Tuesday, June 17, 2008

COBRAS GET SLAM DUNKED

Cobras 4 16 2 4 26
Scorpions 17 16 5 14 52

1st Quarter
Scorpions start off the game with a 4 point play and a 3 point play on their first two possessions. Cobras struggle to get Mills the ball and commit a few turnovers. Clark for the Scorpions gets on fire.
Cobras 4
Scorpions 17

2nd Quarter
Cobras start to heat up after a couple of three's in a row by Mills, and 4 0f 4 free throws by Hendricks. Scorpions stay on fire however with Clark leading the way. Scorpions get two more three point plays and nail a bunch of high percentage shots. Mills fouls out with a couple of possessions left before halftime. He leaves the game with only 8 points.
Cobras 20
Scorpions 33

3rd Quarter
The 5 on 4 advantage for the Scorpions becomes very detrimental. The Cobras commit a bunch of turnovers, and can't get the ball to Hendricks. Hendricks fouls out midway through the third causing it to be a game of 5 on 3. He left the game with 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Although the Scorpions are able to get a bunch of steals, they start to get cold shooting the ball. They only score 5 in the third.
Cobras 22
Scorpions 38

4th Quarter
The fourth quarter belonged to the Scorpions. Clark got hot and rack up a bunch of points including two three pointers, one of which turning into another 4 point play. The Cobras made a couple of lucky shots with 2 of their worst players and turned the ball over some more. Clark finished off the game with a league record 30 points, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 0 turnovers.
Cobras 26
Scorpions 52

The Scorpions beat the Cobras 1 to 15 in turnovers, 8 to 14 in fouls, 9 to 0 in steals, and 18 to 8 in assists. The only stat comparable was shooting %. The Cobras, however, only shot the ball 20 times while the Scorpions got 41 shots off (free throws were included for both teams in shot total). Turnovers can literally kill a team.