"Dr. J" Shines in Losing Effort

Reading, MA - A true "4 on 4" match-up took place Thursday night between Chili's and Origins Unknown, as both teams were without subs for most of the game, and proceeded to slug it out for 40 minutes. OU did its best to shake off a tough first half in which they fell behind by 15 points, but ultimately couldn't get over the hump, succumbing to the Chili's team 77-69.

OU started out hot, with Cap'n Mike knocking down several three pointers, and the rest of the gang out-running the bigger Chili's team. Chili's kept pace by using their "love" advantage, and some ridiculously hot shooting from their power forward Pat. With James "Stretch" Hogan blanketing him, Pat spot up, spun and shot his way to nearly perfect first half shooting.

Meanwhile, OU was getting good looks, but shots that normally fall for the veterans seemed to be just a bit off. Coming off a couple of great games for OU, Danger Dan Fisher was getting great looks against his shorter defender, but he wasn't able to score with the same consistency as in previous games. "It was pretty frustrating", said Fisher, "I'd just like to put together a couple good games in a row." Hogan too was frustrated with the bad bounces at the rim, as he got the looks he wanted, but saw many of his trademark cuts end with the ball just bouncing short or long.

After Cap'n Mike cooled off, he really cooled off, and as the OU offense stalled, Chili's capitalized by building a 15 point lead.

OU changed the momentum in the second half. Actually, to be fair, Dr. Greg Robinson (now known as "Dr. J" for Dr. Jumper) changed the momentum. After trading baskets for the first five minutes, Dr. J started spotting up for mid-range jumpers. Guarded by their big man, Dr.J was able to find open shots, and promptly ripped off 15 out of 17 OU points. The run pulled OU into a tie with the suddenly reeling Chili's team with only a few minutes left. But, the defending champs (Chili's - not OU) settled down and once again built a small lead. Trailing by only 2 with 39 seconds left, Hogan fouled out. OU pushed the ball up the court, but Dr. J found himself with an off balance shot to tie, which didn't go down. From there, OU couldn't manage another point, while Chili's banged home their foul shots.

OU falls to 3-1 and third place in the league. Chili's gains a spot in the standings (to second), and pulls even in the win column with OU. After a bye for the July 4th Holiday, OU squares off against the undefeated Howse boys.

Updating Cap'n Mike's free throw shooting - He did not make a trip to the line for the 3rd straight game (take it to the hole you wuss).