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12. St. Lucie trades Wells & B. Barry to Holcomb for Jason Williams, Christie & Holcomb's 2005 3rd pick

11. Holcomb trades Ben Wallace, Billups & its 3rd pick to Finney for Iverson, Christie, Finney's 2nd and Finney's 2005 1st

8. St. Lucie trades Kobe Bryant to Finney for Artest & Finney's 1st pick.

6. St. Lucie trades Davenport's 1st & Yao Ming to Akron for Kevin Garnett & Chris Mihm

5. New Orleans trades Louisiana's 1st and New Orleans' 1st to Davenport for Bettendorf's 1st

4. St.Lucie trades Shaquille O'Neal to Davenport for Davenport's 1st pick

3. St. Lucie trades Zach Randolph to Bakersfield for Shaquille O'Neal & Brent Barry.

2. New Orleans trades Terry, Welsch, Ervin Johnson, Samaki Walker, its 3rd pick and its 2005 1st pick to Louisiana for Boozer, Bibby and Louisiana's 2004 1st pick.

The big news of this game wasn't that St. Lucie won - it was Tri-City's Stephon Marbury, showing why he's won the SABL MVP award a record three times by scoring a playoff record 63 points in this game. Marbury scored half his team's points, shooting 22-34 from the field, 7-13 from three-point land and 12-13 from the line. He also had 8 assists and 4 steals. He was simply unstoppable. Unfortunately for Chris Feeney's Blackhawks, Marbury couldn't do it alone.

Tri-City led for most of the first quarter, but once the Ace guns started blazing, it turned into a rout by the half. Getting to the game fresh from his latest court date, St. Lucie's Kobe Bryant scored 38 points and had 10 assists, with 5 steals. Jason Kidd had 26 points and Tim Duncan scored 22 with 11 rebounds. John Stockton scored 20 with 13 assists before fouling out in the third quarter. Yao Ming had 10 boards. Just about everyone got into the Ace act.

For Tri-City, in its first-ever SABL Finals, Ricky Davis scored 22 points with 9 assists. Stromile Swift had 14 rebounds.

Tri-City lost another Finals game, but once again, it wasn't Mr. Marbury's fault. He scored 52 in this one, with 7 assists and 6 rebounds, shooting 20-43 from the field, 8-16 from three-point land and 4-5 from the line. Incredible. But no one else on the Hawks scored in double-figures.

For St. Lucie, Jason Kidd's triple-double went almost unnoticed due to Marbury Madness. Kidd scored 24 points, had 12 assists and grabbed 12 rebounds. Kobe had 28 points and Stockton had 21 points and 11 assists. Duncan blocked 7 shots.

The action now shifts to Tri-City for the next three games. Will the rest of Tri-City's team answer Mr. Marbury's call to battle? Stay tuned.

Charlie Dillingham's Heat took it all the way to Game 7, but Game 7 was an Ace blowout to send St. Lucie for a record fifth time to the SABL Finals against Tri-City. The Aces also won a record fifth Classic Conference title.

Tremendous defense from the Heat, as Big Ben Wallace blocked 6 shots and had 12 boards. Michael Jordan went nuts, scoring 37 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing 8 assists. Jason Williams had 14 assists. David Robinson had 10 boards.

Aces offense exploded in the first half, as St. Lucie led 77-56 at halftime. Kobe had 29 points and John Stockton had 12 assists and 18 points. Tim Duncan had 10 boards.

For Holcomb, MJ again had a fine game, scoring 27. Jason Williams scored 26 with 13 assists. Big Ben had 14 rebounds.

Now the scene shifts to the 2004 SABL Finals. Will Chris Feeney's Amazing Blackhawks win their first-ever championship or will St. Lucie set a new record for most SABL Final wins?

Ricky Davis hit a 3 pointer to send the game into overtime, and another with a minute left, to ice Tri-City's 133-125 win over McLean, and propel them to the SABL Finals for the 1st time.

