Friday, May 25th saw six of the 17 teams in the NBA 2K League look to continue their success from Week 2 of the NBA 2K League or rebound from lackluster showings. With the first two weeks of the regular season having some unexpected and non-surprising results, there has been plenty of entertaining and interesting NBA 2K esports action for fans to begin the young season.
With Blazer5 Gaming facing Bucks Gaming, Mavs Gaming taking on Heat Check Gaming and Cavs Legion GC going up against Pacers Gaming, each of the first three games to begin Week 3 had the potential to lopsided affairs. You can find all of the Day 1 results for Week 3 of the NBA 2K League below.
Blazer5 Gaming 78, Bucks Gaming 64
Blazer5 Gaming came into today as one of the three remaining undefated teams in the NBA 2K League and were looking to improve their record to 3-0. Bucks Gaming came into the game today with a 0-3 record and were looking to secure their first win of the season and begin to build some momentum heading into Week 4. However, Blazer5 Gaming were not going to let the first win of Bucks Gaming be against them, as the west coast team went on to take a 30-27 halftime lead en route to a 78-64 win over Bucks Gaming. The win pushed Blazer5 Gaming to being the first 3-0 team in the NBA 2K League, while the loss dropped Bucks Gaming to a 0-4 record.
Connor "Dat Boy Shotz" Rodrigues (22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals), Nidal "Mama Im Dat Man" Nasser (21 points and 11 assists) and Dayne "OneWildWalnut" Downey (19 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals) led the way for Blazer5 Gaming. Jovan "BigMeek" Tenner (18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists) and Matthew "KinG PeroXide" Hofmann (18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals) were the leaders for Bucks Gaming in the team's fourth loss.
Mavs Gaming 70, Heat Check Gaming 61
Friday's second match saw the 2-1 Mavs Gaming with number one overall draft pick Artreyo "Dimez" Boyd leading the way for his team at the point guard position. Heat Check Gaming were looking to rise above .500 for the season with a win against Mavs Gaming in Week 3. Unfortunately for the Miami based team, Dimez was determined to take Mavs Gaming to their third win of the season, as he collected 22 points and 12 assists to lead the Dallas based team to a 34-29 halftime lead and a 70-61 final score. The win allowed Mavs Gaming to secure a 3-1 record, as the loss pushed Heat Check Gaming to a 1-2 record after 3 weeks.
Ryan "Dayfri" Conger (13 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals) was another star performer for Mavs Gaming in the team's third victory. Juan "Hotshot" Gonzalez (18 points, 6 assists, 8 rebounds 2 steals and 1 block) and Basil "24k Dropoff" Rose (20 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists) of Heat Check Gaming were the driving forces for the Miami Heat NBA 2K League team to keep its matchup with Mavs Gaming a somewhat closely contested match.
Cavs Legion GC 61, Pacers Gaming 49
The final game of Friday's slate of NBA 2K League action saw 0-2 Pacers Gaming look to collect their first win of the season against the 2-1 Cavs Legion GC. However, the surprising struggles that Pacers Gaming has faced in the young season continued, as Cavs Legion GC took a 28-23 halftime lead on the way to a 61-49 win. With the win, Cavs Legion GC improved to 3-1. Pacers Gaming dropped to a 0-3 record and continue to struggle in a start to the season that has many surprised considering the Pacers' impressive performance in "THE TIPOFF" tournament.
Christopher "Savage" Tracey (14 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists) and Marcus "Godddor2k" Glenn (16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 assists and 1 block) led the way for Cavs Legion GC in the victory. Bryant "WoLF 74" Colon (26 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal) and Tucker "TuckerLocksUp" Henry (18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 blocks) were the highlight players for Pacers Gaming in the otherwise disappointing result.
You can catch the rest of the Week 3 action for the NBA 2K League regular season Saturday, May 26th at 11:00 AM EST on the NBA 2K League's Twitch channel.
(cover photo courtesy of NBA 2K League)
