Playoff recaps!

🏀Spring Asian Open & D2
🏀Leaders of the Week
Asian Open
Points 
Wai @fam_wai (Bombtans) 24
Evan (Goon Squad) 20
Ricci (GS Threat Matrix) 19
James @big_gainz_james (Knights) 19
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Rebounds 
Ant @ant_navarrete32 (Knights) 16
Sami (Goon Squad) 12
Wai (Bombtans) 10
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Assists 
Tye @watchmedome415 (Knights) 8
TK @te_eks (Knights) 6
Steven @steven_tom (Squadron) 5
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Steals 
Steven (Squadron) 5
John @johnnoah_ (Bombtans) 4
3 players tied with 3
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Blocks
Justin (GS Threat Matrix) 3
5 players tied with 1
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🏀Division 2
Points 
Quinten (Prodigies) 34 
Wai @fam_wai (Bulls) 31
Dorian @sunnyd.8 (Swishers) 22
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Rebounds 
Wai (Bulls) 9
Dave (Prodigies) 8
Ryan @ryunderpants (Dawgs) 7
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Assists 
Wai (Bulls) 8
Ryan (Dawgs) 7 
Quinten (Prodigies) 6
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Steals 
Ryan (Dawgs) 3
Wai (Bulls) 3
John @johnnoah_ (Bulls) 2
Angelo (Bulls) 2
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Blocks 
Ron @ronleephoto (Swishers) 3
3 players tied with 1

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🏀Spring Asian Open & D2

🏀Weekly Recaps

#6 Goon Squad (51) v. #3 Squadron (68)

The Asian Open Division playoffs begin with the #6 seeded Goon Squad taking on the ever dangerous #3 Squadron! 

The Goon Squad was absent the past two weeks but team captain, Sami, brought the guys together for the playoffs! The first half the Goon Squad were trying to shoot the lights out to no avail! They were an unfortunate 2-11 (18%) from 3pt range! The leading scorer for the day was Evan (20pts) and Captain Sami did all that he could do posting a double-double (13pts & 12rebs), but alas they were down, 31-25, at the half! 

Meanwhile, Squadron was just starting to heat up! They scored their highest quarter of the game after the break (22pts in the 3rd)! Leading the way was Jordan with 13pts & 3stls! Steven Tom had quite a game doing all of the little things (9rebs, 5asts and 5stls)! They shot a remarkable 28-53 fgs (53%)! Squadron is a team with its eyes on the prize! They won convincingly, 68-51!

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

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Goon Squad 

18-50 36% fgs 

6-23 26% 3pt 

10-18 56% fts 

Sami 13p 12r 3s

Evan 20p 1r 3s

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Squadron 

28-53 53% fgs 

5-17 29% 3pt 

5-7 71% fts 

Jordan 13p 3r 1a 1s

Yukhi 11p 8r 2a

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#5 GS Threat Matrix (46) v. #4 SFC (41)

This next playoff matchup pits the #5 seeded GS Threat Matrix versus the newcomers to our league the #4 seeded SFC!

SFC came into this playoff game on a very respectable 2 game winning streak! Their shooting was a bit off in the first half. As a team, SFC shot a combined 4-22 fgs (18%) including a horrific 0-14 from 3pt range! Their leading scorers were JT (12pts & 9rebs) and Tyler (11pts & 8rebs). Although they shot poorly from the field they still managed to own a 12-10 lead at the half! 

The GS Threat Matrix's captain, Chris Knight put the game in perspective saying, "We are playing great defense!" Both teams were! The offenses for both team picked up the pace in the second half. Particularly, Ricci who scored a game high 19pts! Justin came up big on the defensive end and got major hustle points with 2stls and 3blks! 

The Threat Matrix outscored the SFC, 36-30 in the second half to go on to secure a 46-41 hard fought victory and a meeting with the #1 seed, Boogie 2.0!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c0RUelC1YqM

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GS Threat Matrix 

14-41 34% fgs 

5-14 36% 3pt 

13-23 57% fts 

Ricci 19p 5r 3a 1s 1b

Phil 10p 1r 1a

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SFC 

14-50 28% fgs 

5-26 19% 3pt 

7-13 54% fts 

JT 12p 9r 2a 2s

Tyler 11p 8r 1s

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#7 Knights (69) v. #2 Bombtans (57)

The final game for our Asian Open Division we have a matchup between the #7 seeded Knights versus the #2 seeded the Bombtans! 

