RECAP: NYC Gritty just added a new wrinkle that might get that back into playoff contention, a 3/4 court zone trap. The Freemasons never could figure it out and trailed by 32 pts at one point in this game. But traps can be tiring, and FRE to its credit, never stopped playing, and put up a huge comeback to get it to this margin. If there’s one weakness to NGC’s trap so far, it’s eventual fatigue, a problem for NGC all season.

RECAP: With the division’s leading scorer (G) Ren Hsieh out of the lineup with an elbow injury it was already an uphill climb for NY Dynasty, but Spaghetti Ramen came with their usual tough defense and an organized offensive attack that never really gave DYN a chance, despite never putting too much distance on the scoreboard. SPR (F) Mark Hahn put up a signature defensive effort with 6 steals. 

RECAP: Skillshare got off to a strong start with (G) Michael Hamane scoring its first 8 pts, but they would hit a drought in the 3rd qtr to let Ball Don’t Lie back in it. There were moments when it seemed like BDL might pull off another miracle comeback like they did last week, but the steady of play SKL (F) Scott Sullivan on the boards and offensively, helped to hold off a short-handed BDL that ran out of gas. (F) Rondeep Dutta was strong in his BDL debut.

RECAP: Doris From Rego Park also missed a key player in the lineup, (F) Billy Katz. Even more than his 15 pts, 11 reb a game, they missed his energy. Guard Me Maybe took control of this game early and never let up. GMM (F) Jin Bae Kim has been the key to their rise to no. 1. His energy on both sides of the ball fuels the entire team, and his slashing ability has been one of a kind this season. Nobody has found a way to keep him out of the paint so far.

RECAP: It was a shootout from the start, even though NY Dynasty had to play the 1st quarter with only 4 players on the court. But DYN (G) Ren Hsieh kept them in it with a season-high 35 pts. But it wasn’t enough DYN had no answer for GMM (F) Jin Bae Kim, who got it going early with athletic moves to the basket and (G) Tommy Wong backing him up from outside. The duo never let up, securing a big win. 

RECAP: If you wanted parity in this division, you got it. Doris didn’t look good in their opener but they have bounced back well since, winning 3 straight. Skillshare has all the tools to make a title run, but they’ve dropped a couple games down at the wire. They could’ve just as easily been 4-0. But in this one, Doris made all the big shots down the stretch to pull out back and forth game that came down to the final shot.

RECAP: The Freemasons don’t make it look very pretty, but they’ve evened up their record at 2-2 by holding teams to a league best 43.8 ppg. That is 8.5 ppg better than anyone else. FRE was aggressive attacking the basket, and playing the passing lanes. And eventually, Spaghetti Ramen lost the handle on this one. SPR has been a little uneven this season, but this was still a winnable game for them. They’ll have a chance to bounce back next week vs 2-2 NY Dynasty.

RECAP: What a game, maybe the best regular season game we’ll see this spring. BDL started okay, but Gritty quickly took over as (G) Mark Lee caught fire from 3, hitting 4 straight. With (C) Vic Chia also playing well, NGC led by as much as 16 pts. Then BDL turned it around, forced TOs, and got out in transition. This freed (G) Tran Truong to unleash a firestorm of 3FGs to get back within single digits. When NGC turned their attention on him, (G) Paul Shen and (G) Jae Kim started knocking them down. (G) Nelson Yu and (C) Dan Tak put the finishing touches with a dagger 3 from Yu and a key late-game block from Tak that held off a Gritty team that ran out of gas.