Congratulations to Blackhawks Coach Chris Feeney, who is the 2004 Royal Conference Champion. It's Chris's first conference championship.

The Hawks now wait on the outcome of Game 6 & 7 of the St. Lucie-Holcomb series to see who they face in the final showdown of the 2003-04 SABL season.

Game 1. The game was competitive all the way as no team ever led by more than six, but Stephon Marbury hit a three with under a minute left for the lead that the Nats could not surmount. The final score of 110-106 included two more free throws with :06 on the clock and McLean never got off a shot. Marbury led Tri-City with 25 on eight for 20 shooting and Ricky Davis added 22 (shooting seven for 21). Jerry Stackhouse led the Nats with 29, and Andre Miller, playing for the foul troubled Gilbert Arenas, had 20 points and eleven assists.

Game 2. This game was only in doubt because of McLean foul trouble (four players had three at half time), but that is easier to handle when sitting on a double digit lead. As it turned out, McLean won all four quarters, and the game 112-91. Larry Hughes had 23, and Davis and Marbury 17 each (a combined 11 for 40 from the floor). Stackhouse had 37 to lead the Nats.

Tri-City pumped in 68 1st half points en route to a 126-113 win over Mclean in game 3 of the conference finals.

Tri-City pulled away in the 3rs quarter and downed the Nats, 126-114 in game 4. R. Davis had 41 points and 9 rebounds, and Marbury 28 points and 10 assists. Stackhouse had 24 for McLean.

With one game to go in Tri-City, the Hawks are one win away from going to their first SABL Finals. Stay tuned.

Close game after 1. St Lucie blows it open next three quarters.
Bryant rips the Heat for 39, Duncan has 22, Ming 15, Kidd and Knight 13 and Stockton 10. Billups led the Heat with 33, Jordan had 20, Williams went for
15 and 19 assists, D Robinson 14, and Wallace 10

Game 4: Holcomb 133, Holcomb 130

WHAT A GAME
Holcomb builds a 13 point halftime lead, only to watch St Lucie come back and put it in OT on a Kobe Bryant 3 with 4 seconds left. The Heat outscore St Lucie 19-16 in OT to take the game. Bryant again hot with 41, Duncan had 27, Kidd 21, and Stockton had 15 assists. Williams had 34 and 18 assists to pace the Heat, Billups 33, Jordan 18, and Wallace, Voskuhl, and Patterson all had 10.

Game 5: Heat win 111-94
Close game until 3 minute mark in third.
Bryant 21 leads Aces, Stockton and Kidd add 15, Duncan 13, and Ming 12.
Jordan went for 24 to lead the Heat, Billups and Williams had 23, D Robinson 12 and Patterson 10. Williams had 16 assists.

The Nats captured game 3, 103-97, behind the 25 point 8 rebound 7 assist effort of G. Arenas. Maggette added 21 and Stackhouse 19. R. Lewis has 24 points and 12 boards for QC.

Lewis (37 points) hit a 3 at the buzzer to send game 4 into OT, and hit another to start the OT, and assist QC to a 5 point lead. Tinsley ans Lewis fouled out within the next minute and the Nats roared back and captured a 118-114 win.

Now McLean and Tri-City face off in the Royal Conference Finals to see who makes it to the SABL Finals.

Stay tuned.

Tri-City will play the winner of the McLean-Quad City series. No matter which of these three teams make the SABL Finals, it will be the first time for any of 'em.

Jason Williams scored 24 points for Holcomb with 9 assists, but he also had 9 turnovers. Chauncey Billups led all scorers with 30. Big Ben Wallace had 15 boards and 3 blocked shots.

Duncan led all scorers with 26 points, adding 13 rebounds. John Stockton had 17 assists.

For the Heat, Michael Jordan scored 25 points and Jason Williams had 16 assists. Wallace again had 15 rebounds.

