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Pacers Gaming (4-6, 7-10) vs. Celtics Crossover (6-5, 15-8) NBA 2K League Studios, New York Friday, July 27, 2018 8:00 PM PUSH FOR PLAYOFFS BEGINS NOW! THIS WEEK: Pacers Gaming knows it will have to play its best over the remaining four games to contend for one of the league’s eight playoff spots. This week’s opponent, Celtics Crossover is just over .500 while Pacers Gaming is just below the .500 mark. Both teams know what’s at stake Friday night. Winning is the only option. LAST WEEK: Pacers Gaming split a twinbill last Saturday, losing its first game, 69-66 to the Magic before coming back in an impressive 76-60 victory over Jazz Gaming. Pacers Gaming saw ALL 5 players score in double figures in the loss to the Magic. Shockey made his league debut in the 2 nd game and helped spark PG to the win with 19 PTS & 8 REB. Swizurk had a career-high 24 PTS as the team matched its highest point total of the campaign. Pacers Gaming outscored the Jazz 62-45 over last three Qs, including 38-25 in the second half. PACERS GAMING ROSTER RD./# No. Player Position Hometown 1/13 74 WoLF 74 (Bryant Colon) Guard/Small Forward Queens, New York 2/22 35 Swizurk (Nicholas Grech) Shooting Guard Antioch, California 3/47 34 TuckerLocksUp (Tucker Henry) Forward/ Center Vancouver, Washington 4/56 17 vGooner (James Bull) Guard United Kingdom 5/81 50 FROSTYtheTRUTH (George Polk) Center/ Forward Rialto, California L/A 7 *Shockey (Mashood Balogun, Jr.) Power Forward Newark, New Jersey *League Assignment; joined team 6/18 PS&E Sr. VP/President of Pacers Gaming: Kelly Krauskopf Director of Esports Operations/Head Coach: Cody Parrent Director of Content Production: Spencer Martin PRONUNCIATIONS: COLON – ka-LOAN; SWIZURK – SWIZ-erk; GRECH – gretch; PARRENT – parent; MOSHOOD – Ma-SHOULD; BALOGUN – Bah-LOW-gun FOR MORE INFO ON PACERS GAMING: Eddie White, [email protected]; 317.917.2713 (D); 317-289-3217 (M) @eddiewhite3 (twitter) 2018 SCHEDULE & RESULTS PACERS GAMING (4-6 regular season; 7-10 overall) Tipoff Tournament (3-2) 5/4 Celtics Crossover Gaming................L, 61-70 5/4 Mavs Gaming ................................ W, 57-50 5/4 Heat Check Gaming....................... W, 66-49 5/4 Grizz Gaming ................................. W, 69-45 5/5 Blazer Gaming .................................L, 46-66 Regular Season (0-4) 5/11 at Grizz Gaming...............................L, 57-64 5/18 Wizards District Gaming .................L, 62-63 5/25 at Cavs Legion GC........................... L, 49-61 6/1 Heat Check Gaming.........................L, 52-65 Mid-Season “The Turn” Tournament (0-1) 6/8 Raptors Uprising…………………………. L, 57-71 Regular Season (3-1) 6/16 at Knicks Gaming .......................... W, 67-63 6/23 at Pistons GT ................................. W, 69-63 6/30 Bucks Gaming ............................... W, 76-63 7/7 at 76ers GC .............................. L, 69-73(OT) Mid-Season “The Ticket” Tournament (0-1) 7/13 Mavs Gaming………………………………. L, 61-67 Regular Season (1-1) 7/21 at Magic Gaming .............................L, 66-69 7/21 Jazz Gaming .................................. W, 76-60 7/27 Celtics Crossover Gaming............. 8:00 p.m. 8/4 Warriors Gaming Squad ............... 1:00 p.m. 8/11 Kings Guard Gaming .................... 4:00 p.m. 8/11 at Blazers Gaming ........................ 7:00 p.m. Playoffs 8/17 All times are EDT BROADCAST INFORMATION ALL NBA 2K League games will be available LIVE on Twitch at twitch.tv/nba2kleague. For more information on the NBA 2K League, visit NBA2KLeague.com TWITTER @Pacers_Gaming INSTAGRAM @PacersGaming FACEBOOK @PacersGaming PacersGaming.NBA.COM

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Page 1: Friday 7 8:00 PM · 2018. 7. 26. · Pacers Gaming (4-6, 7-10) vs. Celtics Crossover (6-5, 15-8) NBA 2K League Studios, New York Friday, July 27, 2018 8:00 PM PUSH FOR PLAYOFFS BEGINS

Pacers Gaming (4-6, 7-10) vs.

