Kings Guard Gaming (9-4) dismantled Lakers Gaming (2-10) 74-47 on Thursday during Week 9 of the NBA 2K League.

Kings Guard had little trouble rolling through the second-worst team in the league, exploding in the first half to a 38-19 lead. Yusuf_Scarbz led all scorers with 23 points on eight of 13 shooting, seven for 10 from beyond the arc, and picked up six steals in addition, leading his team in the rout. worthingtoncolt put up 15 points and 15 rebounds in a double-double to go with his five steals, Bp had 16 points and 13 assists in his own double-double, and BallLikeSeem had 18 points of his own. With Zakyy610 leading the defense to forcing 16 turnovers, this game was all but locked up by the third quarter. Of note, Bp had five turnovers and Yusuf_Scarbz had five personal fouls, but those were the only negatives for this team. Watch out for Kings Guard Gaming going forward, as they could use this momentum to storm into the playoffs.

What is there to say about Lakers Gaming? Mootyy had a double-double with 10 points and 13 assists along with five assists, KontruL put up 12 points from the shooting guard position, and Vert had 11 points, but this team struggled mightily to do anything on offense until the Kings had taken a commanding lead and allowed for some garbage time baskets in the fourth. The Lakers defense in the second quarter held the Kings to only 15 points, which is something to be celebrated considering how much the Lakers defense struggled all night. When a team loses almost every statistical category: rebounds 19-17, assists 22-13, steals 15-7, and turnovers 16-8, it’s hard to find anything positive to say. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, though: there’s always next year.