Against all odds, coming into our league tourney as the #3 seed, we emerged victorious! It wasn't quite the upset that occured in Season 1. Yes we were the #3 seed again, taking on our nemesis LPL, the #1 seed. During the regular season we won our first meeting, and lost in overtime in the rematch. With both squads at full strength, on paper they should have a slight edge, BUT.... "Don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion!" (Rudy Tomjanovich). Wise words. The game started auspiciously. We were playing well, but the basketball gods were not smiling upon us. Lay-ups were rimming out, rebounds were just out of reach, loose balls were.... well, staying loose, and by half time, after a last second bank shot 3 pointer by our rival, we were down 9 pts. Their star player, #7, was torching us. Of their 30 1 half pts, he had probably drained around 22 of them. It was tough to stay positive. It seemed as though LPL had our number this season, and we were going to have to settle for the silver medal... which is nothing! We came out firing in the 2nd half. We went back to man to man defense, after finishing the 1st half in zone. their lead had quickly ballooned to 13 pts., but after a couple of turn overs leading to transition lay-ups, and a pinballesque, contested 3 pointer by yours truly, we had trimmed the margin to 5 pts. They were visibly frustrated. We were locking down their all-star, and because the roll players hadn't got involved offensively in the 1st half, they fell into a sinkhole. They couldn't score, and we were getting good shots in the paint, & getting to the free throw line racking up fouls which allowed us to get into the bonus, early in the second half. We wore them out, and with about 2 minutes to go, after a pivotal hustle play by our point guard Krish, sacrificing his body to tip a loose ball to our Pau Gasol clone Jadon (really a SF, not a center) who dove to the floor himself to tip the ball to our young stud Joe for an easy lay-up, we had padded our lead to 8 points. Of course, we had a late game scare. With our seemingly insurmountable lead in place, and LPL needing desperation 3's to open a door that was virtually slammed shut, a phantom foul was called on a 3 point shot by who else... their stud, #7. In the ensuing moment of disbelief, the reaction by our defender spawned a Technical foul, and #7 went to the line for 5 free throws, potentially cutting our lead to 3 with about a minute to go. Unbelievable, right? The dude goes 1 for 5, and we hold on to Win the 4th championship in 5 seasons with the currently constructed "Just one at lucy's" squad. My 2nd JCC Championship, now 2 for 2. I was slightly bummed that the JCC rolled out identical trophy jersey's from the prior season. I guess I'll have to live with twin baby blues (pictured above). The customary brews were enjoyed at Trophy's in La Jolla, again swapping the season's war stories amidst the glow of a really good victory. Life can be sweet!Addendum: I was blown away to discover that the team, Just one at Lucy's, was born nearly 26 years ago by a group of lawyers one of which, Mike K., is still on the current evolution of the roster. amazing!
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