By: Lucky Ngamwajasat
Knicks Gaming will head into the NBA 2K League on the back of a defeat after a suffering an 80-68 loss to Wizards District Gaming Friday night.
Knicks Gaming went with the usual starting 5 against Wizards District Gaming.
Your starting 5β£ and archetype selections for @WizardsDG x @KnicksGaming
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Things started off positively with iamadamthe1st nailing a 3-ball early on.
π―@iamadamthe1st nails the 3!
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G O O F Y 7 5 7 was certainly feeling hyped.
π @KnicksGaming
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Knicks Gaming was in sync on both ends of the floor in the first quarter, with NateKahl coming up with a huge rejection.
π« DENIED π«@NateKahl comes up with the huge rejection and @ImThat6MB slams it home on the other end!
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The hometown fans were feeling it and cheered on the boys in blue and orange.
π½ @KnicksGaming holds a 3-point lead over @WizardsDG after the 1st quarter and the New York crowd is loving it
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Knicks Gaming’s strong play continued in the second quarter and the team stretched its advantage to double digits.
πππ@NateKahl nails a DEEP 3 and @KnicksGaming is PUMPED UP!
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The inside-outside combo of iamadamthe1st and G O O F Y 7 5 7 had Knicks Gaming up by four at the break.
π½ A first half double-double from @Goofy757__ (12 PTS/11 REB) has powered @KnicksGaming to a 37-33 lead over @WizardsDG at the half
Catch up on all the exciting first half action in this MUST WIN game for @WizardsDG with the recap powered by @Alienware pic.twitter.com/dYAsHG9zMQ
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But things took a turn for the worse in the second half. A huge third-quarter run, led by BooPainter put Knicks Gaming on the backfoot.
Ended the 3rd on a MASSIVE RUN πͺ @WizardsDG 56@KnicksGaming 44#RunTheDistricthttps://t.co/MqfKuKEUCt pic.twitter.com/0aflrvC7Hc
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BooPainter continued to haunt Knicks Gaming in the fourth quarter.
πππ@BooPainter with the SICK 360 fast break slam!
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In the end, Knicks Gaming came up short.
π₯ @BooPainter EXPLODED for 46 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds as @WizardsDG come away with a 80-68 victory over @KnicksGaming in a must win game that keeps their playoff hopes alive pic.twitter.com/Ggbb7GgTS5
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STATS OF THE DAY: iamadamthe1st and G O O F Y 7 5 7 both recorded double-doubles in the regular-season finale. iamadamthe1st had 21 points and 10 assists while G O O F Y tallied 16 points and 16 boards.
UP NEXT: By virtue of their tournament win in the “Ticket” tourney, Knicks Gaming will be playing next week in the NBA 2K League Playoffs as the 8th seed. You can watch live coverage of the NBA 2K League on Twitch.
TUNE IN: Donβt miss the next episode of KNX Gaming: Inside the NBA 2K League Tuesday at 10 PM on MSG and MSG GO.