76ers GC – the NBA 2K League affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers – defeated T-Wolves Gaming 2-1 in the three-game series to win THE TIPOFF Powered by AT&T. This is the third consecutive year the two teams have met in THE TIPOFF Finals. Today’s victory marks 76ers GC’s fourth BANNER CHAIN SERIES Powered by AT&T trophy (2018, 2019, 2023 THE TIPOFF, 2023 THE TURN), the most in NBA 2K League history. On their way to the top prize of $100,000 from the overall $250,000 tournament prize pool, 76ers GC defeated Magic Gaming and Gen.G Tigers in the quarterfinals and semifinals of THE TIPOFF, respectively.
Power forward Daniel Tlais was named THE TIPOFF Powered by AT&T tournament MVP after averaging 14 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2 assists across the Finals. Shooting guard Enrique Xavier Barraza added 23 points and 5 assists.
Game 1: T-Wolves Gaming 70 – 76ers GC 52
Game 2: 76ers GC 89 – T-Wolves Gaming 68
Game 3: 76ers GC 87 – T-Wolves Gaming 56
THE TIPOFF is the first of three in-season 5v5 tournaments (THE TIPOFF, THE TURN and THE TICKET) that are part of THE BANNER CHAIN SERIES Powered by AT&T. THE TIPOFF featured all 25 NBA 2K League teams and began with three weeks of remote gameplay (Tuesday, May 23 – Friday, June 9) followed by in-person bracket play that took place at District E Powered by Ticketmaster in downtown Washington, D.C. Wednesday, June 14 to Saturday, June 17.
Former THE TIPOFF Powered by AT&T champions:
- 2018 – 76ers GC
- 2019 – 76ers GC
- 2020 – Raptors Uprising GC
- 2021 – T-Wolves Gaming
- 2022 – T-Wolves Gaming
2023 competitions continue with THE TURN Powered by AT&T Tuesday, June 20 to Saturday, July 22 each night at 6 p.m. ET on the NBA 2K League’s Twitch and YouTube channels.
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