Indianapolis - Team 1 knew they had their work cut out for them going into Game 1 of the PFOL Finals. They would be playing with out their captain Richie Smith, who was away for personal reasons. They would be playing with a banged up Alan Mowrey who is playing on a torn meniscus that will most likely need to be operated on in the offseason. They would be playing the best team in the PFOL who have saved their basketball for the post season. They knew they needed to play a near flawless game if they wanted any chance of stealing this game. What they didn’t know was that Troy Brokl, who up to this point has been a major disappointment for Team 3, would have his break out game of the season. Troy Brokl lead a 21-8 run to start the 2nd half by hitting three 3 pointers in a row. Troy finished the game with a season high 19 points as his team took a 1-0 series lead with a 52-39 win.
“I thought I was watching Reggie Miller out there. However, we are not concerned, Troy is a streaky shooter. I watched him go 0-18 one day in practice” said, Alan Mowrey.
Richie Smith’s absence was felt as his team struggled to get quality looks. Alan Mowrey obviously was slowed today by his bad knee. “It was really frustrating, I thought my knee was getting better, I had been icing it, resting it and had thought it would hold up, but then in warm ups it gave out and I knew I was screwed”.
Team 3, showed why they are the best team in PFOL by sharing the ball and playing solid defense. Defensive specialist Dave Neff was all over the court and Vance and Simpson owned the offensive boards by getting 18 second chance points. Captain Jake Vernon, who is battling flu like symptoms was very happy with his team performance, “I am proud of my guys, especially Troy. He has sucked all season but today he brought it”.
Game 2 is scheduled for next Friday. Team 1 will be back at full strength. Richie Smith will return to the team this week and Alan Mowrey is reportedly spending the week in LA to get treatment on his knee. “People that think this series is over have another thing coming, we’ll be ready Friday, said Mowrey
Notes from Game 1
- Hasnen Wong scored his first points of the season by knocking down two jump shots in the 2nd half
- A new attendance record was set on Friday as 26 people were in attendance for Game 1
- PFOL earned a profit today for the first time this season. To clarify, no tickets were sold - someone found a dollar bill left in the stands by one of the people in attendance.
- PFOL courtside VIP passes were distributed. Contact Dionna Widder for game 2 passes.
-Troy Brokl announced that his Al Harrington jersey will be auctioned off at the end of the playoffs
- Henry Kreutzinger is leading the league in rebounding for the playoffs. He is averaging double the amount of the person in 2nd place.
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