Kainan: Semi-finals
Woke up this morning and had breakfast as I downloaded Game 1 of the Bulls-Sixers series. I left home a bit later than I had wanted - at about 10:30am, getting to the courts at 11:30am and catching the second half of the Troopers vs Crewsaders game.
Bo, Mike and Alex were already there. I talked to Bo as we watched the game. I wasn't expecting it, but he was annoying. He said "hey I have a bit of a cold so I'm going to leave straight after the game". I was like "ok", and he repeated it and said "get it?" and I'm thinking, that's not even fucking funny.
Crewsaders won the game relatively easily, despite a bit of a run by the other team at the beginning of the second half. After that we hung around to watch Carter's Div 3 game, and I was postulating as to where I should put my camera to capture our game.
Towards the end of that game, I had Nick help me put the camera up on a pole, which seemed to capture the whole court lengthwise.
I must admit I was a bit nervous in a playoff game. I don't know, the atmosphere just seems different. Despite that, we wandered onto the court all the same when it was tip off time. We actually had six on the court and I had to yell out too many and so Jim got off, lol.
We got off to a bit of a slow start and it was a close game in the first half. We switched to 1-3-1 after a time out by the other team. On one of the defensive plays, Carter apparently accidentally slapped a guy in the face and the guy went to shove him. I was like "wtf? no call?" when the referee blew his whistle. The other guy stepped towards Carter and I quickly got in the middle of it. I heard another guy yell at Carter "stop looking at him" which I thought was pretty fucking ridiculous. The referee ended up chucking the guy out, so that made it a bit easier for us.
I couldn't really feel my shot, but was content to play defense. In the second half, we grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds to start with but couldn't put it in. After a while, we started scoring more, and went on a bit of a scoring run, pulling ahead by about 8-10 points. Then I got one interception where I ran down the court and was fouled on a lay up - I hit one of the free throws. On the very next play, I almost did an identical interception, running down the court for a wide open lay up. That felt like it was the turning point right there, to have two turnovers I think really deflated them (Nick said the same thing after the game).
From thereon it was pretty much smooth sailing. Bo got a fastbreak at one point and the guy from the other team was behind him but didn't even bother chasing him. Bo later said he felt insulted, lol. I actually can't believe they just gave up like that, especially in a playoff game. Wow.
Nick and I sat on the bench to end the game, and we laughed and joked as the game wound down. I really savoured the feeling right there and then.
At the end of the game, Bo started to run another fastbreak after grabbing a rebound. Both Nick and I were yelling "pass it! Pass it!" but he didn't, and lost the ball in the backcourt, leading to a lay up by the other team. Fuck.
After the game, Nick got my camera down for me, and then we hung around outside the car park talking for a bit, but Nick had to go. Bo, Jim, Mike, his friend and I then went to Flemington to eat. I was kinda disappointed, because I was hoping for a team meal, but Nick had to go, Alex left, and Bo apparently had to go to someone's farewell.
I caught the train back to the city and watched the game on my camera. Still kinda hard to believe we're now in the finals. The only issue is, do we allow Bert to play and risk being found out and disqualified?
Bo, Mike and Alex were already there. I talked to Bo as we watched the game. I wasn't expecting it, but he was annoying. He said "hey I have a bit of a cold so I'm going to leave straight after the game". I was like "ok", and he repeated it and said "get it?" and I'm thinking, that's not even fucking funny.
Crewsaders won the game relatively easily, despite a bit of a run by the other team at the beginning of the second half. After that we hung around to watch Carter's Div 3 game, and I was postulating as to where I should put my camera to capture our game.
Towards the end of that game, I had Nick help me put the camera up on a pole, which seemed to capture the whole court lengthwise.
I must admit I was a bit nervous in a playoff game. I don't know, the atmosphere just seems different. Despite that, we wandered onto the court all the same when it was tip off time. We actually had six on the court and I had to yell out too many and so Jim got off, lol.
We got off to a bit of a slow start and it was a close game in the first half. We switched to 1-3-1 after a time out by the other team. On one of the defensive plays, Carter apparently accidentally slapped a guy in the face and the guy went to shove him. I was like "wtf? no call?" when the referee blew his whistle. The other guy stepped towards Carter and I quickly got in the middle of it. I heard another guy yell at Carter "stop looking at him" which I thought was pretty fucking ridiculous. The referee ended up chucking the guy out, so that made it a bit easier for us.
I couldn't really feel my shot, but was content to play defense. In the second half, we grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds to start with but couldn't put it in. After a while, we started scoring more, and went on a bit of a scoring run, pulling ahead by about 8-10 points. Then I got one interception where I ran down the court and was fouled on a lay up - I hit one of the free throws. On the very next play, I almost did an identical interception, running down the court for a wide open lay up. That felt like it was the turning point right there, to have two turnovers I think really deflated them (Nick said the same thing after the game).
From thereon it was pretty much smooth sailing. Bo got a fastbreak at one point and the guy from the other team was behind him but didn't even bother chasing him. Bo later said he felt insulted, lol. I actually can't believe they just gave up like that, especially in a playoff game. Wow.
Nick and I sat on the bench to end the game, and we laughed and joked as the game wound down. I really savoured the feeling right there and then.
At the end of the game, Bo started to run another fastbreak after grabbing a rebound. Both Nick and I were yelling "pass it! Pass it!" but he didn't, and lost the ball in the backcourt, leading to a lay up by the other team. Fuck.
After the game, Nick got my camera down for me, and then we hung around outside the car park talking for a bit, but Nick had to go. Bo, Jim, Mike, his friend and I then went to Flemington to eat. I was kinda disappointed, because I was hoping for a team meal, but Nick had to go, Alex left, and Bo apparently had to go to someone's farewell.
I caught the train back to the city and watched the game on my camera. Still kinda hard to believe we're now in the finals. The only issue is, do we allow Bert to play and risk being found out and disqualified?
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