North Group 3 State Championship

A Fanatic Summation of the Plainfield vs Teaneck Game

Where did the Cardinals win this game?

–        Points Below the Arc (Advantage Plainfield) – Plainfield was able to convert 29 field goals at a 59% clip compared to Teaneck’s 21 field goals.  This gave Plainfield a 16-point advantage.

–        3 Pointers (Advantage Plainfield) – Plainfield converted 5 treys out of 5 attempts.  Teaneck converted 4 treys.  This gave Plainfield a 3-point advantage.

–        Free Throws (Advantage Plainfield) – Plainfield converted 11 free throws while Teaneck converted 8 free throws.  This gave Plainfield a 3-point advantage and thus the 22 point margin of victory

–        Rebounds (Advantage Plainfield) – Plainfield grabbed 33 rebounds compared to Teaneck’s 19 rebounds.  This gave the Cardinals 14 more possessions than their opponent.

–        Steals (Advantage Teaneck) – Teaneck picked up 6 steals while the Cardinals had 5 steals.

–        Assists (Advantage Plainfield) – Plainfield dropped off 18 assists while Teaneck dropped off 3 assists.

–        Block shots (Advantage Plainfield) – Plainfield rejected 10 shot attempts while Teaneck rejected 4 shot attempts

–        Turnovers (Advantage Teaneck) – Teaneck committed 12 turnovers while Plainfield committed 13.

Cardinal Fanatic Efficient 5

1) Plainfield – Senior Dii’Jon Allen-Jordan 6’6” {ER-35}

Dr. Dunkadelic was at it again.  The Cardinal Fanatic has not seen such throw downs in over 30 years (Kenny Fields “80”).  Dii’Jon gave his best Efficiency Performance in the unofficial public school championship game.  Dunkadelic shot 69% from the floor and was perfect from the foul line to score a team high tying 24 points (Sekou Harris also with 24 points).  Mr. Mustard just missing a double double by 1 rebound by grabbing 9 boards.  Dii’Jon also picked up 2 steals, dropped off 2 assists and re-fortified the Block Party with 2 rejections.  Dii’Jon had a superb night taking care of the rock, as he did not commit a single turnover for the entire game.

2) Plainfield – Senior Sekou Harris 6’0” {ER-35}

Sekou “Trey Swish” Harris gave arguably the best performance by a point guard in the State of NJ this year.  Sekou shot 50% from below the arc and 100% from beyond the arc (4 for 4 shooting) to score a team high tying 24 points.  Sekou also grabbed 6 rebounds, picked up 2 steals and distributed a game high 9 assists.  Sekou gave an exceptional performance taking care of the rock as he finished the game with a 9:2 assist to turnover ratio.  This is the best assist to turnover ratio by a player or opponent in a Plainfield game in the last 3-years of Efficiency Record keeping.

3) Plainfield – Senior Justin Sears 6’8” {ER-25}

Sears is the type of store you go to get what ever you want.  If you want your car worked on: Check, If you want clothes: Check, If you want to get into the Paint Department: SORRY – closed by the order of Dr. Double Double.  Sears had the paint shut down as he grabbed 12 rebounds and scored 14 points to garner another double double performance.  Sears re-fortified the Paint industry to himself with his 6 rejections.  Sears also picked up 1 steal and dropped off 2 assists.

4) Teaneck – Junior Shaakir Lindsey 5’10” {ER-22}

Shaakir did all he could do to will the Highwaymen.  Lindsey shot 60% from below the arc, 50% from beyond the arc and shot 83% from the free throw line to score a game high 29 points.

5) Teaneck – Senior Neville Fincher 6’10” {ER-13}

If it was not for his foul trouble Fincher may have given a better Efficiency Performance.  In minimal playing time Neville grabbed a team high 6 rebounds and rejected a team high 4 shot attempts.

6) Plainfield – Senior Jahmal Lane 6’4” {ER-12}

Lane shot 50% from below the arc and was perfect from beyond the arc to score 12 points.  Lane grabbed 3 rebounds, dished out 2 assists and rejected 1 shot to complete his stat line.

The efficiency rating is base on points scored, shooting accuracy, foul shooting accuracy, rebounds, assists, steals, defensive intensity, and assist – turnover ratio.