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Saturday - Semifinals & Finals Preview
3:00PM - (1) Team X vs (4) Below the Rim
Below the Rim were fortunate to escape from an undermanned Buckets team. They now face the #1 overall seed Team X. Team X has won the championship before. They have good size down low along with good guards up top. It's going to be tough, but Below the Rim will give Team X a run. However, with the experience of a core group, Team X will advance to the finals for the first time since last summer.
Key Matchups:
M. Isbell (TX) 9.7 PPG, 4 RPG, 1.3 APG, 1 SPG J. Holzherr (BR) 21.5 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.2 APG, 2.2 SPG
Prediction: Team X advances
4:00PM - (2) Trick Candles vs (3) Team Dynasty
Team Dynasty certainly has size over the Trick Candles, but these Trick Candles play great team ball. They rotate and can knock down the long ball all day. Look for Team Dynasty to make this a physical game and force Trick Candles to shoot. If they're on, they'll advance. If not... well, they'll probably still advance.
Key Matchups:
V. Tong (TC) 13.1 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 2 APG, 1.7 SPG S. Bamiro (TD) 16.5 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2 APG, 1.3 SPG
Prediction: Trick Candles moves on
5:00PM - Potential Finals Matchup - (1) Team X vs (2) Trick Candles
The top two seeds in the league met in Week 6 and the game went into OT with Team X scoring six points and Trick Candles scoring none.
Yanks-Red Sox, Bulls-Knicks, Poland-Russia, you get the idea. This is going to be a great finals. A lot of words have been exchanged by both these teams and all of that will culminate in an exciting macthup. Back in Week 6, Team X edged out Trick Candles in an exciting over-time game where the scores were identical at the end of both halves. Both these teams only have one loss on the season. It's difficult to pick this game, but I'm going with experience. Team X wins their second ABC Hoops NYC championship.
Key Matchups in Week 6:
George (TX) 28 Pts, 12 Rbs, 4 Stl Dashi (TC) 15 Pts, 5 Rbs, 3 Ast
Here's some more potential matchups. You can't predict basketball.
5:00PM - Potential Finals Matchup - (1) Team X vs (3) Team Dynasty
These guys squared off in Week 8, and the game was close at halftime, but Team X outscored Team Dynasty by 13 in the second half.
Key Matchups in Week 8:
K. Alleyne (TD) 10 Pts, 3 Rbs, 3 Ast, 3 Stl James S. (TX) 11 Pts, 5 Rbs, 2 Ast, 2 Stl
5:00PM - Potential Finals Matchup - (4) Below the Rim vs (2) Trick Candles
Below the Rim and Trick Candles played each other in Week 4, and Below the Rim came out to a big lead in the first half, but Trick Candles game back and won by 1 point.
Key Matchups in Week 4:
G. Greenberg (BR) 10 Pts, 10 Rbs, 2 Stl, 1 Blk Dashi (TC) 12 Pts, 2 Ast, 1 Stl
5:00PM - Potential Finals Matchup - (4) Below the Rim vs (3) Team Dynasty
Team Dynasty beat Below the Rim in Week 5, and after going into halftime with a tie, Team Dynasty pulled away in the second half.
Key Matchups in Week 5:
J. Holzherr (BR) 9 Pts, 4 Rbs, 4 Ast, 2 Stl C. Okobi (TD) 11 Pts, 16 Rbs, 2 Stl, 2 Blk
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Posted on Thursday, June 14th at 12:00PM |