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BIG3 Draws Largest Crowd In Its History To See Power And 3's
Company Advance To The Finals
DIR By: bobbykleinpdx
Date: August 18, 2018, 10:35 pm
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BIG3 PLAYOFFS IN DALLAS DRAWS LARGEST CROWD IN LEAGUE HISTORY AS
16,402 FANS WITNESSED INTENSELY COMPETITIVE POST-SEASON
BASKETBALL; POWER & 3’S COMPANY ADVANCE TO BIG3 CHAMPIONSHIP IN
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Weekend Summary
BIG3 set an all-time high in attendance with a total of 16,402
fans turning out in Dallas – an increase over the huge turnout
of 15,125 in Dallas last year and the previous BIG3 record of
16,341 during 2018 Week 1 in Houston.
Friday’s games locked in the two teams that will compete in the
2018 BIG3 Championship Game – Power and 3’s Company – when BIG3
moves to Brooklyn next Friday night. Tri-State and 3 Headed
Monsters will vie for third and fourth place, Nancy Lieberman
returns home to where her career began, and Ice Cube will give a
special performance at Barclays Arena before the games.
The two coaches vying for the Championship are both new to BIG3
this season. Power’s coach Nancy Lieberman becomes the first
female coach of a professional men’s team to lead a team to the
Finals; 3’s Company coach Michael Cooper has a chance to win a
BIG3 title after being the only person to win titles in the NBA,
WNBA, and D-League.
Solidifying their position as the Championship favorites, Power
had an intense match up against Tri-State that turned into a
nail-biter with thrilling back and forth plays at the end that
brought fans throughout the entire arena to their feet. Corey
Maggette led the team with 16 points followed by Glen ‘Big Baby’
Davis with 15 points and Cuttino Mobley with 14 points.
3’s Company, led by Texas native Andre Emmett, dominated 3
Headed Monsters to lock in their spot in the 2018 BIG3 Finals.
After having only four points in the first half, Emmett ended
the game with a career high 27 points including one of the
nights five four point shots. 3’s Company shooting percentage
was also at a high with 53% in first half, 75% in second half
and 5-7 from the three point range.
Notable Dallas faces came out to show their support for the 2018
BIG3 playoffs, including NBA superstars Jason Terry, Wesley
Matthews, Dennis Smith, Jalen Brunson, and IBF Welterweight
Champion Errol Spence Jr. The crowd was also treated to two
special performances during the night: 10-year-old DJ Livia who
got the stadium on its feet with an up-tempo turntable set and
celebrated rapper Baby Bash who brought the house down with one
of his best-known hits, “Cyclone.”
On Thursday, BIG3 and Adidas’ youth initiative, Young3, ran an
all-day basketball clinic and tournament at the Cedar Springs
Boys & Girls Club in Dallas. On Friday morning, the Ricky Davis
Legacy Foundation visited Family Gateway, a homeless shelter for
children and families, to give back to the community and donate
food to the homeless. BIG3 Co-Founder and Co-CEO Ice Cube
accompanied BIG3 players and coaches including Charles Oakley,
Rick Barry, Kwame Brown, Kenyon Martin, and Robert Hite.
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Game Recaps:
Game 1: Ghost Ballers - 35 (1-8) vs Ball Hogs - 50 (2-7)
Ball Hogs captured the seventh seed by defeating Ghost Ballers
for the second time this season. The Hogs didn’t beat any other
team this year, but they outscored the Ballers 100-75 in their
two meetings. All of the scoring came from three players: Andre
Owens – who had a 4-pointer and three 3-pointers – and Josh
Childress led the way with 19 each. Jermaine Taylor had 12.
Ricky Davis, the 2018 BIG3 scoring leader, led the Ghost Ballers
with 14.
