OKC eyes upset of regular season champs!

OKC didn't take the easy road to the second round of the Premiere Hoops Fantasy League Play-offs! During the regular season, their record was a mere 2-6. That kept the Thunder towards the bottom of the standings, but this appeared to be a better team on paper! And so they enter the play-offs and the sudden death round, along with the Knicks, Heat, and Mavs! Each team had their opportunities to win and advance! But in the end, here's a recap of how the Thunder eventually beat the others to the finish line!

Knicks vs Heat

The great thing about the play-offs in any sport, is the second chance factor! In others words, the start of a new season within a season! Everybody goes back to 0-0! And so the Knicks vs the Heat was a great match up! Both teams went back and fourth, down to the wire! When the smoke cleared, the Knicks had secured a 70-64 victory! Looked ready to claim that 4 seed date with the Lakers!

Mavs vs Thunder

This game was a mirror of the first game! The team photos with the championship rings must have given everybody a sense of urgency, because the games were very competitive! The Thunder showed to the game with all their key players for the first time this season! And it made a big difference! The Mavs showed up short handed and they suffered for it! In the end, the Thunder had the horses to hold off the young Mavs for a 77-70 victory!

Thunder vs Knicks

Here's what makes the Premiere Hoops Fantasy League different and in my humble opinion and better than other leagues! The two games in one day factor! Any team can get lucky and win one game in a day! But can you muster up the strength to win two games in one day! Now, you have to play against your opponent and your stamina! That second game is no puck, and especially for teams who dare show up for battle short handed, like the Knicks choose to do all season long! NY on more than one occasion, would show up late to games, pick up a few standby players on the sidelines, and then proceed to find ways to win games! But their luck would run out against the Thunder. The Thunder squad at full strength would eventually ware down this tired team and pull away with a 66-46 victory!

Next week's double elimination games should be even better than this past weekends single elimination games, as the Thunder take on the Lakers followed by the Bulls and Bobcats! This round will be the best 2 out of 3 games and the winners from both match ups will eventually face off in the finals!