Celtics Crossover (6-5, 15-8)

NBA 2K League Studios, New York Friday, July 27, 2018 8:00 PM

PUSH FOR PLAYOFFS BEGINS NOW!

THIS WEEK: Pacers Gaming knows it will have to play its best over the

remaining four games to contend for one of the league’s eight playoff spots. This week’s opponent, Celtics Crossover is just over .500 while Pacers Gaming is just below the .500 mark. Both teams know what’s at stake Friday night. Winning is the only option.

LAST WEEK: Pacers Gaming split a twinbill last Saturday, losing its first

game, 69-66 to the Magic before coming back in an impressive 76-60 victory over Jazz Gaming. Pacers Gaming saw ALL 5 players score in double figures in the loss to the Magic. Shockey made his league debut in the 2nd game and helped spark PG to the win with 19 PTS & 8 REB. Swizurk had a career-high 24 PTS as the team matched its highest point total of the campaign. Pacers Gaming outscored the Jazz 62-45 over last three Qs, including 38-25 in the second half.

P A C E R S G A M I N G R O S T E R

RD./# No. Player Position Hometown

1/13 74 WoLF 74 (Bryant Colon)

Guard/Small Forward

Queens, New York

2/22 35 Swizurk (Nicholas Grech)

Shooting

Guard Antioch, California

3/47 34 TuckerLocksUp (Tucker Henry)

Forward/ Center

Vancouver, Washington

4/56 17 vGooner (James Bull)

Guard United Kingdom

5/81 50 FROSTYtheTRUTH (George Polk)

Center/ Forward

Rialto, California

L/A 7 *Shockey(MashoodBalogun, Jr.)

Power Forward

Newark, New Jersey

*League Assignment; joined team 6/18

PS&E Sr. VP/President of Pacers Gaming: Kelly Krauskopf Director of Esports Operations/Head Coach: Cody Parrent Director of Content Production: Spencer Martin

PRONUNCIATIONS: COLON – ka-LOAN; SWIZURK – SWIZ-erk; GRECH – gretch; PARRENT – parent; MOSHOOD – Ma-SHOULD; BALOGUN – Bah-LOW-gun

FOR MORE INFO ON PACERS GAMING: Eddie White, [email protected]; 317.917.2713 (D); 317-289-3217 (M)

@eddiewhite3 (twitter)

2018 SCHEDULE & RESULTS

PACERS GAMING (4-6 regular season; 7-10 overall)

Tipoff Tournament (3-2) 5/4 Celtics Crossover Gaming................ L, 61-70 5/4 Mavs Gaming ................................ W, 57-50 5/4 Heat Check Gaming....................... W, 66-49 5/4 Grizz Gaming ................................. W, 69-45 5/5 Blazer Gaming ................................. L, 46-66

Regular Season (0-4) 5/11 at Grizz Gaming ............................... L, 57-64 5/18 Wizards District Gaming ................. L, 62-63 5/25 at Cavs Legion GC........................... L, 49-61 6/1 Heat Check Gaming......................... L, 52-65

Mid-Season “The Turn” Tournament (0-1) 6/8 Raptors Uprising…………………………. L, 57-71

Regular Season (3-1) 6/16 at Knicks Gaming .......................... W, 67-63 6/23 at Pistons GT ................................. W, 69-63 6/30 Bucks Gaming ............................... W, 76-63 7/7 at 76ers GC .............................. L, 69-73(OT)

Mid-Season “The Ticket” Tournament (0-1) 7/13 Mavs Gaming………………………………. L, 61-67

Regular Season (1-1) 7/21 at Magic Gaming ............................. L, 66-69 7/21 Jazz Gaming .................................. W, 76-60 7/27 Celtics Crossover Gaming............. 8:00 p.m. 8/4 Warriors Gaming Squad ............... 1:00 p.m. 8/11 Kings Guard Gaming .................... 4:00 p.m. 8/11 at Blazers Gaming ........................ 7:00 p.m.

Playoffs 8/17 All times are EDT

BROADCAST INFORMATION

ALL NBA 2K League games will be available LIVE on Twitch at twitch.tv/nba2kleague. For more information on the NBA 2K League, visit NBA2KLeague.com

TWITTER

@Pacers_Gaming

INSTAGRAM

@PacersGaming

FACEBOOK

@PacersGaming

PacersGaming.NBA.COM

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P A C E R S G A M I N G

GAME NOTES

74 WoLF 74 Small Forward * Bryant Ramsey Colon

@WoLF__74

AGE: 22 BORN: 9/7/1995, Queens, NY

ON LIVING IN INDY: Love the Pacers playoff games; very exciting FAV NBA PLAYER: Victor Oladipo NON-SPORTS VIDEO GAME: Fortnite TV SHOW: Game of Thrones MOVIE: Forrest Gump SOCIAL MEDIA MUST FOLLOW: JuJu Smith-Schuster

PRESEASON NBA 2K LEAGUE REPORT: Solid scoring small forward averaged almost 27 points per game…also qualified for the Draft as a Power Forward…has impressive on-court versatility.