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Holcomb wins Game 6, 137-110 to send series to Game 7. Hamilton led Galactic with 22, Cassell had 20,Malone 18, Payton 16, Webber 13, and Jones
11 .Galactic shot 55 % from the field, 67% on 3's, and 22 of 27 at the line.
Holcomb was led by Jordan with 46 and 7 assists, Billups had 24, and Ruben Patterson 22 on 10 of 14 shooting. Jason Williams had 13 assists to go along with his 15 points. Wallace had 15 rebounds. Holcomb shot 62% from the floor and was 7 of 14 on threes and 18 of 22 at the line. This may have been the single best game Holcomb has played this year.

Holcomb wins game 7, 127-97. Galactic was hurt early when Hamilton and Webber picked up 3 early fouls each. Hamilton led 6 Galactic players in double figures.Cassell had 18. Billups, Jordan, and Williams all had 24 for the Heat. David Robinson had a double double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, Patterson again was solid with 15 on 6 of 8 shooting. Holcomb outrebounded Galactic 54 to 41.

The Classic Conference Finals are now between the two divisional winners, St. Lucie in the South and Holcomb in the West. Stay tuned.

Game one goes to Tri-city, 102-86. The Blackhawks built an 11 point 1st quarter lead and were never threatened. R. Davis tossed in 28, and marbury had 19 points (4-18) and 10 assists. Garnett had 25 points and 16 boards and Ray Allen added 20 for the Blimps.

Game 2 also to Tri City, 107-91. Tri city held a slim 84-77 advantage when Garnett picked up his 5th and 6th fouls (both offensive) with 5 minutes remaining to seal the Blimps' fate. Davis had 28 w/ 9 assists, Marbury 23 w/ 8 assists, and Magloire 15 with 10 boards. Garnett had 20-9 before fouling out.

Now the Hawks head to Akron for 3 games. Stay tuned.

G1) Holcomb 99
Galactic 110

Jordan had 27 with 6 rebs and 5 assists for Heat. Billups added 22 with 5 rebs and 5 assists. B.Wallace had 12 with 10 rebs and Jason Williams added 12 with 9 assists.

Webber lead way for Thunder with 27, 11 rebs, 5 assists 2 steals and 2 blocks. Hamlton and Malone scored 19 each.

Galactic shot 55% from the field(Heat 47%) and made 12 more free throws than Holcomb.

G2) Holcomb 94
Galactic 103

Once again Jordan lead way for Holcomb with 27, 7 rebs and 5 assists. J.Williams had 13 with 10 assists. Billups only 10. Jordan and Willams combined for 15-50(30%) from the field.

Thunder lead by Hamilton with 25, Malone 18 with 8 rebs and 7 assists. Webber 16 with 6 assists and 8 assists.

Galactic out shot Holcomb 61%-41% from the field.

G3) Holcomb 111
Galactic 122

J.Willams lead Heat with 24 and 12 assists. Jordan added 21 with 7 rebs and 6 assists. B.Wallace had 10 with 16 rebs and 3 steals.

Thunder lead by Payton with 30 and 8 assists. Hamilton had 25 with 7 assists. Malone had 18 with 12 rebs.

Galactic shot 56%(Heat 46%) from field and made 12 more FTs.

The series now goes back to Holcomb for the climatic Games 6 & 7 to see who advances to the Classic Conference Finals against St. Lucie.

Dave Scott's Akron Blimps won 2 of 3 at home vs. Frank Rowley's Richmond Raiders, earning the Blimps a second-round berth against Chris Feeney's Tri-City Blackhawks in Round Two of the Royal Conference playoffs.

Game One. James Posey picked up two fouls in the first two minutes. This was bad news for the Nats because Mehmet Okur replaced him and had a double double by the end of the first quarter, leading to a 35-24 Quad City lead. The Rimrockers tenaciously held to this lead until 0:22 left, when the Nats took their first lead, 93-92, on two free throws by Brad Miller. The Rimrockers had another chance when Rashard Lewis was fouled with 0:06, but he hit only one of the free throws. In overtime, the Nats scored the first seven points and won 107-99. Jerry Stackhouse had 23 and Corey Maggette 21 as the Nats concentrated their offense against Lewis's suspect defense. Lewis led the Rimrockers with 18. Okur's 12 points and 14 rebounds led the Rimrockers to a 53-37 rebound advantage, but they only hit 42 percent from the floor and only one of 13 three point attempts.

