Team,
For those of you who weren't there. Here is a little summary of what happened.
7pm #4 Blazers vs #1 LegalZoom
8pm #3 Ass Vomit vs #2 LA Suns
9pm #2 LA Suns vs #1 LegalZoom
The 7pm game was a warmup game. We trailed by 9 points early; the score was 16-7 half way through the first half. We finally decided to lock down in the final 10 minutes of the first half and led at halftime by 4 points. In the 2nd half, we blew them out of the water and won by 26 or something. It was an easy game. The championship game was a little tougher.
The 9pm game was a good one to say the least. Like the first game, we fell behind early. They led by as much as 9 points in the first half. And unlike the first game, this was going to be a tough one to comeback. The deficit was 5 points at halftime. Fast forward to around the ten minute mark left in the game, and we were staring at a 10 point hole with just under 9 minutes to go. We weren't looking good. That is, until Larry gets a rebound and goes coast-to-coast for an and-1 and hits his free throw. Deficit was down to 7. On the ensuing possession, we got another stop and Kev hits a big-time three in the corner-elbow to cut it to 4. And just like that, we were back in it. We got another stop and John hits 1 of 2 free throws to make it 3. Then they finally scored to go back up 5. We scored again to make it 3. Then we tied it with an ugly 3 pointer by some unnamed player to tie it, 44-44. There were still 5 and a half minutes left in the game and we had finally caught them. Now, I don't remember what happened next but I do remember calling our last timeout of the game with 3:01 left in the game. This kinda sucks cause the captain on the other team was trying to call a timeout right after they credited us with the timeout. I didn't tell the fellas at the time why I took it but we were down by 3 points with a good shooter going to the line (he ends up hitting both free throws to put them up 5). I wanted to extend the game as long as possible because the better team usually wins out the longer you play. So timeout LegalZoom and the clock stops. After exchanging a couple baskets and free throws here and there, there was about 45 seconds left and we were looking at a five point deficit. The four-peat was almost all but done..
So with 45 seconds left I gave Larry a very-not-confident "Let's go." What to do without this sucker?! He takes it to the rack, gets tripled and drops one to John for an easy layup. The lead is 3 for LA Suns. Then for some unknown reason, the little lefty on the other team tried to be a hero and jacks up a bad 3 pointer yelling "off" as he released it and John gobbles up the rebound. Of course, Larry takes it down and goes to the rack again and gives it to Moseley. But this time John hits Marlon on the right elbow for a 3 but the defender closes out. Marlon drops a easy pass to Larry on the baseline for a wide-open layup. Lead is 1. They quickly inbound the ball and the clock is now ticking at 27..26..25 and all I hear is "FOUL, FOUL, FOUL" but I thought I could take it from the little lefty so I didn't foul right away. He drives down the court from the left mid-court side towards the middle 1 on 2 and loses the handle: Merry Christmas Larry. Larry wastes no time and takes it down the court full-speed. He crosses over and goes right and throws a bullet to the left side of the court. I'm not sure how he saw Marlon waiting in the wings. Marlon was wide-opened. He pauses for a little bit and swishes a big-time 3 pointer in the far corner with about 18 seconds left. It was LegalZoom's first lead since it was 2-0. Timeout LA Suns. After the timeout, Marlon and I trapped the ball handler and Marlon came up with a steal. They weren't in the penalty yet so they fouled us a couple times knocking the clock down to six seconds. Kev went to the line and iced the game with 2 monster free throws and that was it. We stole the ball again. Ball game!
Fellas,
That was a ridiculous comeback. I'm not sure what it is but I guess we just don't know how to lose. We didn't want to lose. Determination that shit to the four-peat. Great solid team work.
V
Picture (from left to right)..
Top row: Brian, Kev, Larry, Marlon, Sean, John
Bottom row: Me, Troy, E.
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