Road Loss

We lost yesterday to the second placed team, Turk Telecom,  93-79.  They are a team that is pretty loaded with talent.  They had also lost their last three, so they came out hungry.  We hung right with them for the 1st, 3rd and 4th quarters.  Just got beat by 13 in the second, and that was the difference.

I ended up with 13 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds.  Also had six turnovers though.  They did a good job defensively on me.

We have two games remaining.  If we win them both, I believe we have a good shot at making the playoffs.  If not, the season will probably be over in a couple of weeks.  I’m just hoping to finish strong.  We shall see.

Two Straight Wins

Though we played the second to last place team without their star American players, it was by no means an easy contest.  After all, we were playing against professional, most of whom hadn’t received much opportunity to play all season.  Plus, they were fighting to stay in the league.  But we won, 79-70 over Aliaga.  

I didn’t shoot the ball well and only ended up with 5 points, but did dish out 7 assists.  I am also happy to report that I registered 5 steals as well.  Can’t help but convey that statistic.  

We now play next Saturday against the second placed team, on the road.  Three games remain.  I am still hopeful we can finish well.  If we do so, we have a good shot at making the playoffs.  And after the amount of difficulties we have had this year, that would be nice.

Big Win

Amazingly enough, I have been slow to write this update even though I get the pleasure of announcing the fact that we won against a very strong team on the road last weekend.  Fenerbache was in 3rd place, but we were able to beat them 82-81 at their place.  It was a pleasure.  

Our team was very relaxed.  That helped.  We have been tight for much of the season.  I also played one of my better games, scoring 28 with 6 assists.  And most of all, I enjoyed the game.  We play at home this coming Sunday against a team at the bottom of the standings.  I am hopeful we can get some momentum going to finish the season well.  We shall see…

Two Game Update

Once again, losses are the explanation for the slow nature of my update.  It has been a rather long season, not so much because of the time, but because over the past four months, we have had difficulty finding a way to win.  The last two weeks have been no different.  We lost in overtime a week ago on the road.  And this Sunday, we were winning or close the entire game, until the last 4 or 5 minutes.  

It’s like losing is heading downhill.  So the more you lose, the harder it seems to be to climb back uphill.  Only 5 games remain, so I am praying and working for a strong finish.  

As for my performance:  I played pretty well two games ago, but not so hot the last game.  My legs are feeling the stress of the season, but I am confident I will finish strong.  Our next game is against one of the top teams.  Friday night at 7.  Won’t be easy, but we will give it our best.