Royals win thriller over Kebs, 85-82
February 24, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Montreal Royal News Release
Montreal, Canada. The ABA Montreal Royal capped of an amazing comeback to win over the Quebec City Kebekwa's in front of a near capacity crowd at the Pierre Charbonneau Center. It was the Royal's second win in a row. Trailing 36-34 at the half, Montreal found themselves down by as many as fifteen points in the 3rd quarter as Quebec took advantage of many miscues by Royal players.
Entering the fourth quarter, the Royal, down 11, battled back and took the lead for good when guard Burky Reid stole the ball at half court and converted a running lay-up to put Montreal up 66-44. Quebec could not withstand the defensive pressure applied by the Royal as they committed four turnovers in the last three minutes of the game. Quebec was forced to foul in the last seconds of the game and guard J.J. Brade converted two free throws to seal the win.
Reid and center Eche Okafor were the Royal's high scorers with 17 apiece. Forward Damon Jones had 14. Quebec was led by All-Star forward Cordell Jeanty who had 22. It was the final meeting between the two teams this year with Quebec winning 7 of 7.
The Royal will take part in a charity event for the Heart Foundation at the Pierre Charbonneau Center with Royal players facing off against the Global Television staff. All proceeds will be donated to the Heart Foundation. For more information, call 514 872 6644 or visit www.montrealroyalaba.com or www.abalive.com.
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