PERSONAL: Graduated from St. Joseph College in Brooklyn in May ’18 with a degree in Computer Science…Played football and baseball in high school…Enjoys ALL sports and being around his family…Speaks Spanish fluently…Supports Fighting Cancer (aunt died of breast cancer; uncle died of lung cancer)…Has a pet English bulldog named SARGE…Has visited Mexico, Jamaica, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Turks and Cancos and Japan…Favorite food is steak…Favorite color is RED…Favorite Actress/Actor: Sandra Bullock/Tom Hanks…Favorite Music Artist is Drake…Favorite Quote: “Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win”

2018: Has scored in double figures in 15 of 17 games…averaging 14.9 PPG & 13.1 APG since moving to Point Guard seven games ago…leads team in PTS (17.1) & ASSTS (7.9) & is 3rd in REB (2.5)…owns top seven highest assists games in PG history…dished out 16 assists in 3 of last 5 games.

2018 GAME-BY-GAMEOPP. PTS REB ASST STL BLK FLS TO FGM/A 3PM/A

Celtics 16 7 9 0 1 1 4 7/11 0/0

Mavs 28 1 3 3 0 4 2 13/15 0/0

Heat 20 5 3 2 0 2 2 7/12 0/0

Grizz 30 3 2 3 0 1 1 13/21 0/3

Blazers 19 4 5 2 0 2 2 9/16 0/0

Grizz 3 2 0 5 0 2 0 1/2 0/1

Wizards 17 3 11 0 0 3 5 8/13 0/0

Cavs 26 2 6 1 0 5 4 12/20 0/0

Heat 17 7 2 1 0 4 2 7/12 0/0

Raptors 10 2 2 2 0 3 0 4/5 2/2

Knicks 16 0 14 2 0 1 2 5/12 1/3

Pistons 16 2 10 0 0 3 3 6/11 2/5

Bucks 20 2 16 3 0 4 1 8/14 2/5

76ers 15 2 16 1 0 3 3 6/13 2/3

Mavs 7 0 15 0 1 4 2 3/7 1/3

Magic 17 0 5 2 0 4 3 6/13 2/6

Jazz 13 1 16 4 0 3 3 6/12 1/3

SEASON AVERAGES POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS

17.1 2.5 7.9 1.8

SEASON HIGHS

PTS: 30 vs. Grizz, 5/4/18 REB: 7 vs. Celtics, 5/4/18; Heat 6/1/18 ASST: 16 vs. Bucks, 6/30/18; 76ers, 7/7/18; Jazz, 7/21/18, STL: 5 vs. Grizz, 5/11/18 BLK: 1, twice FLS: 5 vs. Cavs, 5/25/18 TO: 5 vs. Wizards, 5/18/18 FGM: 13 vs. Mavs, 5/4/18; Grizz, 5/4/18 FGA: 21 vs. Grizz, 5/4/18 3PM: 2, five times 3PA: 6 vs. Magic, 7/21/18

Page 3: Friday 7 8:00 PM · 2018. 7. 26. · Pacers Gaming (4-6, 7-10) vs. Celtics Crossover (6-5, 15-8) NBA 2K League Studios, New York Friday, July 27, 2018 8:00 PM PUSH FOR PLAYOFFS BEGINS

P A C E R S G A M I N G

GAME NOTES

35 Swizurk Shooting Guard * Nicolas Tyler Grech

@Swizurk

AGE: 22 BORN: 12/9/1995, Martinez, CA

ON LIVING IN INDY: Love proximity of downtown; everything is so close FAV NBA PLAYER: Stephen Curry NON-SPORTS VIDEO GAME: League of Legends TV SHOW: Power MOVIE: The Fast and the Furious SOCIAL MEDIA MUST FOLLOW: Stephen Curry

PRESEASON NBA 2K LEAGUE REPORT: Noted sharp-shooter…winner of $250K NBA 2K Pro-Am tournament. Puts up solid shooting percentages…Averaged over 23 points per game at Combine.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Deer Valley High School in Antioch, Calif.,…Now lives in Antioch…Played baseball and soccer while growing up…Loves to go fishing in spare time…Suffered a Macular Degeneration in his left eye when 16…Favorite food is Chicken Parmesan…Favorite color is PURPLE…Favorite Actor is Mark Wahlberg…Favorite Music Artist is Lil Wayne…Favorite Quote: “You Miss 100% of the Shots You Don’t Take.”

