs (29%) but they still managed to add to their lead! In the end, they won convincingly 59-30!
Jackson Arms is now set up to battle #1 seeded Guap!
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7l49oE42qZY
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Jackson Arms
23-56 41% fgs
4-17 24% 3pt
9-16 56% fts
Sam 25p 8r 1a 3s
Hansen 16p 2r 1s
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Skulls
11-58 19% fgs
6-28 21% 3pt
2-2 100% fts
Neil 9p 7r 1s
Mervyn 9p 7r
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#7 Bangarang (61) v. #2 DRP Jets (47)
Next up we have the #2 seeded DRP Jets on a 2-game winning streak taking on the #7 seeded Bangarang team that are losers of their past two games! Which streak will continue?
The DRP Jets were in for a battle! The #2 seed was well earned as they played well all season long. They're good play continued in the first quarter as they were 3-7 from 3pt range. JR was their leading scorer with 16pts on 6-11 fgs (55%). The rest of the team didn't show up to play!? They shot a horrendous 12-46 fgs (26%) for the entire game! They were trailing at the half, 26-20!
Bangarang was ahead at halftime by 6pts and they turned it on even more in the third! Or should I say Drew turned it on in the second half!? He came out of the half on fire! Drew was 8-10 fgs (80%) from the field in the second half! He scored 26 of Bangarang's 35 points! Russell was a perfect  3-3 from 3pt range to give him 11pts.
Bangarang shut the Jets down in the third and fourth quarters! The Jets shot a measly 11-37 fgs (29%) from the field. Their hopes for a comeback quickly faded and the lost the game, 61-47!
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_VywkdMzrRE
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Bangarang
20-48 42% fgs
8-17 47% 3pt
13-19 68% fts
Drew 33p 5r 3s
Russell 11p 1a
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DRP Jets
18-57 32% fgs
7-22 32% 3pt
4-6 67% fts
JR 16p 6r 1s
Joseph 9p 5r
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#1 Guap (62) v. #8 Jackson Arms (52)
The finale of the day pitted the #1 seeded Guap team versus a Jackson Arms squad that had to beat the Skulls to even participate in the playoffs! Will they have enough gas to finish the job?
Jackson Arms were playing on house money! Sam who scored 25pts in the Wildcard round scored another 25pts on 9-23 fgs (39%) from the field. The rest of the team was 11-37 fgs for 30%! Sam also had 10rebs for another double-double! The rest of the team was a little fatigued and showed signs of cramping up but they weren't going to go out without a fight! They went into the break down a bucket, 30-28!
Guap had all their players show up for this one and that was a good thing that they did! Guap was a huge favorite to defeat Jackson Arms, who had already played a game before, could say they were taking them for granted. Up by just two points headed into the third quarter Guap turned on the defense to hold Jackson Arms to just 10pts in the period. Maynard led his team with 15pts on 5-9 fgs (55%) shooting! Adonis and Prince both added 10pts & 6rebs each. Brannon led everyone in assists with 7 dimes! They were able to lengthen their lead over Jackson Arms in each of the last two quarters to go on to win the game, 62-52!
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e1FdHBWUi98
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Guap
23-45 51% fgs
5-17 29% 3pt
9-13 69% fts
Maynard 15p 5r 3a 3s
Prince 10p 6r 1b
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Jackson Arms
20-51 39% fgs
8-20 40% 3pt
4-5 80% fts
Sam 25p 10r 2s
Jake 8p 3r 3a 1s

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🏀Weekly Rec Division Leaders
🏀Week 8
Points
Drew (Bangarang) 33
Sam (Jackson Arms) 25 vs. Skulls
Sam (Jackson Arms) 25 vs. Guap
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Rebounds
London @lwhitit (SC Threat Matrix) 12
Jeremy (Bangarang) 10
Sam (Jackson Arms) 10
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Assists
Brannon (Guap) 7
Shawn (Jackson Arms) 5
Will (Dream Enders) 4
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Steals
Barry @mrmrsbglee (Second Wind) 4
5 players tied with 3
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Blocks
Arj @arjyoungsimba (Second Wind) 3
Drew @aeronautiks (Saints) 2
Percy (Skulls) 1
Justin (Skulls) 1

Playoff Bracket!

Week 7 recaps and leaders!

Fall Asian Rec Division Recaps

Week 7

Saints (54) v. Jackson Arms (43) 

TripleDoubleSports had an end to an amazing regular season! Winners of two of their last three games the Saints take on Jackson Arms!

Jackson Arms has the heart of a lion but they need a little bit more than heart! They need a second scorer to step up their game to go along with Sam who had another spectacular game had 27pts & 11rebs! The rest of the team tallied 16pts on 7-32 fgs (22%)!? That total was very disappointing. As they trailed at the half, 31-15!

