NBBA
The top league in the USA was full of both first time NBBA teams, current powerhouses, and long-time NBBA competitors. The regular season resulted in both the cup finals teams in 1st place in their respective conferences. The MVP of the league was the National Teams very own Philip Mrosla who transferred from Flash Mashers to Wasted Potential (my team) near the end of the season.
In the playoffs Atelier was able to get past a tough conference, beating Telecasters in round one and Delta 9 in the semifinals. In the Great 8 I did my best to shake things up, pulling off the road victories against Triple Double and F.Day Internet Lovers Club with 50 point games by Philip Mrosla in both victories. Long-time national team running mate Calvin Webb added in 60 total points in the two games.
However, the finals were a different story. Atelier ran a powerful 3-2 zone which shut down any offensive attack I tried to run. With Mrosla running on a minute restriction for better GS in game 1, Atelier was able to pull off the 99-68 victory. In game 2 Atelier came prepared for the outside attack, backing up a powerful 3-2 zone with GDP for a Motion offense. This preparation proved to be too much to overcome as Mrosla was held to a meager 32 points on 13/28 shooting. Calvin Webb went missing going 3/14 from the field and getting injured in the 4th quarter. Atelier ended up running away with it winning 107 – 86 behind a monster game from national team player Christopher Stepp (20 points on 7/7 from the field and 6/6 from the line). Congratulations to Atelier on another NBBA championship!
Season 57 is sure to see some fierce competition at the top level as Wavy Gates, Splash Gang, The LA Lions, Mill City Thunder, and southpaw army all join the ranks of the NBBA after promoting from division II. When will you join them and the rest of the NBBA in the battle for the championship? We’re waiting!
Wow that was longer than I expected when I started this. I hope you enjoyed the write up. If you made it to the end, you must really enjoy buzzerbeater so make sure to join the discord at https://discord.gg/cKpNkt2. Join the discussion around the game and help to bring home some more gold medals for us internationally whether through BBM or national team play.