Week 6 Preview: Pistons GT / Wizards District Gaming
June 8, 2020
About the Match: Mavs Gaming will clash with Pistons GT on Tuesday, June 9 and Wizards District Gaming on Thursday, June 11, in week six. MavsGG is 5–2 on the season, while Pistons GT starts the week with a 1-5 record and Wizards District Gaming sits at 5-2.
Below are the average stats through week 6 of this season (17 games total):
Sherm – 19.5 pts, 4.5 ast, 56% fg
Dimez – 17.5 pts, 4.3 ast, 58% fg
Sleetys – 3.9 pts, 1.4 stl, 47% fg
Spartan – 8.5 pts, 1.3 blk, 52% 3pt
PeteBeBallin – 13.1 pts, 11.8 rebs, 3.5 blks
🧹 Add 1️⃣ to the W column. Back on track.#MavsGG | @Chime pic.twitter.com/lhq8DYkVOK
— Mavs Gaming (@MavsGG) May 30, 2020
About Pistons GT: In the regular season, MavsGG is 2-0 all-time against Pistons GT. In their last meeting, Dallas beat Detroit on May 22, 2019 by the score 81-59.
After trading to bring back former 2018 first-round selection Ramo “Ramo” Radoncic and Jonathon “Demon JT” Fields in the offseason, Pistons GT finds themselves struggling to find any momentum so far in Season 3. Pistons GT selected Trenton “Charger x 704” Simmons with the 14th overall pick and Cody “Lykapro” Hart with the 43rd overall pick in the draft this offseason, while Joseph “Joseph” Marrero and Devin “DevGoss” Gossett return from Season 2. Coached by Season 1’s Coach of the Year Duane Burton, the team will look to bounce back after two losses in week five. You can read more about Pistons GT here.
About Wizards District Gaming: In the regular season, MavsGG is 1-1 all-time against Wizards District Gaming. In their last meeting, Dallas beat D.C. on April 18, 2019 by the score 61-53.
With only a seven percent chance of landing the top pick at the NBA 2K League Draft Lottery that took place last October, Wizards District Gaming selected Jack “JBM” Mascone with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 Draft. Selecting 3 more players on draft night, Wizards District Gaming completed its roster by retaining Maurice Delaney “ReeseDaGod” and former Mavs Gaming teammate Ryan ”Dayfri” Conger. Through the first six weeks, Wizards District Gaming finds themselves in a tie for third in the standings with their only loss coming against first place Raptors Uprising GC (7-0). You can read more about Wizards District Gaming here.
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