The Ball Hogs finish the season at 2-7; Ghost Ballers end at 1-8
Full Game Coverage:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhplnPcQIpY
Game 2: Killer 3's - 51 (4-5) vs. Trilogy - 47 (3-6)
Even though this was not a playoff game, these teams had the
intensity ratcheted up. The Killer 3s, looking to avenge a Week
4 loss to Trilogy, took a 25-17 lead into halftime. Then Trilogy
went on an 8-0 run early in the second half to pull within two
at 27-25. The Killer 3s went on a run of their own and figured
to close t out easily when they got to 49-37. But Trilogy went
on a 10-0 run to make things interesting. In such a physical
game, it was appropriately ended with a foul shot, as Alan
Anderson sank it for the win. Anderson had 18 points, including
12 in the second half. Killer 3s co-captain Stephen Jackson got
his second double-double of the season with a game-high 20
points and 10 rebounds. Al Harrington led Trilogy with 18 and
James White had 14, including a 4-pointer.
The Killer 3's season finishes at 4-5; Trilogy's record ends at
3-6
Full Game Coverage:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBo91vNcs5U
Game 3 (BIG3 Playoffs Semifinal #1): Tri-State - 49 (5-4) vs.
Power - 51 (8-1)
Power avenged their only loss of the season, but it was not
easy. Corey Maggette, who scored a BIG3 single-game record 34 in
the Week 3 loss to Tri-State, opened the scoring here with a
3-pointer. Glen “Big Baby” Davis was a force inside for Power,
while David Hawkins kept Tri-State within reach. Cuttino
Mobley’s put-back gave Power a 26-23 halftime lead.
Jermaine O’Neal came out strong to start the second half,
leading Tri-State on an 8-0 run that gave them the lead. But
then Maggette hit another 3-pointer to give Power the lead right
back. Another Maggette 3 gave Power a 37-33 lead.
Hawkins showed why he’s an MVP candidate when he drove past
Maggette and Big Baby, sank the basket, was fouled and completed
the 3-point play to tie the game at 40. The teams went back and
forth after that, until Hawkins hit a natural 3-pointer to tie
it at 47.
After they traded 2-pointers and were tied at 49, Big Baby had
the ball and was looking to end the game. But thanks to great
defense from O’Neal, Big Baby couldn’t get a shot off when the
shot clock expired. Tri-State got the ball back with a chance to
win – but Quentin Richardson made a steal and got the ball to
Big Baby under the basket. Before he could put in the
game-winner, Hawkins fouled him. Big Baby went down very hard
and stayed down for a while. But after he shook it off and got
up, he sank the game-winning foul shot to put Power in the BIG3
Championship Game.
Maggette led all scorers with 16, while Big Baby had 15 and
Mobley 14. Hawkins scored 15 for Tri-State while O’Neal had a
double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Tri-State's playoff exit ends their season record at 5-4; Power
are 8-1 going into the Championship.
Full Game Coverage:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHwDpLtGVcw
Game 4 (BIG3 Playoffs Semifinal #2): 3's Company - 50 (6-3) vs
3-Headed Monsters - 28 (7-2)
The 3-Headed Monsters were hoping to make it to the BIG3 finals
for the second straight year, but Andre Emmett simply would not
allow it. Emmett started the season on the bench for 3’s
Company, but he’s been the hottest player in the league the last
four weeks, and his fourth straight game with 20 or more points
put his team in the finals.
3’s Company co-captain Drew Gooden had a pair of 3-pointers
early and Emmett’s reverse layup gave them a 12-4 lead. They
built the lead to 11 going into halftime at 25-14. Reggie Evans
had 10 points at halftime, doing his best to keep the 3-Headed
Monsters in the game.
But the lead stayed double digits throughout the second half. At
one point the Monsters seemed to be picking up momentum, and
that’s when Emmett hit a 3-pointer to put 3’s Company up 37-22.
When Jason Maxiell put in the game-winning bucket, Emmett had 27
points. Dahntay Jones had 11. Evans led the Monsters with 16
points and 8 rebounds.
Emmett, who lives in Dallas and had a large contingent of family
and friends in the house, was clearly pumped up by the home
crowd.
“It feels great,” Emmett said after the game. “My whole city
came out to support me and it was awesome.”
3's Company enters the Championship at 6-3; The 3-Headed
Monsters leave the playoffs at 7-2
Full Game Coverage:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6nm15dvvOk
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