Wizards District Gaming, Hornets Venom GT pull off sweeps
Field Level Media
17 Jul 2021, 16:55 GMT+10
Top seed Wizards District Gaming and No. 3 Hornets Venom GT rolled to sweeps in the NBA 2K League's The Turn Tournament on Friday night.
The $260,000 event, the second in-season tournament of the year, runs through Saturday. All matches are best-of-three, single elimination. The champion will receive $117,000, and the runner-up will earn $52,000.
In their first game, Wizards District Gaming jumped to a 20-5 lead after the first quarter and defeated Pistons GT 66-56, and in the rematch, they prevailed 70-61 to advance to the tournament semifinals.
John "JBM" Mascone led four players who scored in double digits for Wizards District Gaming, finishing with 20 points and nine assists, and Ryan "Dayfri" Conger added nine points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. In the rematch, JBM poured in 31 points with 12 assists, and Dayfri finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds.