He would finish with a game high (40 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal). The first basket by someone other than The Phenom for Mayhem came at the 6:47 mark of the 1st half by Stacey “The Human Eraser” Tyler. He would finish with (17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 6 blocks) for a potent one-two punch for Mayhem who lead at the half by a score of 25-21.
The intensity picks up in the 2nd half, Eddie “E-Smoove” Taylor gets involved after a mysteriously limited role in the Ruffnex offense. He finished with (16 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal). Rodney “Bucktown” Taylor bought a lot of energy with his (12 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks) and a gutsy performance by Reche “Runny Ray” Smith grabbing 12 rebounds. The game was close throughout the 2nd half until The Phenom put it in overdrive and put the game out of reach – final 65-55. Same old story for the Ruffnex, who went 3 for 14 from the free throw line.
Game 2 – Gatlins vs Elixir. David “Big Shot Bo” Williams opens the show with two money balls from deep downtown, however, he lost his composure midway through the 1st half, which seemed to unsettle his team. The 1st half moved at a blistering pace. Phillip “Lil Magic” Davis (36 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals) had 16 of the Gatlins first 20 points. Jeremy “J-Rock” Murrell (30 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block) is the go to man for the Elixir and he worked his magic early and often to boost his team to a surprising half time lead of 33-27.
J-Rock stayed hot into the 2nd half, but Lil Magic kept the pressure on, pushing the rock consistently with speed and precision. And, Martin “Heart-N-Soul” Richardson (17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals) was all over the place with boundless energy and a will that seemed to zap the strength of team Elixir. Nasir “Nasty Nas) Siddiq came up huge today for the Gatlins playing Big-Boy Basketball. He finished with (8points, 12 rebounds and 1 block) and his game is improving from week to week. Keep in mind there are no great teams without great rebounds and big men that do the dirty work.
J-Rock kept it close last but overall team Elixir could not match the firepower or the depth of the Gatlins who would go on to win 70-55.
Player of the Week honors goes to Marcus “The Phenom” Mitchell. In two games this week his stat line is (81 points, 23 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals); Phenomenal! And, he has another game scheduled for tomorrow… See ya on the side line.
That’s the Blue-View from the sideline where the score is what you make it.
Mr. Blue
Copyright © 2010 by Paul Brown
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