This is it. The final tip-off. When this hour is over and done, either Matt Bullard or Dee Brown will have the honor... nay, the PRIVILEGE of being Stephen A. Smith's tackling dummy for a year. That's because he will have won the third Dream Job and a one-year NBA analyst job at ESPN. Along with Smith, Kit Hoover, Woody Paige and Veep Al Jaffe will decide their fate... as well as America.

We start once more with The Fifth Quarter. Once again, this episode immediately follows a live game on ESPN: this time the Philly 76ers destroying the once-formidable LA Lakers. Host Stuart Scott will ask each player a question about said game and he can answer first. After that, though, the other can jump-in.

Matt Bullard, why were the Sixers able to pull ahead in the fourth quarter? He says Philly's Allen Iverson was having a terrible shooting night but turned on the juice late. Dee jumps in saying he got hot when the Lakers' Kobi Bryant got a technical foul.

"Wee" Dee Brown, does Kobe or A.I. make his teammates better? He says Iverson, of course, given the records and how he's doing personally. Matt adds that Chris Webber helped considerably.

Matt, which Lakers aren't playing to their potential? That's easy for Matt: everyone but Kobe and Chris Minn. Dee disagrees, saying that EVERYONE stinks on the team. Dee, has LA owner Jerry Buss not received enough blame for the Lakers' demise? No, says Dee, saying the coaches and the staff don't like it. Matt agrees, since HE made the decision for trading Shaq to Miami.

Here come da judges to find out who's better. Woody (who brought his "Peeps" [marshmallow chicks], giving that it's Easter Sunday) says they got along well together... but Dee took a SLIGHT edge. Kit agrees that they worked great, but Dee was a bit better. Stephen A.... he DOESN'T think both deserved their own show as Woody thought... but Dee DID take a stand on Kobe whereas Matt just "jumped on the band wagon". And Big All thought Dee was strongest due to stats, though Matt wasn't too bad.

OK, to the main task. And, this week, it's One-On-One. Each contestant will work with ESPN and ABC's NBA anchor John Saunders. They were both asked to book a guest for tonight and will conduct an interview with said guest. The judges will look for quality, content and delivery of their questions.

Matt, the only one in the whole competition who has an NBA Title ring, starts off. He'll be representing Wendy's "Wild Card Winner" David Chau of Rochester, NY. Should he win the competition, David gets that "Ultimate SportsCenter Experience" that only one person has won all month! Matt Bullard, your One-On-One begins in 3... 2... 1!

Saunders announces that they'll be talking with new Dallas Mavericks' head coach Avery Johnson... and he asks Matt how changing coaches will affect the team. Matt relies on experience to explain how things get topsy-turvy... and yet, as his ring testifies, things work out all right. Then comes the talk with Johnson. Matt asks him about how it feels to take over for a legendary coach like Don Nelson, working for the flamboyant owner Mark Cuban (it's a great relationship), what he's doing to get the Mavs prepared and how the dynamics have changed in a year from being a player to a head coach. The answers were long, but the questions weren't really followed up. Saunders then talks to Matt about Dallas challenging the San Antonio Spurs sans Tim Duncan. Matt thinks they will and gives good stats.

Let's see what the live voters have to say. Kit says he had great repartee with Saunders and was generally good, but were just reading questions and not giving follow-ups. Stephen A. gets hard and says it was a good opening... but would've asked other questions and was a "little bit corny". Big Al liked the choice of Johnson and the questions were good, though he would've followed up. Woody thought it was an exceptional interview.

The One-On-One continues with Dee and Saunders and Grant Hill ready to talk. Dee Brown, your One-On-One begins in 3... 2... 1!

Saunders asks Dee what's wrong with the Orlando Magic and Dee says there are too many things going on with them that make things chaotic (playoff run, new coach, injuries, etc.) Dee then talks to former Chicago Bulls' and current Magic forward Grant Hill. He asks about how Hill came back so quickly from a mess of surgeries and near-death by staph, what they'll have to do to get the team back on-track and his relationship with teammate Steve Francis. The questions were long but granted long answers. Saunders then asked Dee about whether he thought Hill should've hung up the sneakers... and Dee knows - as he played against him - how much heart Hill has.