Meanwhile, the Saints were the total opposite! The Saints had three players score in double figures led by Mike Lim's 18pts! Paul had 14pts and Dave came through with another double-double with 10pts and a game high 15rebs! Although their shooting was poor in the second half...it was good enough on this day! As the Saints won the game, 54-43!

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

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Saints 

24-61 39% fgs 

2-15 13% 3pt 

4-6 67% fts 

Mike 18p 3r 5a 2s

Dave 10p 15r 4a 1s

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Jackson Arms 

15-47 32% fgs 

4-21 19% 3pt 

8-10 80% fts 

Sam 27p 11r 1a 3s

Shawn 6p 7r 2a 2s

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Dream Enders (0) v. SC Threat Matrix (10)

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Second Wind (94) v. Skulls (31)

This game was all about playoff positioning in this battle between two teams that are disappointed in their overall play. When Second Wind takes on the Skulls!

Nine was the magic number for the Skulls today as they scored that number of points in three of the four quarters today!? It wasn't from a lack of trying though. They put up more shots than Second Wind (64-62). They just were not going in the hoop!? They shot a season low 22% (14-64 fgs) and were trailing at the half, 46-18!

Second Wind was a team on a mission! They wanted to set themselves up for playoff seeding! They had 4 players score at least 20pts! Led by Barry's 29 on 10-16 fgs shooting! Ryan cleaned up the boards with 13 rebounds and Brandon dropped 7 dimes! They went all out! They shot a season high 37-62 fgs (60%) and a perfect 11-11 from the free throw line! That all lead to the dismantling of the Skulls, 94-31!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IpX4zniPg7A

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Second Wind 

37-62 60% fgs 

9-21 43% 3pt 

11-11 100% fts 

Barry 29p 8r 4a 3s

Ryan 23p 13r 3a 1b

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Skulls 

14-64 22% fgs 

3-19 16% 3pt 

0-2 0% fts 

Manny 9p 9r 3a 1s

Percy 8p 7r 1a 1s

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DRP Jets (61) v. Bangarang (51)

Our final game, before the playoffs begin, belongs to the one loss (4-1) DRP Jets versus the (2-3) Bangarang squad! Which team will enter the postseason with a victory? 

The first half was played very intensely! With every possession being handled with care. Bangarang, only with the minimum 5 players to their use, came out swinging. They shot 0-6 from behind the arc in the first half. Their free throws were keeping them in the game (8-10 fts). Drew was their main man as he scored a game high, 25pts on 8-16 fgs (50%)! Daniel cleaned the boards grabbing 11 rebounds. They played the first half tight but trailed, 23-22!

The DRP Jets had their dynamic duo, Angelo and JR, on today! They combined for 40pts on 15-25 (60%) from the field. Angelo had it going from deep as he made 6-9 (67%) from downtown! JR took over in the third quarter. He was 5-8 fgs (63%) shooting to extend DRP's lead to 10pts! Which they would hold onto for the remainder of the game to win, 61-51!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h_9ZLlQnHjQ

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DRP Jets 

23-49 47% fgs 

7-16 44% 3pt 

7-11 64% fts 

Angelo 24p 3r 2a 4s

JR 16p 9r 1s

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Bangarang 

15-44 34% fgs 

6-17 35% 3pt 

12-18 67% fts 

Drew 25p 5r 1a

Jason 15p 8r 2a 1s

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🏀Weekly Leaders Rec Division
Points
Barry @mrmrsbarrylee (Second Wind) 29
Sam (Jackson Arms) 27
Drew (Bangarang) 25
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Rebounds
Dave @d_hvynie (Saints) 15
Sam (Jackson Arms) 11
Daniel (Bangarang) 11
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Assists
Brandon @bmamaradlo (Second Wind) 7
Mike @mtlim (Saints) 5
3 players tied with 4
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Steals
Angelo (DRP Jets) 4
Barry (Second Wind) 3
Arj @arjyoungsimba (Second Wind) 3
Hansen (Jackson Arms) 3
Sam (Jackson Arms) 3
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Blocks
Drew @aeronautiks (Saints) 2
Payong (Saints) 1
Ryan (Second Wind) 1

Final Regular season Standings

🏀Fall Season Asian D3
🏀Standings
Team........................W-L.....................+/-
Guap..........................6-0....................+123
DRP Jets....................5-1.....................+60
SC Threat Matrix........4-2....................+46
Saints.........................4-2.....................+4
Dream Enders............3-3....................(-32)
Second Wind..............2-4....................+38
Bangarang..................2-4....................(-13)
Jackson Arms.............1-5....................(-32)
Skulls..........................0-6....................(-188)