The Bombtans were without a major part of the team in rebounding leader, Mo! They still had the other half of their dynamic duo, Wai! He did most of the heavy lifting on this day as he scored a game high 24pts to go along with 10rebs! Sharpshooter, John added 17pts (5-15 3pt, 33%). They were matching the Knights shot for shot in the first half and were down by 2pts, 33-31 at the half!

The third quarter began and James Maldonado took over the game! His presence inside was too much for the Bombtans, w/o Mo, to overcome! James scored 10 of his team high 19pts and TK came thru with 16pts, 6asts and 3stls! Ant Navarrete cleaned up the boards with 16rebs! Denying the Bombtans of any second chance possibilities! The 22-10 third quarter was too much for the Bombtans to overcome! The Knights went on to win, 69-57!

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

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Knights 

29-56 52% fgs 

2-14 14% 3pt 

7-15 47% fts 

James 19p 6r 1s

TK 16p 2r 6a 3s 1b

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Bombtans 

25-56 45% fgs 

5-22 23% 3pt 

2-8 25% fts 

Wai 24p 10r 4a 1s 1b

John 17p 2r 1a 4s 1b

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🏀Division 2

#3 Dawgs (55) v. #2 Swishers (59)

Our Division 2 has come down to the Final Four and kicking it off will be the #3 seeded Dawgs taking on the #2 seeded Swishers squad!

The Dawgs have become a staple to TDS and here they are again as one of the last four teams for the championship! The Dawgs battled hard today, especially in the first half! They were able to hold their opponent to 9-23 fgs (39%) shooting in the half! Ryan Sera had a very nice all around game with 19pts, 7rebs, 7asts and 3stls! The Dawgs were leading at the half by the slimmest of margins, 25-24!

The Swishers came out in the third quarter like a team on a mission! They shot a combined 8-11 fgs (73%) and held the Dawgs to 6-15 fgs (40%) in the quarter to recapture the lead going into the final period, 43-40! Rob scored 10pts in the third to propel the Swishers and Dorian had 22pts to lead all scorers! The Swishers managed to hold off a Dawgs squad that was more than Game for this battle but came up a bit short! The Swishers won the game by a score of, 59-55! 

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JsPbeCA5Nxc

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Dawgs 

25-61 43% fgs 

3-14 21% 3pt 

3-9 33% fts 

Ryan Sera 19p 7r 7a 3s

Dez 6p 5r 4a 1s 1b

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Swishers 

21-46 46% fgs 

5-14 36% 3pt 

12-15 80% fts 

Dorian 22p 5r 1a

Ron Lee 13p 3r 3b

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#4 Bulls (76) v. #1 Prodigies (83)

The finale of the day came when the #4 seeded Bulls went up against the #1 seeded and undefeated Prodigies squad!

The Bulls came out on fire, or should I say, John came out on fire from deep! He connected on 3 of his first 4 shots from deep and finished with 5-11 3pt range! When he was done shooting the lights out it was Wai's turn! He was 13-21 fgs (62%) for the day! The Bulls shot 17-33 fgs (52%) from the field in the first half to take the slight advantage, 40-39 at the half!

The Prodigies added some youth to their core this season but it was "Q" who was responsible for most of the days damage! He had himself a day! Going for a game high 34pts to go along with 6rebs and 6asts! Sean Caiola added 20pts! The Prodigies on a 24-20 run in the third quarter to take a 3pt lead into the fourth. The Prodigies were 14-22 fgs (64%) shooting to go on to win going away, 83-76!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MPzv6zeAW40

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Bulls

31-64 48% fgs 

8-24 33% 3pt 

6-9 67% fts 

Wai 31p 9r 8a 3s

Robb 21p 5r 1a 2s 1b

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Prodigies 

28-55 57% fgs 

11-22 50% 3pt 

14-15 93% fts

Q 34p 6r 6a

Sean 20p 3r 3a 1s