Pit Bulls Hit Trifecta
January 31, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Miami Majesty News Release
Sunrise, FL. Andre Smith led a parade of 7 players in double figures as the Florida Pit Bulls defeated the visiting Bellingham Slam 123-105 at the BankAtlantic Center in a major cross-country ABA game. Smith hit 7 of 10 from the field including 3 three-pointers to lead Florida (17-6). Terence Shelman added 18 points and 11 rebounds while Delvin Thomas chipped in 16 and 7 rebounds. rodrique Djahue controlled the glass with a dozen rebounds in limited minutes.
Brandon Hartley had 26, and ABA legend George Gervin's nephew, Caleb Gervin, an ABA-All Star, added 18 for Bellingham (12-11).
The win Sunday night completed a sensational four days for the Tim Hardaway led Pit Bulls. It followed a successful two game road trip to Birmingham that saw Florida take two straight from the Magicians. In the initial game of the series, Hardaway led the way with 32 points including 7 bombs from 3 point land. Next, the Pit Bulls turned back a strong effort from the Magicians to win a close 79076 win as Silbrin Robinson led Florida with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
"Seven games and more than eight thousand travel miles in ten days is a tough stretch, no matter who you are," stated Demetrius Ford, Pit Bulls principal owner and president. "But my guys took five of seven, and treated our fans to a solid win over a strong Bellingham team here when we returned home. I'm glad they;ll get a few days to rest before traveling back to Atlanta to play back-to-back games against the tough and reorganized Atlanta Vision this Friday and Saturday."
The Pit Bulls next host the Toledo Ice on Wed night, Feb 8 at 7pm in another inter-divisional matchup against strong teams. They'll also host the 2006 ABA All-Star Game on Saturdya, Feb 11 with festivities starting at 130pm at the BankAtlantic Center. All home games are broadcast on NewsTalk 1360 WKAT and on the web at 1360WKAT.com. For more information, visit www.floridapitbulls.com or www.abalive.com.
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