Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 22, 2019 Malden Neighborhood Basketball League News *Season 34 Final Weekend ‘Playoff Madness’ The Return of the Kings Saturday, 3-16-19 Game 1 – Celtics 44, Bullets 31 The Emerald revenged last year’s Championship loss by knocking out the defending Champs. The #1 Seed did what they had to, as usual. As they Advance to their 2nd straight Big Dance Title Game. Powered once again by “possible MVP” S. Kelley [18] ‘Explosive’ S. Cherenfant [12] and A. Cohen [10] The Bullets on the other hand. Did not help themselves in the long run, as they missed 10 free throws on the day & Not 1 bullet had double digit scorSunday, 3-17-19 Game 1 – All Stars 59, Coaches 54 For the 2nd year in the row, the all stars take down the coaches in close fashion but still a victory. Also for the 2nd year in a row, Players coach ‘Sixers head Coach’ Chris Calwon on the line. As the Kings went 10 for 11 from the free stripe. And were led by J. Song who was very clutch in the fi - Lakers didn’t fair so well on the line as they went 8 for 21. As K. Odivin had a team high [11] and J. Baptiste added [10] linan defeated his old Celtics coach & current “Kings Coach” Cliff [Mr. 3 dozens] Williams. As the 8 Players showcased 4 in double digit scoring ‘Hawks’ A. Nguyen [16] ‘Sonics’ D. Philippe [12] ‘Lakers’ J. Baptiste & ‘Pistons’ M. Niboh both adding [10] in the Win. Now for the 13 Coaches, They did have a 155, 2nd quarter advantage but Only 2 scored double digits in the game ‘Celtics’ Joe Young had the game high of [19] & ics 57 Game 2 – Kings 59, CeltWhat an amazing game, that could’ve went either way. Run after run, lead change after lead change, neither team could build a lead and maintain. 1 Player put a team on his back and had the Game High of [33] that player ‘Kings’ M. Cherif. Who was on fi re on a couple occasions, most impressive was 17 points in the 3rd alone. With outstanding defense behind him by A. Chen shutting down The Celtics leading scorer in the 2nd Pictured in Kings Photo; Mayor Gary Christenson, Head Coach Chris Rogers, Asst. Cliff Williams, Asst. Sabastian Arrano, and Distant Asst. Glenn Higgins. Kings Players; Jeff rey Song, Mohammed Cherif, Salim Tiken, Jason Chan, Jaden BritoWhite, Dominic Bono, Adam Chen, and Waddy Raphael, MNBL Commissioner Ken Mazonson. ing. Three of them however had 9 and kept it closer than a lot assumed. Celtics move on & the defending champs, fall gracefully, but had a nice season for them in trying for the repeat. The Annual Hot Shot Contest Came down to The ‘Sixers’ M. Lopes & ‘Celtic’ A. Cohen and Was Won by the ‘Celtics’ Ari Cohen. Game 2 – Kings 47, Lakers 44 What a back n forth game we had here. Both teams won a game in the regular season, so we knew this would be a good one. In the end, the game was nal minute and had the game high of [20] S. Tiken added a very solid [14] While helping the Kings to return to the Big Dance, Just 3 years ago. The ‘Hawks’ Aly Joseph had [10] of his own. But the players fi nished strong with a 20-17 4th quarter push. The Annual 3 Point Contest Also came down to 2 ‘Sonics’ Josh Sorrano & ‘Pistons’ M. Niboh and Was Won by ‘Pistons’ Mark Niboh THE BIG DANCE ‘Championship’ half & J. Song harassing whoever came near him as well as S. Tiken, while fi nishing off a great weekend for himself with [12] in the game. The Kings hang their 2nd banner in 4 years. The 1st place Celtics S. Cherenfant played out his mind and basically did what he wanted throughout the game. Scoring a team high [21] as S. Kelley added [14] and S. Daponta hit 3 deep shots and ended with [13] The fans got what they came for in this one. Tons of excitement: a very good call during the game by the refs & a down-to-the-fi nish fi nal that fi nishes Season 34. ***Tune into Around the Rim with Nester Dudley. LIVE on MATV @ 6pm - This Thursday with the NEW 2019 Champion KINGS. Catch us on; Instagram @ MNBL1986 Also On many Facebook Platforms
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