As it was the first knockout match, each team has try to get a hand into the finals. With Veterans favourites for the title, the other 3 teams went to strengthen their team with WALKING TALL enlisting Dennis on Matchday 2, Fast & Furious drafting Tomi & Jay on Matchday 4, and the Snipers bringing Dan & Top fresh for the Semi-Finals. It was for once a semi-final match which resulting in a clearly competitive outing with the following results.
Match 1 : Walking Tall (22) (43) 50 : 46 (43) (22) Fast & Furious
Match 1 : Walking Tall (22) (43) 50 : 46 (43) (22) Fast & Furious
Walking Tall: Karun 19 pts., Mark & Dennis 11 pts.
Fast & Furious: Jay 14 pts., Wu 10 pts.
Fast & Furious never won against Walking Tall but if it really matters, it's probably today. The first half was evenly balanced as both teams shared baskets and drew to a 22-22 halftime score. The second half was another story as Walking Tall went on high gear and led 39-31 with 6 minutes remaining. However, Fast & Furious never faltered and with 5 fast break baskets, ran to a 43-42 lead with a minute remaining. With Fast & Furious missing a jumper at the free throw line, Dennis was fouled by Joke and split the free throw to draw the game even. With 5 seconds remaining, the final attempt went to Jay, who missed the buzzer beater.
With OT played for the first time in the knock-out stage, Walking Tall led with a jumper by Mark. A turnover on the next possession led to a Karun fast-break bring Walking Tall to a huge 4 point lead. And that lead seems so far, Fast & Furious just faded away.
Match 2 : Snipers (21) 50 : 61 (23) Veterans
Snipers: Robin 15 pts., Dan & Wolfgang 12 pts.
Veterans: Dev 15 pts., Vikram 14 pts.
As Snipers try to beat the odds against the Veterans, Robin drafted his pals Dan & Top to try to beat his brother-in-law Vikram. The plan worked as Vikram whose mind seems lost somewhere was outrebounded and out hustled in the paint. With Vikram hitting 3 easy fouls and hitting only one basket, Snipers trail only 2 by halftime, a big improvement from their latest loss to Veterans.
If their was no half-time, Snipers might gone through, but a re-focused Vikram started to keep his cool and hitting many big jumpers down low. With Jai supplying the amunition, fellow players such as Dev, Tum, & Eddy starting to also hit jumpers around the perimeter. The run did stop once Wolfgang came down later in the second half, but his introduction might have been a bit too late sending the firm favourites Veterans to the finals.
Finals : Walking Tall vs Veterans
If their is any significance in this match, it's about the brothers PA+ Sumitr and Vikram clashing for the first time in EIS Lovers history. With PA+ Sumitr sideline since the end of Season 1 due to a fatal wrist injury sustained from a clash with Boby, Vikram went on to be EIS Lovers' top scorer for almost 6 straight seasons. With a 2 year rehabilitation period, PA+ Sumitr is back to rock the world of basketball and it shows through his teams performance.
Walking Tall or Veterans, who'll be victorious? It might not depend on these two people but the victor should probably have a good laugh for a long, long time.
Fast & Furious: Jay 14 pts., Wu 10 pts.
Fast & Furious never won against Walking Tall but if it really matters, it's probably today. The first half was evenly balanced as both teams shared baskets and drew to a 22-22 halftime score. The second half was another story as Walking Tall went on high gear and led 39-31 with 6 minutes remaining. However, Fast & Furious never faltered and with 5 fast break baskets, ran to a 43-42 lead with a minute remaining. With Fast & Furious missing a jumper at the free throw line, Dennis was fouled by Joke and split the free throw to draw the game even. With 5 seconds remaining, the final attempt went to Jay, who missed the buzzer beater.
With OT played for the first time in the knock-out stage, Walking Tall led with a jumper by Mark. A turnover on the next possession led to a Karun fast-break bring Walking Tall to a huge 4 point lead. And that lead seems so far, Fast & Furious just faded away.
Match 2 : Snipers (21) 50 : 61 (23) Veterans
Snipers: Robin 15 pts., Dan & Wolfgang 12 pts.
Veterans: Dev 15 pts., Vikram 14 pts.
As Snipers try to beat the odds against the Veterans, Robin drafted his pals Dan & Top to try to beat his brother-in-law Vikram. The plan worked as Vikram whose mind seems lost somewhere was outrebounded and out hustled in the paint. With Vikram hitting 3 easy fouls and hitting only one basket, Snipers trail only 2 by halftime, a big improvement from their latest loss to Veterans.
If their was no half-time, Snipers might gone through, but a re-focused Vikram started to keep his cool and hitting many big jumpers down low. With Jai supplying the amunition, fellow players such as Dev, Tum, & Eddy starting to also hit jumpers around the perimeter. The run did stop once Wolfgang came down later in the second half, but his introduction might have been a bit too late sending the firm favourites Veterans to the finals.
Finals : Walking Tall vs Veterans
If their is any significance in this match, it's about the brothers PA+ Sumitr and Vikram clashing for the first time in EIS Lovers history. With PA+ Sumitr sideline since the end of Season 1 due to a fatal wrist injury sustained from a clash with Boby, Vikram went on to be EIS Lovers' top scorer for almost 6 straight seasons. With a 2 year rehabilitation period, PA+ Sumitr is back to rock the world of basketball and it shows through his teams performance.
Walking Tall or Veterans, who'll be victorious? It might not depend on these two people but the victor should probably have a good laugh for a long, long time.
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