ZZ Leiden Downs ABC Amsterdam, 63-88, To Win First Dutch Cup Title

ZZ Leiden capped a magical season with a 63-88 victory over ABC Amsterdam at the Topsportcentrum in Almere on Sunday to bring home their first Dutch Cup on the hardwood.
For 40 lopsided minutes, ZZ Leiden were too big, too long and too quick for ABC Amsterdam. ABC Amsterdam had all the history behind it, and a pretty good team, to boot. Amsterdam just didn't have enough. ZZ Leiden took the lead from the beginning of the first quarter (18-32) and never gave it up. ZZ Leiden maintained its advantage for the remainder of the half, taking a 31-48 advantage into the locker room. ZZ Leiden opened up the third quarter with a three in the first minute, which would prove to put the game out of reach. Leiden won by taking it right to ABC Amsterdam early, looking to Lemelle, Gibson and McGhee, making the extra pass in the key and finishing with 18 assists on 17 field goals. ZZ Leiden held the Amsterdam to 28.2 percent shooting from the field, and 33.3 percent from three-point range. Delirious ZZ Leiden fans, their voices raw from screaming, snapped photos of the wild celebration with digital cameras and cellphones.