RECAP: In the playoffs, it’s not how you win, just that you win. And SK War Dog proved that on Sunday with just about the ugliest playoff victory we’ve ever seen, just a shade worse than Shawty Likes the Way’s playoff win to get to the semifinal game. The game was chippy early on and never got any nicer.

The physical play and general lack of composure made for a lot of missed shots. SKW shot a dismal .250 from the field, but that was the better effort of the day compared to SHA’s .234. These are two teams with plenty of offensive firepower, but it was not present on this day. But what SKW showed, was they can win a grind, even if they’re scorers are not performing at peak level. Which they will need in what will surely be a brutal grind of a title game vs Financial Ventures. 

RECAP: On a day full of ugly semifinal games, the last game on the schedule was no different. Financial Ventures held Yung No Fly Zone to just 2 pts in the 1st qtr. NFZ got within 22-18 at the half, but FVG had firmly dictated the pace and tone of the game, and they would for the duration. NFZ never got into rhythm against FVG’s attacking zone D, and league scoring champion (F) Mike Reding had just 9 pts on 3-18 FGs.

But despite that, NFZ held leads late in the game by playing great defense. Only to see those leads squandered with missed FTs. NFZ made just 1-8 FTs in the 4th qtr and OT. Two misses that would have put NFZ up 4 with seconds left. Instead, leading only 41-39, (G) Jason Chin, who had carried FVG all game with his 3-pt shooting, got free on FVG’s final shot and knocked down a game-winning 3 plus the foul to go up two points with :08 secs  left. NFZ’s tying attempt did not fall.