TDL Spring 2016 Week 7 Results

  1ST DIVISION

Free Agents (3-3) 79
Raining Rosebuds (3-2) 69
Sun (5/15) 1:00pm at MLK HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: David Chu (FAS) 34 pts, 9 3FGs

RECAP: It was a barrage of threes that gave Raining Rosebuds as much as a 20-pt lead in the 1st half. They led 44-27 at halftime, but the Free Agents didn’t fold. They put on their own 3-point assault, led by (G) David Chu, who made a season-high 9 3FGs to help his team outscore RAR 52-25 in the 2nd half, the most scored by any 1st Division team in a single half. FAS (C) Mike Song put up his best performance this season with a 19 pts, 10 reb double-double, and (F) Sekani Thompson had yet another great all-around game.

Asphalt Ninjas (2-3) 56
Yung No Fly Zone (4-2) 70
Sun (5/15) 3:00pm at MLK HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Mike Reding (NFZ) 22 pts, 13 reb

RECAP: The Asphalt Ninjas played zone for most of this game, which if history has shown, is a bad idea against the very flammable Yung No Fly Zone side. Surprisingly, NFZ didn’t shoot very well, but their work on the offensive glass gave them plenty of second chances. ASN (F) Chi Ming Pun was the only viable offensive option for the Ninjas until a late flurry of 3FGs from (G) Justin Chin. (C) Ibu LeGrande‘s second arrival gave ASN a boost in the 2nd half, but it wasn’t enough to slow the red hot Flyers.

Shawty Likes the Way (2-4) 59
X1 (2-3) 54
Sun (5/15) 4:00pm at MLK HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Ryan Chan (SHA) 18 pts, 4 ast

RECAP: With both teams playing with just five players, X1 was able to keep this one tight down to the very end of regulation, forcing an extra period to decide it. Shawty (G) Ryan Chan and (G) Justin Kiat both had their best performances of the season, so far, to help SHA get the win. X1 (C) Michael Boord followed up a strong outing last week with another one this week. (G) Rhod Vivas and (F) Greg Francisco also shot well in the game, but X1 just wasn’t able to muster up the makes they needed to hold on in OT.

  2ND DIVISION

Goat Herders (3-2) L (46)
Wolverines (0-5) W (66)
Sun (5/15) 2:00pm at MLK HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Nick Liveris (WOL) 23 pts, 11 reb

RECAP: Forfeit win for WOL. This game was played against subs.

Gritty FOB City (4-2) 59
Teal Curtain (2-3) 50
Sun (5/15) 5:00pm at MLK HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: David Ri (FOB) 19 pts, 9 reb

RECAP: Teal Curtain’s backcourt (G) Ian Zack and (G) Alex Gochal is one of the best duos in the league, but it’s been (F) Noah Scovronick that’s helped make them the dominant team they’ve been this season. And he wasn’t available for this game. With Scovronick out of the lineup, Gritty FOB City was able to dictate the tempo, and force TEA to adjust and readjust their defense. Both (G) David Ri and (G) Steven Chung played well, which isn’t always the case, and with (C) Victor Chia facilitating, that was enough to get the edge in this win that keeps them alive for the playoffs.

No Fly Zone OG (2-3) 50
Sex Panthers (5-0) 98
Sun (5/15) 6:00pm at MLK HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: David Chu (SXP) 28 pts, 9 reb

RECAP: With (G) Derik Kumagai essentially shutting it down for the season, and no playoff prospects, No Fly Zone OG didn’t play with the kind of urgency they needed against a fully loaded Sex Panthers team. They were simply outmatched right from the tip. The Panthers were clicking on all cylinders, dominating at every turn, and making shots. They simply overwhelmed a NFZ team that found itself shrugging its team shoulders more and more as the game wore on.