Huge Win

Well, it was a tough one this afternoon. Both our team and Mersin (our opponents) had to win in order to make the playoffs. Thankfully, we were able to pull out the victory, 99-97.

We didn’t play well in the first half and ended up down by 8 at the break. Things didn’t look much better at the beginning of the third quarter, because we were soon down by 16! But then we really starting opening up the game and were able to make a great run at it during the last 14 minutes. It was an intense game, and a high scoring one in the second half….my favorite kind.

I ended up with 25 points and 8 assists. Twenty-two of those points came in the second half. I started off very slow, but naturally played much better when we just spread out the offense and played a more full-court style. As a team, we ended up scoring 62 points in the second half. It was fun to play that way, but after doing so the entire second half, I am wiped and looking forward to a day off tomorrow.

So…one game remains in the regular season. If we win, we are sure to be in. If we lose, we will probably be in the playoffs, but the team we lost to a few weeks ago will have to lose to the first place team. It would certainly be better to just win the game and be sure to make the playoffs, but it won’t be easy, because the team we play Saturday isn’t assured a place in the league next season if they lose either. So it is bound to be another battle! But I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Thankful for an enjoyable victory,
Joe