(1) STREET DREAMS vs (4) POGI POINTS
D3 Sun Playoffs (Semifinals) – Sunday, April 1, 1:30pm at MLK HS
| Team Notes | Team | Score | Team | Team Notes |
| STREET DREAMS have been the most dominant team in D3, but POG exposed some weaknesses in their reg season match-up. Paint defense. POG is the bigger team, and they attack the paint relentlessly. STR got the win anyway on MVP (G) Miguel Melbourne‘s best game (33 pts, 7 stl). He can certainly do that again, but POG sure made it interesting. |  STR 8-0 |
56-54 |
 POG 5-3 |
As mentioned, POGI POINTS has the bigger line-up. And they took advantage of their size during the regular season match-up. What they struggled to do was match-up with Melbourne. And never figured out a way to effectively double him, but it’s a deep roster so they have plenty of guys to throw at him. Oh, and (F) Jin Bae Kim missed the first game. |
| Key Player: Miguel Melbourne
Powerful and quick, Mebourne has proven to be the toughest match-up in D3 all season. He dominated POG on both ends of the court in the reg season. If he can replicate that night, POG will have no answer. |
 Pos: G21.9 ppg 4.7 rpg 3.9 apg |
 Pos: G/F 15.6 ppg 11.8 rpg 4.2 apg |
Key Player: Jin Bae Kim
Like Melbourne, Kim is POG’s best playmaker and defensive player. But POG has an even better scorer on the roster. Which may let Kim focus on stopping Melbourne. His length and speed might be the antidote. |
(2) JAPAN UNITED vs (6) THE PANDAS
D3 Sun Playoffs (Semifinals) – Sunday, April 1, 2:30pm at MLK HS
| Team Notes | Team | Score | Team | Team Notes |
| JAPAN UNITED are the deepest team in D3, with a wealth of options they can go to on offense. They are generally undersized, but not vs PAN. Half-court D isn’t a strength, but they play opportunistically, and try to force turnovers so they can use their speed in transition. (G) Ryota Takahashi and (G) Osamu Tanigawa are faster than most. |  JPU 7-1 |
60-53 |
 PAN 4-4 |
THE PANDAS have speed, too, but it’s a one-man fast break, (G) Eddie Tsao. If Tsao is on, he’s a problem for the smaller JPU back court. (F) Ben Wang, at point forward, is also bigger than virtually any player on JPU’s roster, but PAN is overall not a big team. The key will be how Tsao and Wang use advantages to create for themselves and the team. |
| Key Player: Daniel Mosley
Mosley brings a physicality to JPU that the majority of the roster does not have. He is their best half-court scorer and rebounder. He can be bothered by length on defense, but he will never stop attacking. |
 Pos: F14.6 ppg 10.9 rpg 1.9 apg |
 Pos: G 16.7 ppg 5.5 rpg 2.8 apg |
Key Player: Eddie Tsao
This was not Tsao’s best season, but he was still one of D3’s top guards. He will be JPU’s toughest match-up so it’s important that the Pandas work to get him involved early. He can carry the offense in this one. |
(1) BOMB SQUAD vs (4) GRITTY FOB CITY
D2 Sun Playoffs (Semifinals) – Sunday, April 1, 3:30pm at MLK HS
| Team Notes | Team | Score | Team | Team Notes |
| The defending champion BOMB SQUAD have dominated with the deepest roster in D2. They have coupled the division’s 2nd highest scoring offense with one of its top defenses. This is a tough, physical team that will make you earn every point. Their one weaknesss may be late game decision-making, but so far, not many teams have forced them to make crunch time plays. |  BOM 7-1 |
58-52 |
FOB 6-2 |
It’s hard to understate just how much better (F) Chris Youn makes FOB CITY. But he was only filling in for veteran (G) Ace Watanasuparp. With their PG back at the helm, FOB didn’t see much of a drop off, riding an impressive victory into the semis. This is a big, physical team, one of the few that can match-up with BOM on the scales. This one could very much end up a slug-fest. |
| Key Player: David Hsiung
The veteran swingman has had a career season on offense. His shooting has been efficient with a penchant for back breakers. He is BOM’s best perimeter defender, not so much with steals as solid straight-up D. |
 Pos: G/F21.0 ppg 3.0 rpg 3.0 apg |
 Pos: G 21.0 ppg 2.0 3pg 2.0 apg |
Key Player: Ace Watanasuparp
After missing several regular season games, Watanasuparp returned with a strong outing to help propel FOB into the semis. They will need another game like this, and more help from the wings to beat BOM. And that’s as much on defense as offense. |
(2) NO FLY ZONE OG vs (3) SEX PANTHERS
D2 Sun Playoffs (Semifinals) – Sunday, April 1, 4:30pm at MLK HS
| Team Notes | Team | Score | Team | Team Notes |
| During the regular season, NO FLY ZONE OG was in the midst of a blowout win vs SXP when they were exposed for a little weakness. Their undersized (G)s struggle to defend SXP’s taller perimeter scorers. The Panthers almost came back and won that game. This is a team that has plenty of offense, bench play, and closing out on D will be the key. |  NFZ 6-2 |
64-63 |
 SXP 6-2 |
The SEX PANTHERS carry the deepest back court in D2, plus the best scoring tandem in (G) David Chu & (G) Greg Loeffert, both are MVP candidates. Then they have yet another MVP candidate in (F) Chris Di, who carried them through the early part of the season. Trouble is, Di has been out of the lineup for a long time. He’ll need to mesh now. |
| Key Player: Phil Thomas
He’s the best athlete in D2, and now he’s starting to show it as much on defense as offense. His casual demeanor might not work on every team, but NFZ has been a great fit for his freelancing style of play. |
 Pos: F16.0 ppg 13.0 rpg 5.0 spg |
 Pos: G 34.0 ppg 6.0 3pg 3.0 apg |
Key Player: David Chu
There is one player on this roster you absolutely cannot afford to let go off, and that’s Chu. Which is a whole lot easier said than done when his SXP teammates spend basically the whole game trying to get him the ball. |