00:00Leah Boston, Kelsey Plum, that lethal pick-and-roll joined by Tiffany Hayes.
00:05Hive banged up tonight. No Heideman, no Stephens.
00:08Isaiah James elevated from the player development pool for depth.
00:12Billings had to hoist it up as the shot clock dwindled.
00:16Hayes on the attack, changes speeds, lets a three fly switch.
00:20Pops one.
00:21Uh-oh, I told y'all now.
00:23If she starts knocking down that three, the Hive's just going to be impossible to stop.
00:27In a pair the other night, Citron inside the arc.
00:31Billings averaging a double-double.
00:33Eight-year veteran out of UCLA.
00:36Dominant presence in the paint for Hive.
00:38Mitchell, a blur, lays it in.
00:42Here comes Hive.
00:43Well, both teams want to play physical, and they're doing just that.
00:46I love the competition. Come on!
00:49And to this point, physical without fouling.
00:52Plum looks for Boston, catches the lob, and scoops it home.
00:57Excellent play, you know?
00:59But I appreciate, uh, she's full, calm, and collected.
01:03Definitely not putting money in the crash-out jar, but we'll see.
01:05Plum, the catch, and the three.
01:08Roll off the iron.
01:11Stop and start by Plum, step back three, pointer true!
01:16Isaiah James elevated from the player development pool.
01:2010-2, phantom run on the slip.
01:23Mac Begore, magic happens!
01:25That would have been nasty.
01:26I love the fact that she's being aggressive, going to the basket.
01:30Sometimes when you get a player that switches teams,
01:32because that's what the team needs.
01:34Is in the playoffs with a phantom win.
01:37They're rooting for him tonight in some regard.
01:40That would punch another ticket.
01:41That would mean only two spots left.
01:44Eryafen and the foul!
01:48Mitchell wants to breakdance.
01:51Mac Begore, for three!
01:55Thought about it?
01:57Cloud the entry.
01:58Eryafen fires and banks it home.
02:01Nice, kicky Eryafen just having her way down in the paint,
02:05and I love the pace she's playing at.
02:06Not too rushed.
02:08James dreams at three.
02:11Phantom takes its time.
02:13Hayes fights for position.
02:15Eryafen wants to do it herself.
02:16In a rumble!
02:18Kiki Eryafen, time to him!
02:21You know, you can tell that there's a lot on the line in this game
02:24as far as phantom trying to turn to top two seed,
02:26and Hyde really trying to stay alive and make that playoff push.
02:30Stretch the floor masterfully.
02:32You're a big that can stretch the floor.
02:33Boston's development has been fun to watch in that regard.
02:37Yeah, I think A.B.
02:38She just continued to really.
02:40A top two seed in next weekend's postseason.
02:44In and out for Mitchell, offensive rebound Billings.
02:47Oh, look.
02:48James for three.
02:50Got it!
02:51Check, you had a few last night.
02:53I mean, you and Alicia Gray, I was just,
02:55we were blown away with you guys' efficiency at play.
02:58You talk about, you want to look at Kelsey.
03:00We struggled with it.
03:01I think that when the double big lineup came in,
03:03when we played the phantom,
03:05we tried to,
03:06we had two guards on the court.
03:08So then it was like a bad matchup,
03:10a bad matchup.
03:10Kind of really get her going a little bit.
03:12But when they're two bigs,
03:14it's like you have to pick your poison.
03:20Yeah, it's more like a birthday month.
03:22I think it is.
03:26Eria-Fan makes the grab.
03:30I reckon an all-star,
03:31maybe Lee Sin in USA Basketball for a quick stint.
03:34Look at it, now they went too big.
03:36I went too big.
03:39Plum, Eria-Fan, and Cloud,
03:41the trio for Phantom, Billings, Magmagor,
03:43and Mitchell on the spray.
03:45Cloud the entry.
03:46Eria-Fan back to work in the post.
03:49Eria-Fan, she's not settling.
03:52She's not settling.
03:53She's getting to her spot.
03:54She doesn't care who's guarding her at this point.
03:57Kiki, Eria-Fan, 10 points.
03:59Mitchell a three-pointer connects.
04:02Plum, nasty head fake on the attack.
04:08Mitchell leaks out.
04:09In with a three.
04:11Nothing but net.
04:14Mitchell, downhill.
04:18James the fake.
04:19Plum bought it for a second.
04:21Floater, Isaiah James.
04:23It's tough to play him,
04:25but Hive is hanging in there,
04:27and they have some defensive things
04:29to talk about at halftime, but...
04:31James, he nuts.
04:34And I have an opportunity,
04:35and we talk about preparation
04:37and opportunity equal success.
04:38She's ready.
04:39She's been preparing this whole time.
04:42Clyde breaks the tie.
04:44And for those that don't know,
04:46this end of the second quarter
04:47is really important.
04:48You want to make sure you push
04:49as much as you can
04:50because you want to create
04:51that gap for the third
04:53because that third is sprinting
04:55like there's...
04:57Your game depends on it, honestly.