Game Two. The Nats won relatively easily, 113-95, although the Rimrockers got within six midway through the fourth quarter. But Quad City foul trouble (the Nats had 45 foul shot attempts to only 5 for the Rimrockers) and 22 turnovers doomed their chances. Lewis was stellar with 28 (on 13 for 30 shooting; two for ten on threes) and Kurt Thomas added 23. Once again, Stackhouse and Maggette led the Nats with 24 and 21 respectively.

Game 1: Holcomb held a 10 point lead at half. Galactic cut it to two at one point in the fourth, but Holcomb held on for a 99-95 win behind 40 points from Michael Jordan and 21 from Billups.Wallace had 12 rebounds and Williams 12 assists. Galactic was hampered by Sam cassell being in foul trouble early.Payton was great with 27 points and 7 assists.

Game 2: Holcomb led entire game to take a 108-101 win. Lead was never more than eight. Williams and Billups went for 23, Jordan had 21. Williams had
14 assists, Wallace 16 rebounds, 6 assists. Malone led 6 Galactic players in double figures qwith 26. Webber had 16 points and 13 rebounds.

The scene now shifts to three games in Galactic, where Thunder Coach Steve Walters has his work cut out for him. Charlie Dillingham's West Division winners beat Galactic 5 of 6 games in the regular season this year.

The following is based on won-lost records and includes penalty point adjustments. Divisional and World Champions draft last, unless penalty points alter the order. Where won-lost records were tied, penalty points, autoplaying and other league records were used to break the ties. The playoffs are still underway, so the order is not final until our new 2004 SABL Champion is crowned. At this time, the draft order is:

1. Davenport 2. Bettendorf 3. Louisiana 4. New Orleans 5. Tulsa 6. Bakersfield 7. Brooklyn 8. River City 9. Quad City 10. Chapel Hill 11. Finney 12. Iowa 13. Cave Creek 14. Akron 15. Galactic 16. TriCity 17. Richmond 18. McLean 19.Holcomb 20. St. Lucie 21. Expansion 22. Expansion 23. Expansion 24. Expansion

Cave Creek won Games 3, 4 & 5 at its arena, but the Thunder rolled back at home to eliminate the Longshots. Here's Galactic Coach Steve Walters' report:

Game 6) Cave Creek 118
Galactic 120 OT

Payton stole the ball on the last play of regulation to tie the game at 112 to 112.

Below is the last few seconds of OT. Marshall, playing in place of Malone(who fouled out in 22 minutes) made the game wining bucket. After the computer called a time out and I Doubled Teamed Pierce and Cave Creek was unable to get a final shot off.

Rebound grabbed by CHRIS WEBBER
GALACTIC crosses center court with the ball.
GALACTIC sets up its half-court offense.
NICE PASS BY SAM CASSELL! Sets up an open shot
DONYELL MARSHALL penetrates
IT'S GOOD!
GALACTIC is in the press defense.
SAM CASSELL is pressuring the ball.
PAUL PIERCE is looking to set up a play.

Timeout charged to CAVE CREEK
CAVE CREEK takes the ball out of bounds.
CAVE CREEK is trying to get the ball to PAUL
PIERCE
PAUL PIERCE is being guarded by SCOTTIE PIPPEN.
PAUL PIERCE is looking to set up a play.
CAVE CREEK is holding for the last shot
And that's the end of the game.
FINAL SCORE GAL- 120 and CAV- 118

For Longshots Eric Snow was unbelievable (NOT open because of DT) scoring game high 42 points(13 for 20 from field and 15 of 17 free throw attempts) with 8 rebs and 6 assists. Peirce added 30 with 5 rebs and 3 assists. J.Rose had 12 with 8 rebs, but was 4-18 on FGs and 3-6 on FTs.

