RECAP: This was a game in which the ebb and flow turned sharply as the game grew closer to the end. In the 4th qtr, both teams seemed to go on runs that could have otherwise gotten a win, on any other day, until the momentum suddenly crashed back to shore like a violent storm. Dem Boyz could have, maybe even should have, won this game, but it was the steady hand of the veteran Tofu who prevailed.

RECAP: The Freemasons controlled this game early on, limiting LEGO to just 11 points in the 1st half. But as LEG’s guards gradually became more aggressive defensively, FRE struggled to hold them off. LEGO made a strong run in the 2nd half that made you think, if they had played this way all game, they might have won. But it was FRE’s own key steals from (F) Mike Lee and (F) Thomas Chen in the 2nd half that helped preserve the win.

RECAP: Defending champs Spaghetti Ramen led this entire game until NY Dynasty (F) Steve Song made the go-ahead basket in the game’s final moments to steal a win for DYN. This was a game largely controlled by Ramen’s physicality and defense, they led by as much 13 points, but the Dynasty never stopped battling. Despite (G) Ren Hsieh going down in the 4th, DYN trailed just 5 pts, and got the stops they needed to eventually take the lead. DYN’s game winner came from a pick & roll feed from (G) Steve Lee to a cutting Song on a play that SPR had defended well all game. This time, they just found a away to make it work. A classic finish between two of D3’s most evenly matched teams, both contenders this season.

RECAP: The Fatties struggled to many shots, especially from the perimeter, connecting on just 2-17 3FGs, and 7-51 total FGs. Their 14% shooting is a league-wide low so far this season. And much of that is due to MYPC (C) Ju Zhang‘s presence in the paint. He basically took away any opportunities for FAT to get close looks at the bucket, and well, there was nothing going on outside. (G/F) Steve Shin matched a season-high 14 points and picked up his first double-double of the season.

RECAP: Skillshare (F) Scott Sullivan kicked this game off in style by scoring his team’s first 10 points, but with no (G) Elliot Curtis and (G) Michael Hamane in the lineup, SKL struggled to keep up the pace in the 2nd half when Doris From Rego Park’s defense shifted its focus on Sullivan. Meanwhile DOR (G) David Weiss had it cooking, too, reaching 20 pts for the 2nd game this season, bouncing back from a disappointing spring campaign. If not for SKL (C) Anthony Hull‘s late arrival to keep this game relatively close, this one could have been much worse as DOR rolls to its 3rd straight win of the season.