SHREVEPORT, LA. –The first half of game one of the best-of-three Central Conference Championship round of TBL Playoffs, between the Potawatomi Fire and the Shreveport Mavericks was exactly what you might expect. Up and down the floor with each team doing what they do best — the Fire moved the ball and got it inside…
Lyle Hexom
SHREVEPORT, LA. — Hello Mavericks, our old friends. We’ve come to play you again. The Potawatomi Fire and Shreveport Mavericks renew their intense rivalry in the best-of-three Central Conference Championship round of The Basketball League Playoffs. Game one of what promises to be a knock-down-drag-out series will be Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m. from…
SHAWNEE, OKLA— Sometimes you forget how talented the Potawatomi Fire are. Balanced wins were commonplace throughout the regular season, with 6, 7, 8, even 9 or 10 players scoring in double figures in a Fire win. And then there are nights like Saturday’s game against the rival Enid Outlaws. The Fire starting lineup excelled, delivering…
ENID, OKLA — After watching their 14-point lead dwindle in the late stages of the fourth quarter, the Potawatomi Fire held on and escaped Enid with a 103-101 victory in an intense game one of the best-of-three second round series. Chuck Guy and Deshawn Munson led the way for the Fire as the two All-Stars…
SHAWNEE, OKLA— The Central Conference Champion Fire will open their TBL playoff run on Thursday night, June 1, when they visit their in-state rival Enid. Tipoff for game one of the second round best-of-three playoff series against the Outlaws will be 7 p.m. from the Stride Bank Center in Enid. Live stats for game one…
SHAWNEE, OKLA — The Central Conference regular season champion Potawatomi Fire rolled to victory over the Little Rock Lightning, 133-100, behind a record-setting barrage from outside and behind the reigning TBL MVP Deshawn Munson. Munson notched his third triple-double (and 15th double-double) of the year with 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 14 assists, proving again…
SHAWNEE, OKLA — The Potawatomi Fire took a big step on their staircase of lofty season goals Thursday night. The second-year TBL franchise won the TBL Central Conference regular season crown with a 118-105 victory over the Wichita SkyKings. The win was the 20th for the Fire this season against just three losses, which were…
SHAWNEE, OKLA — The Potawatomi Fire have an opportunity to win The Basketball League Central Conference regular season championship with wins at home this weekend. On Thursday night the first place Fire return from an 11-day break and will host the third place Wichita SkyKings, and on Saturday night, the Fire host the fifth place…
SHAWNEE, OKLA — In year one of this in-state rivalry, it was the Enid Outlaws taking five of six regular season meetings from the Potawatomi Fire. In year two, it’s the Fire with the upper hand, taking three or four regular season meetings from the Outlaws. Led by last year’s TBL MVP Deshawn Munson as…
SHREVEPORT, LA — Two of the issues that have been negatives throughout this year, even in big wins for the Potawatomi Fire, unfortunately, came back to bite them on the road Thursday night. Turnovers and poor free throw shooting cost the Fire in a first place battle with the Shreveport Mavericks, as the visiting Fire…