Field Level Media
16 Mar 2023, 15:19 GMT+10
On a night when the top five teams in the standings didn't play, Pistons GT were the big winners Wednesday during group play at the NBA 2K League's 3v3 Slam Open.
All five teams that entered the day with 40 or more points were idle on Wednesday. The Pistons, starting the day 2-2, swept their two matches to move into what is now a five-way tie for third at 40 points, with all five teams 4-2 overall.
Group play in the 25-team event runs through Friday, with each team playing eight group games. At the end of group play, the teams will be seeded as part of the 32-team Slam Open playoffs (seven community teams will fill out the rest of the bracket).
The playoffs will start out as best-of-five and double elimination, with the first rounds played remotely from Tuesday through March 24. The final 12 teams will then face off in-person from March 29-April 1 in Washington. Those matches will be best-of-five but single elimination.
The Pistons opened play Wednesday with a 3-1 win over the Gen.G Tigers of Shanghai and then swept Heat Check Gaming 3-0. Australian outfit NBL Oz Gaming went 1-1 on the day -- losing 3-2 to Pacers Gaming and sweeping Raptors Uprising GC -- but that one win was good enough to move them into the 40-point logjam, as well.
Despite not playing, the 6-0 Bucks Gaming did become the event's lone remaining unbeaten as Lakers Gaming took their first loss, 3-2 at the hands of Raptors Uprising. The Lakers did beat NetsGC 3-2 to improve to 3-1 overall.
In other games, T-Wolves Gaming fell to the Heat 3-1 before winning 3-1 over Cavs Legion -- who earlier fell to Gen.G in five games. The Pacers also swept the Nets to go 2-0 after opening the tournament with five straight losses.
Group play continues with 14 matches on Thursday.
NBA 2K League 3v3 Slam Open standings
1. Bucks Gaming -- 60 points (6-0)
2. DUX Gaming -- 50 (5-1)
T3. 76ers GC -- 40 (4-2)
T3. Grizz Gaming -- 40 (4-2)
T3. Jazz Gaming -- 40 (4-2)
T3. NBL Oz Gaming -- 40 (4-2)
T3. Pistons GT -- 40 (4-2)
T8. Knicks Gaming -- 30 (3-1)
T8. Warriors Gaming Squad -- 30 (3-1)
T8. Wizards District Gaming -- 30 (3-1)
T8. Lakers Gaming -- 30 (3-1)
T12. Cavs Legion GC -- 30 (3-3)
T12. Hawks Talon GC -- 30 (3-3)
T12. Nets GC -- 30 (3-3)
T12. Heat Check Gaming -- 30 (3-3)
T12. T-Wolves Gaming -- 30 (3-3)
17. Raptors Uprising GC -- 30 (3-4)
T18. Celtics Crossover Gaming -- 20 (2-4)
T18. Mavs Gaming -- 20 (2-4)
T18. Gen.G Tigers -- 20 (2-4)
21. Pacers Gaming -- 20 (2-5)
22. Magic Gaming -- 10 (1-3)
23. Blazer5 Gaming -- 0 (0-4)
T24. Hornets Venom GT -- 0 (0-6)
T24. Kings Guard Gaming -- 0 (0-6)
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Baton Rouge Post news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Baton Rouge Post.
More InformationNEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks and the dollar made solid gains on Wednesday as banking sector fears continued ...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: In a legal filing, Twitter announced that parts of its source code - the fundamental ...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Bloomberg News has reported that New Jersey-based Valley National Bancorp is bidding to purchase Silicon ...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks lipped on Tuesday as bond yields rose in the aftermath of the easing ...
DUBLIN, Ireland: US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has said it will build a $1bn medicine manufacturing site in Limerick. Lily ...
WASHINGTON D.C.: The US National Transportation Safety Board has said that after an automated cockpit warning that switched off a ...
MOSCOW, Russia: A new campaign has begun across Russia to attract badly needed recruits to replenish its troop numbers for ...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: In a legal filing, Twitter announced that parts of its source code - the fundamental ...
WASHINGTON D.C.: The US National Transportation Safety Board has said that after an automated cockpit warning that switched off a ...
BEIJING, California: As the world's second-largest economy is still struggling to fully recover from the long-term effects of COVID-19, most ...
WASHINGTON D.C.: To address summer airport congestion and low air traffic controller staffing levels, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said ...
WASHINGTON D.C.: After several high-profile near collision incidents, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a safety alerts to ...