Grizz Gaming knocks off Knicks
June 30, 2018
Grizz Gaming earned its third victory of the season, knocking off Knicks Gaming 69-61 Saturday at the NBA 2K League Studio Powered by Intel. Grizz Gaming is now 3-5 in regular season play. For the second straight week, AuthenticAfrican (Mehyar Ahmed-Hassan) set a Grizz Gaming record for assists (21).
Both bigs for Grizz Gaming posted double-doubles. For the second straight game, UniversalPhenom (Antonio Saldivar) had a team-high 24 points (11-17 FG) to go with 11 rebounds at power forward. At center, DDouble2K (Daniel Davis) recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds. In addition to his 21 assists, AuthenticAfrican posted 14 points.
Grizz Gaming bucked the trend of its quick starts, falling behind 13-4 to start the game before taking a 19-17 lead into the second quarter. An 11-0 run after trailing 25-23 in the second frame put Grizz Gaming up for good and the team lead by 15 entering the fourth quarter.
IdrisDaGoat6 (Idris Richardson) and G O O F Y 757 (Dayvon Curry) combined for 46 of Knicks Gaming’s 61 points and 18 of the team’s 19 rebounds. IdrisDaGoat6 finished with 24 points and six rebounds while G O O F Y 757 posted a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds. iamadamthe1st (Adam Kudeimaiti) dished 11 assists.
Grizz Gaming continues regular season play with two games in Week 8 action. The squad opens up with a tilt against Bucks Gaming on Friday, July 6 at 7 p.m. CT. The following day, the team takes on Wizards District Gaming at 11 a.m. CT. Both games will take place at the NBA 2K League Studio Powered by Intel in New York City and fans can tune in to the action at twitch.com/grizzgaming.
Final box score as your @GrizzGaming team grinds out a 69-61 win over @KnicksGaming, 69-61. @UniversalPhe2K led with 24 points, 11 rebounds on 6 of 11 shooting. @AuthenticAfr added 14 points and a whopping 21 assists.#PressStart pic.twitter.com/oi31kUlJ3E
— Grizz Gaming (@GrizzGaming) June 30, 2018
💥DUNK OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE 💥@UniversalPhe2K with the GIGANTIC putback slam to give @GrizzGaming a 2-point lead over @KnicksGaming after the 1st quarter
💻: https://t.co/jyRINAVZW8 pic.twitter.com/KiQhg6OmHh
— NBA2KLeague (@NBA2KLeague) June 30, 2018
“The best thing with this 🖐️ is that we are all versatile… At the end of the day I am proud of them because everyone had to sacrifice a lot of numbers just for the good of the team. And, we’re taking the wins for it” – @AuthenticAfr ⬇️ https://t.co/evcWmFSPWh
— Grizz Gaming (@GrizzGaming) June 30, 2018
Starting lineups for today’s game vs. @KnicksGaming
Tune in:https://t.co/LfpZutFpRF pic.twitter.com/RKEM5VRUlE— Grizz Gaming (@GrizzGaming) June 30, 2018