Recap: Knicks Gaming vs Heat Check Gaming
August 25, 2022
Knicks Gaming
PG: Radiant
SG: Malik
SF: Stick
PF: Kerry
C: Glo
Heat Check Gaming
PG: Sav
SG: Bsmoove
SF: Future
PF: Dtrick
C: Sawc
Game One: Knicks Gaming defeats Heat Check Gaming 74-66
Game Two: Heat Check Gaming defeats Knicks Gaming 75-64
Game Three: Knicks Gaming defeats Heat Check Gaming 68-56
Keys To The Series
In game one, Malik dominated from start to finish. He collected 37 points, shooting a highly efficient 70% from the field with Bsmoove struggling to contain him throughout. Malik did a solid job facilitating and limiting his turnovers.
Stick led the way defensively throughout game one for Knicks Gaming. He did a fantastic job smothering Sav holding him to a below average 45% from the field
Knicks Gaming was able to take advantage of a terrific third quarter in game one, outscoring Heat Check Gaming 24-11. They never looked back from that point forward, defeating Heat Checking Gaming to take a 1-0 series lead.
In game two, Heat Check Gaming responded with an extraordinary performance behind 24 points from Bsmoove, thanks to defensive miscues from Knicks Gaming. Heat Check Gaming responded with a run of their own, outscoring Knicks Gaming 25-12 in the third quarter. From that point forward, Heat Check Gaming never looked back, as they walked away with the victory.
For Knicks Gaming, Original Malik really struggled to find any sort of consistency throughout game two. He collected 22 points, shooting a dreadful 40% from the field. Strong defense from Heat Check Gaming and periods of stagnant offense for Knicks Gaming proved to be the deciding factor in game two.
In game three, Radiant paved the way for Knicks Gaming. He gathered 15 points, shot 50% from the field with FutureClutch struggling to stay in front of him at times. Despite his high turnovers, he did a solid job facilitating throughout the game.
Knicks Gaming was able to use a substantial third quarter to their advantage, outscoring Heat Check Gaming 14-9 in game three. As a result , Knicks Gaming went on to defeat Heat Check Gaming to move onto the second round.
Sav accumulated an ineffective 19 points, shooting 38% from the field as Stick did a fantastic job wreaking havoc defensively in game three. Ultimately, periods of inefficient offense came back to haunt Heat Check Gaming as they fell to Knicks Gaming, ending their season.