Sunday, November 23, 2008

MCBL: Getting ready for the playoffs

On paper, it was a sure W. There's just no way we're losing this game. We were all licking our chops waiting for this fixture cause we know the best way to end the elimination round is with an easy blowout victory.

And we did just that. We got a much needed adrenalin shot before the playoffs start next weekend.

The winless Logica team decided to run with us and off to the races we went. We controlled the game from beginning to end, finishing with a comfortable 88-68 win, yesterday at the Reyes Gym.

It was an uptempo game highlighted by a lot of quick transition plays leading to easy scores. We were able to stamp our dominance from the get-go and it was pretty much over by halftime. We also had the luxury of resting key players in the fourth period while giving the others opportunity to enjoy the lopsided win.

Daryl wound up with a career game notching 27 points on a variety of moves, highlighted by several and-one's. Paul buried five three-pointers en route to 25 points. He also had 13 rebounds and 6 steals. Alf contributed 19 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocked shots.

The semifinal round starts next week and we're facing Accenture. We met them twice in the elims and lost both games. I swear we could've stolen at least one but we were missing several players. I hope to have a complete cast by Sunday because I know we'll give them more than what they bargained for.

Final elimination round record: 3-4 (4th seed)
Next game: vs Accenture - November 30, Sunday, at the Reyes Gym

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