May 6th Recap - Josh Deutsche

It was an auspicious start for team Dorfman, Lewis, Braunstein and Barile. Dorfman was swishin and dishin, Lewis was percolating from the top of the key, and Barile was a resounding rebounder under the basket (big ups Clyde!). After three consecutive victories, they enjoyed a reputation of invincibility and some opposing players had enough. During their early exits, Salis was heard commenting on the winning team's youthful exuberance, and Goffin mentioned something about monopolizing court time and injustice.

So who was going to stand up to these guys? That formidable task was left to the team of Deutsch, Smitty, Crane and Margo. Game 1 of this three-game set was intense and competitive, featuring some extraordinarily accurate shooting by Dave Lewis. Like John Starks used to do against Michael Jordan, I valiantly attempted to match each of Dave's baskets with one of my own on the other end of the court. But with the game tied 7-7, Dave very coolly drained the winning shot from the top of the key.

In game 2 of the series, team Dorfman, Lewis, Braunstein and Barile finally showed a chink in the armor. After his Kobe-esque shooting from the previous game, Lewis went ice cold, and the opposing team capitalized on the opportunity. Smitty played Dorfman very tough in the paint, Margo hit a couple long shots that would have been three-pointers in any other gym, and Barile could not keep up with Crane's constant motion on offense. After evening the series at 1 a piece, we were headed to a decisive game 3.

In game 3, fatigue set in for team Deutsch, Crane, Smitty and Margo. Multiple layups were missed and jump shots repeatedly hit the front of the rim. After the game, an exhausted Crane could be heard asking Barile for fitness tips. Dorfman, however, did not slow down, and he was able to get some easy fast-break points and uncontested jumpers. Barile added a couple baby-hook shots and then Braunstein used his patented reverse layup to put the game out of reach.