You would think that after 6 weeks, that some seeds would be pretty secure, but not quite yet. Some teams are starting to roll, while others are still searching to find themselves.
Showtime is playing for their 1st Championship in over a year on Wednesday Night, as they are positioned to take the #1 Seed if they win out. They started by beating struggling High Klass, as they remain win-less on the season. After taking a 44-39 halftime lead, High Klass faded once again down the stretch. Kenny J and Derek M had 20 points each for Showtime, followed by teve with 19 points, and Orion with 13 points. Derek also had 11 boards and 7 assists, as his team won the game 85-71, as they outscored High Klass 46-27 in the 2nd half. Ashton C had 25 points on 12 for 16 shooting for High Klass, and Clinton H had 21 points, but they came up short in the game.
After Legacy & Rockstars fought to a 32-32 1st half tie, Legacy was able to pull away in the 2nd half. While they struggled to make shots as a team, Bobby B got hot late hitting 9 three’s in the game, scoring 33 points for Legacy. The Size of Rockstars made it hard to get inside or 2nd shots all night, and although they were out rebounded early, and completely outsized, they fought hard to end the game with the same number of boards Rockstars had (43). James L had 14 points and 10 boards followed by Dre with 11 points and 9 boards, while Lance had 8 points but 14 big Rebounds in the game. Sean R had 16 points and 11 boards, Chance had 12 points and 11 boards, and Yoseph had 17 points and 7 boards for Rockstars, but they fell behind late. With Legacy getting 12 steals (Bobby and Dre 4 each) to only 2 for Rockstars, Legacy outscored them by 10 points in points off turnovers, to win the game 74-63.
The Business just seems to look stronger and stronger, as they find their stride as the season goes on. With Terrell B finding his touch from deep, he went 7 for 9 from three point land, to score 27 points on the night. With Eric scoring 12 points and Leon scoring 10 points, combined with a 10 point lead to start the game, they seemed to be in cruise control after the 1st half. With The Clippers coming in late once again, they trailed once more from the beginning. And while Johnnie G led Clippers with 34 points in the game (on 14-22 shooting), and Kareem had 16 points, they got a total of 11 points from their other 3 players on the night. The Business went on to win the game 82-61.
Riverside Heat were up against Riverside Run-N-Gun in the final game of the evening, and while this game was close at half, 44-39, it didn’t stay that way in the 2nd half. The Heat outscored RNG 51-30 in the 2nd half, as they went on to blow them out 95-69 in the game. Houston led the way with 29 points, while going 14-15 from the field in the game. Gary G hit 6 three’s and scored 24 points in the game to trail Houston, while Tree had 15 points and 14 boards on the night. Dedrick had 31 points in the loss for RNG, as he went 10-14 from the Free Throw line. George had 14 points and 13 boards and Nate finished in double figures with 15 points in the game for RNG.