04:59Those second halves fly by
05:00for sure with the winning score.
05:01Plum down the runway,
05:03high off the glass.
05:04Cloud and Eriefeb
05:05with 18 bench points.
05:07It's Cloud with Hayes
05:08and Boston.
05:10Cloud looks to enter it.
05:11Boston the catch
05:12and the finish.
05:13Easy way.
05:15Phantom by five.
05:16James,
05:17who has 11 first half points
05:18off one final.
05:20Swish!
05:20Wow.
05:21Looking to clinch
05:22a top two seed
05:23with a win.
05:25Mitchell attached to Plum,
05:26rise and fire.
05:28Nothing but nets.
05:30Kelsey Plum
05:31now up to 17 points,
05:33three three-pointers.
05:34Isaiah James
05:36have a night.
05:38She's really been unstoppable.
05:39We heard
05:41Coach Ron talking about
05:43trying to stop her
05:44in the puzzle.
05:45Boston now in double figure.
05:47Her final season at NC State
05:49averaged 17 points per game.
05:51Let's it fly once more.
05:53James is on fire.
05:5619 for Isaiah James.
05:59Boston bullies
06:00against Billings.
06:02Cashes in.
06:03And she uses
06:04her body so well.
06:06James twists
06:07on the screen,
06:08feeds Billings
06:09for two.
06:10And now you have
06:11to respect the three-point shot.
06:13Opens up the paint.
06:13Definitely opens it up
06:14and Tiffany Hayes
06:15did everything she could
06:16to get over two screens
06:17over the top.
06:18Boston back to work
06:19in the schoolyard.
06:23Now it's Mitchell
06:25wants to break it down.
06:26Billings
06:27for three.
06:29Great decision.
06:30Moe Billings
06:31was held
06:31to four points
06:32in the first half.
06:33Now she's got five
06:34in the quarter.
06:35One wide open.
06:36Finger roll.
06:38You gotta love that.
06:40Understandably,
06:40we talked a ton
06:41about Boston
06:42as a rebounder
06:43scoring around the cup.
06:44Also,
06:45her defense,
06:45an elite passer
06:47as a big.
06:48Mitchell
06:48buries a long
06:49two over
06:50early to Boston.
06:54Their second lead
06:55of the night.
06:56Stop and start
06:57by Clyde.
06:58Tough angle
06:59to catch it.
06:59Boston does so!
07:01Rose would get
07:02the postseason.
07:03We'll get to that
07:04in game two,
07:05of course.
07:05Over to the Phantom bench.
07:06Ali LaForce
07:07has Kiki Uriafet.
07:08Well, Kiki,
07:09thank you so much
07:09for this time.
07:10Phantoms won
07:11five consecutive games.
07:12Their last loss
07:13was January 25th
07:15to Rose.
07:16Plum lob it.
07:18Boston lays it in.
07:19As Ali reported,
07:20Sonia Citron
07:21ruled out
07:21for the rest
07:22of the night.
07:23Mitchell and James
07:24have to conquer
07:25the backcourt
07:26for high.
07:27Fall away,
07:27Jay,
07:28Kelsey,
07:29Plum,
07:29a patented move
07:30up to...
07:32February 22nd.
07:33High screen
07:33by Boston.
07:35Let's a three fly.
07:36Drills it!
07:37Boston three party,
07:39now two for two.
07:40Phantom by 11.
07:41That's when you know
07:42you're playing well.
07:43The crowd
07:43was expecting James
07:44to knock that shot down.
07:45Jab step Boston,
07:47help side late,
07:48Eriafet cuts in
07:49and scores!
07:50Look to extend
07:51and tack on more
07:53to the winning score.
07:54Eriafet,
07:55fed,
07:56spins,
07:56with the left hand,
07:57pretty!
07:58Come on,
07:59put him in the blender!
08:00Eriafet,
08:01love that shot.
08:03James with a heave,
08:05Phantom establishes
08:06a winning score.
08:09Uphill climb here,
08:11and Phantom with a win,
08:12would win six in a row,
08:14as plums scooters to the rim.
08:16Some help for Breeze,
08:18a Phantom win,
08:19means Breeze is playoff bound.
08:23Hayes with the defense,
08:24engaged and scores on the other end.
08:26Wow,
08:28on defense right now.
08:29It's a 20-0 Phantom run.
08:32And Mitchell,
08:33rather James,
08:35finally halts it.
08:38Phantom is sizzling.
08:40They take pride in their defense,
08:42but they can score with the best of them.
08:44Hayes on the block,
08:45easy money.
08:47Nine points for
08:48as he magmagor.
08:49Hayes again.
08:50Tip with Tripp!
08:54What can't she do?
08:58A stop and a score.
08:59Phantom is Brooklyn bound.
09:01Magmagor drills a triple.
09:04Well, the beautiful thing,
09:05is this is one of the teams
09:06that has so much chemistry.
09:08They love to play together.
09:09And Hayes does the job.
09:12Phantom has clinched
09:13the first round by.
09:15They love to play together.
09:17They love to win together.
09:24The ghosts come together.
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