Stephen A. is disappointed, thinking he was soft with Hill. Dee also didn't ask the right questions. Big Al says that Dee should not say, "Let me ask a question..." and just ask the question... and BETTER questions. Woody says he should ask questions that HE would ask at home watching the interview. Kit says his questions should be short and concise... but says he had good personality.

OK, time for some trivia knowledge with Rapid Fire! Stuart will fire NBA trivia questions at each player and will expect a quick answer. Each right answer is one point... and they WILL keep score!

Back and forth they go. They stay neck-and-neck in the early going, but Matt pulls ahead a few questions in. Dee evens it up... and then goes into the lead as Matt stumbles late. In the end of the regulation round, it's Dee with 9 and Matt with 6. But then Stuart tosses bonus questions out. Dee's is "In the '94-'95 season, Matt played basketball for what country?" Dee gets it right with "Greece". Matt's question: "Who did Dee Brown beat in the finals of the '91 Slam Dunk Contest?" Matt guesses "Dominique Wilkins"... but it was Shawn Kemp. Final score: Dee - 10, Matt - 6!

One more challenge to go: The Fastbreak! Each contestant hosts a segment with John Saunders where they look-in on a game played earlier in the season... but they must ACT like they're actually looking at it happening just moments ago. The contestants must also provide analysis on the game even though they have not seen the video. They will be judged on improvisation, analysis and teamwork.

Dee starts off with the New York Knicks being hosted by the Sacramento Kings and leading by four with under a minute to go. Dee gives great analysis as Sacramento ties it up, though he stumbles a bit in the speaking (though that's to be expected). He and Saunders talk very well about the Knicks falling apart near the end, creating fouls and allowing the Kings to beat them 115-114. After some closing analysis about the Knicks' Stephan Marbury, they sign off.

Big Al says Dee is STILL talking too fast but had good points and kept up with thing. Woody wants him to bring the high energy and better info at the start. Kit reiterates about the speed but likes the info given. And Stephen A. says he had great points and needed to be more assertive about his final point.

Matt gets San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets, Spurs up by seven with less than 30 seconds left. Matt starts talking about Tim Duncan's injury... then turns into a play-by-play guy when a Rocket sinks a long three-pointer and a foul. Matt keeps up with the action... but not a lot of info changes hands as Houston wins 81-80. Near the end, he resorted to just saying "Wow" a lot. Saunders then asks Matt if the Rockets will get it together for the Playoffs. Matt talks about streaks and how Tracy McGrady carried them in this game.

The news... is not so good for him. Woody likes that Matt mentioned Duncan wasn't a good foul-shot shooter... but he didn't finish strong at all. Kit says Matt was lost between play-by-play and analysis. Stephen A. doesn't think Matt told them ANYTHING! And Big Al liked the energy and enthusiasm... but Matt didn't mention that McGrady scored TEN POINTS in those 30 seconds!

OK, it's time for The Final Cut. Time for ESPN.com loggers to vote on the worse. The majority gets one vote, as do each of the judges. Three votes and you got THAT CLOSE... but no closer... and your opponent wins the one-year contract.

America cuts... Matt Bullard. That's more.

Stephen A. Smith says Matt was better in the interview... but Dee won the Fastbreak. He chooses by overall performance and the Rapid Fire... and the fact that Rapid Fire sucked hard for one of them made his decision for him. He cuts... Matt Bullard. One more cut and Dee Brown wins..

Al Jaffe says it was a strong night for Matt... but was disappointed at his overall performance tonight. Dee rocked at Fifth Quarter, Rapid Fire AND Fastbreak... and all Matt had was One-On-One. Therefore, Al puts the nail in this season's coffin and cuts... Matt Bullard.

So Stuart Scott and Stephen A. get to say, "WADDUP, COLLEAGUE?!" to DEE BROWN, DREAM JOB 3 WINNER!!

Dee was happy to have improved over the last four weeks. He does a cartwheel (and nearly nails Stuart in the process)! While Dee works out his contract - as well as how to stay on Stephen A.'s GOOD side (if there IS such a thing) - we say good-bye to this season... and "hugs and hand-pounds" to all!