Grizz Gaming eliminated from “The Turn”
June 8, 2018
Grizz Gaming suffered an early exit in the first round of ‘THE TURN’, the NBA 2K League’s second tournament of the season, with a 76-61 loss to 76ers GC, who won ‘THE TIPOFF’ and entered the tournament 4-1 in regular season play.
DDouble2K (Daniel Davis) took over at center and scored the team’s first six points of the game before 76ers GC ran away with a 15-2 run to end the opening frame with a 26-12 lead and would cruise the rest of the way.
Davis finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds, both season highs and marking his first double-double of the season. AuthenticAfrican (Mehyar Ahmed-Hassan) continued his dominant efforts, posting 28 points and 10 assists on 12-of-15 shooting (3-4 3P).
Radiant (Ethan White) scored a game-high 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting to go with 11 assists. ZDS (Rashann Petty) recorded 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting. I F E A S T (Mihad Feratovic) posted 13 points while Steez (Alexander Bernstein) was one board shy of a double-double (10 points, nine rebounds).
Grizz Gaming continues regular season play next Friday, June 15, at 7 p.m. CT in Week 5 play against Warriors Gaming Squad inside the NBA 2K League Studio Powered by Intel in New York City. Fans can tune in to the action at twitch.com/nba2kleague.