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Defending champ T-Wolves Gaming opened its season against Hawks Talon GC, a squad who was swept by Mavs Gaming in its own season opener. TWG began their title defense with a dud, and the series was a one-sided affair from the jump.

Game 1 started out close, with T-Wolves Gaming going up 15-13 after the first quarter, but it was all Hawks from there. HTG took a five-point lead into halftime but broke the game open after the break. A 47-22 second-half surge launched the Atlanta club to a dominant 30-point win. Point guard BP put up 37 points and nine dimes in the victory, and center Lee notched 15 points and dominated the glass with 18 boards. BearDaBeast and Detoxys each scored 15 points for the losing squad, and FEAST did it all with nine points, 12 boards, seven assists and four blocks.

T-Wolves Gaming wasn’t able to make up any ground in Game 2, which was once again dominated by the Hawks. HTG began the game on a huge 27-8 run, and the defending champs didn’t crack double digits in the points column until the second quarter. Hawks Talon GC was up 43-22 after two periods and never looked back. T-Wolves Gaming won the third quarter and cut the deficit to 59-42 heading into the final frame, but the 21-point halftime lead proved insurmountable, as HTG cruised to a 78-62 win.

Hawks Talon GC got scoring from all kinds of sources in Game 2, as BP finished with 25 points — while adding 11 assists, Kel scored 23 points, and followTHEGOD put up 21 thanks to a stellar 7-of-8 showing from behind the arc. BearDaBeast and Jmoney led the way for T-Wolves Gaming, scoring 24 and 23 points, respectively. Feast only scored two points, but he did contribute 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals.

Dichotomy was the theme of the evening, as the reigning 2K League champions fell on their faces and were dominated wire-to-wire. Meanwhile, after losing by a combined 41 points over two games in their opening series, HTG flipped the script in a surprising win. T-Wolves Gaming will go for its first win of the season Friday against Bucks Gaming. HTG, on the other hand, finishes Week 1 with a 1-1 record.