Thunder were lead by Marshall with 21 and 14 rebs, Payton with 20 and 11 assists. Hamilton and E.Jones each scored 16. Coleman had 13(3 of 6 on 3's).

Cave Creek only shot 40% from the field but made 20 more free throws(36-16). Galactic had a few more turnovers(22-19) but shot 50%(49-98) from the field.

Game 7) Cave Creek 92
Galactic 112

After game 6 scare Thunder storms back for 20 point victory lead by Payton with 27 with 5 rebs and 7 assists and Hamilton with 24.

Cave Creek was lead with Peirce with 25, Richardson with 18 and Dampier with 16 and 9 rebs.

Both teams shot under 50% for the game but Galactic had less Turnovers(18-29) and more free throws made(30-21). There were 29 steals in game(16 by Thunder).

Galactic now advances to Round Two of the Classic Conference playoffs to take on Charlie Dillingham's West Division-winning Holcomb Heat.

Game 3: St Lucie wins easily 119-98.. Led by as many as 31 at one point. Bryant with 33 and Duncan with 21 did most of the damage. Stockton had 11 assists. St Lucie had 52 rebounds to Finney's 32, led by Bryant with 17, Duncan with 11, and Ming with 11. Finney had 3 players with over twenty. Iverson had 27, Artest 26, and Christie with 23.

Game 4: Tight game until Iverson got in foul trouble, then turned into another rout. Finney was only down five at end of three. Bryant again led St Lucie with 25, Stockton had 20. Bryant also had 12 rebounds, Duncan had 13, and Ming had 12. Iverson had 28 for Finney.

Finney coach Doug Dillingham is considering some moves to make the team stronger next year.

Winning the series 4 games to 1, Kathleen Feeney's Amazing Rimrockers will now take on East Division winners McLean in the second round of the playoffs.

Finney's best-in-the-league defense didn't seem to slow St. Lucie much as the Aces won Games 1 & 2.

St. Lucie's Kobe Bryant scored 44 points and Jason Kidd added 27. Tim Duncan had 15 rebounds.

Finney's Allen Iverson led his team with 27 points and Lorenzen Wright had 13 boards.

Kobe again led all scorers with 46 points. St. Lucie's John Stockton scored 22 points with 12 assists. Kidd had 18 points and 13 assists, while Brevin Knight had 10 assists. Yao Ming had 10 boards.

Jamaal Tinsley dazzled the fans with his passing skills as Quad came in to Iowa and took two games.

Chapel Hill ties series with a 109-122 win in a game that looked like it was going to be a blowout win for Finney. Finney had a 10 pt lead after 1 qtr of play and at one point had a 14 point lead in the third only to go ice cold. Jamison dominated Artest with 34 pts and 15 rbs. Iverson led Finney with 41, but on 12 of 30 shooting.

Finney wins game 7 102-93. Iverson again cold shooting 8 of 33, but for the second game in a row, hit 17 free throws. Kirilenko had 18 to lead Chapel Hill.

Doug Dillingham's Finney Longhorns now go against South Division Champ St. Lucie in Round Two of the Classic Conference playoffs.

Game 1 The Blimps use a 42-25 2nd quarter blitz en route to a 108-94 win. Garnett had 28 points and 11 rebounds.

Game 2 Garnett posted a triple double as the blimps down richmond 128-115. Wally Z chipped in 27 points. Finley had 23 points and 9 assists, and B. Davis 22 points and 9 assists for the Raiders.

Game 3: Chape Hill -- 99 Finney -- 94 Jamison 30 points 10 Rebounds

Game 4: Chapel Hill -- 110 Finney -- 91 Jamison 25 points 12 Rebounds

Game 5: Finney -- 100 Chapel Hill -- 91 Iverson goes wild -- 42 points including 22 - 25 Fts.

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