Bulls come back, too late to get win
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This would be an important match for both teams as they still sought one of the two remaining Final 6 spots available. For the Giants, missing two key pieces in Kruz and Tohi wouldn't matter as the Giants came out absolutely firing. Daniel Saylor would provide two early dunks while Liam Judd would give us a massive highlight. Shane Gatling however would be an absolute flamethrower. The Giants guard would put up 18 points in the first quarter, outscoring the visiting Bulls entirely by himself. The second quarter would be the Shane show once again. The Bulls would get some more points on the board and close the gap to 8 and then Shane would come back into the game and continue his tear. He put up a whopping 31 points in the second half and leaving the Bulls asking how they stop this man.
The second half would have the Bulls eat right into the 19 points they were trailing by. Jace Carter began calling his own number and would put together four buckets in a row while Hunter Savill would be massive off the bench. But it wouldn't matter. Shane Gatling continue his hot streak and ultimately finished with a season high 56 points. An insane performance.
Leading Players:Nelson Giants: Shane Gatling (56p, 2r, 3a, 2s), Daniel Saylor (12p, 5r, 4a, 2s, 4b), Liam Judd (7p, 8r)Franklin Bulls: Derrin Boyd (23p, 3a), Jace Carter (20p, 13r, 4a, 3s), Carter Whitt (14p, 6r, 6a)
MVP Votes:Shane Gatling (Giants) - 10Jace Carter (Bulls) - 8Daniel Saylor (Giants) - 5Derrin Boyd (Bulls) - 5Eemi Luukkonen (Giants) - 1Liam Judd (Giants) - 1
Rapid League game:Result: NBS Nelson Giants (34) defeat Oilhub.com Franklin Bulls (31)
The Giants would come out of the gate FIRING! They'd very quickly put together an 11-0 run and would hold the visiting Bulls to 0 points in the first. The second quarter would result in 10 points for each team and the Giants would continue with an 11 point lead. In the second half, the Bulls would mount a comeback, putting up 11 of their own in the third quarter while limiting the Giants to only 3. Winding down, both teams were looking at 31-31 as the four quarter was Until, with a few seconds left, James Matthews would dish to an open Rico Varricchio and he'd hit a wide open 3 to seal the game for the Giants.
Leading Players:Nelson Giants: Rico Varricchio (13p, 2s), James Matthews (10p, 3a)Franklin Bulls: Payton Hughes (8p), Ellis Biggar (7p, 3r, 3s)
Rapid League MVP Votes:James Matthews (Giants) - 10Rico Varricchio (Giants) - 7Ellis Biggar (Bulls) - 6Elijah Inwood (Giants) - 4Corey Perry (Bulls) - 2Payton Hughes (Bulls) - 1
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