2018: Team’s 3rd leading scorer (10.9 PPG)…averaging 13.8 PPG in last five games…shooting 45% from 3 PT line last three games…has scored double figures in five of last six games…coming off career-high 24 PTS vs. Jazz…his 14 REB vs. Grizz is 2nd highest total in team history.

2018 GAME-BY-GAME OPP. PTS REB ASST STL BLK FLS TO FGM/A 3PM/A

Celtics 13 0 4 1 0 0 3 4/10 3/7

Mavs 7 2 3 2 0 0 0 3/4 1/1

Heat 16 4 1 0 0 4 2 6/8 4/6

Grizz 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 2/9 1/7

Blazers 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 2/7 0/3

Grizz 21 14 3 0 0 1 2 9/14 0/0

Wizards 10 8 1 2 0 1 1 5/14 0/0

Cavs 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0/3 0/3

Heat 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 3/9 3/8

Raptors 17 2 3 2 0 5 1 6/10 4/6

Knicks 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 1/2 0/1

Pistons 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 5/6 1/2

Bucks 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 7/11 1/4

76ers 3 0 4 0 0 3 0 1/5 1/3

Mavs 13 0 3 2 0 3 1 5/9 3/6

Magic 14 0 2 0 0 3 0 4/10 2/7

Jazz 24 0 1 0 0 1 0 9/16 4/7

SEASON AVERAGES POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS

10.9 2.1 2.0

SEASON HIGHS

PTS: 24 vs. Jazz, 7/21/18 REB: 14 vs. Grizz, 5/11/18 ASST: 4 vs. Celtics, 5/4/18; 76ers, 7/7/18 STL: 2, four times BLK: 0 FLS: 5 vs. Raptors, 6/8/18 TO: 3 vs. Celtics, 5/4/18 FGM: 9 vs. Grizz, 5/11/18; Jazz, 7/21/18 FGA: 16 vs. Jazz, 7/21/18 3PM: 4 vs. Heat, 5/4/18; Raptors, 6/8/18; Jazz, 7/21/18 3PA: 8 vs. Heat, 6/1/18

Page 4: Friday 7 8:00 PM · 2018. 7. 26. · Pacers Gaming (4-6, 7-10) vs. Celtics Crossover (6-5, 15-8) NBA 2K League Studios, New York Friday, July 27, 2018 8:00 PM PUSH FOR PLAYOFFS BEGINS

P A C E R S G A M I N G

GAME NOTES

34 TuckerLocksUp Center * Tucker Henry

@TuckerLocksUp

AGE: 25 BORN: 4/30/1993, Great Fall, Montana

ON LIVING IN INDY: Love the tradition of basketball in this state and why it’s so important FAV NBA PLAYER: Damian Lillard NON-SPORTS VIDEO GAME: Call of Duty TV SHOW: Forensic Files MOVIE: Water Boy SOCIAL MEDIA MUST FOLLOW: Joel Embiid

PRESEASON NBA 2K LEAGUE REPORT: Known as an offensively-skilled center; Accurate from anywhere inside the 3-point line. Moves the ball

well for a big man.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Columbia River High School in Vancouver, Wash.,…Now lives in Vancouver…Played baseball and basketball while growing up…Loves to go hiking and do anything outdoors…Hopes to have a career in esports…His brother has a vision problem and opened an institution to help blind athletes; Tucker volunteers there every year…Favorite food is Pizza…Favorite color is GREEN…Desires to travel to Europe.

2018: Team’s leading rebounder (7.6) and 2nd leading scorer (15.6)…Holds team record for most points (33) in a game (Knicks, 6/16/18)…in last 6 games since moving to forward, averaging 20.7 PPG & 10.0RPG…has scored double figures in 13 of 16 games…has yet to attempt a 3-PT shot this season…leadsteam in blocks.

2018 GAME-BY-GAME OPP. PTS REB ASST STL BLK FLS TO FGM/A 3PM/A

Celtics 16 8 4 0 4 2 1 8/14 0/0

Mavs 12 9 0 0 1 0 1 6/8 0/0

Heat 10 9 4 5 4 1 1 3/7 0/0

Grizz 10 5 0 3 1 0 1 4/7 0/0

Blazers 7 7 4 1 2 1 2 3/6 0/0

Grizz 14 5 4 1 3 3 6 7/8 0/0

Wizards 23 4 1 0 3 3 0 9/13 0/0

Cavs 18 4 0 1 3 4 2 9/13 0/0

Heat 8 8 3 1 3 1 6 4/6 0/0

Raptors 8 2 2 0 2 2 3 4/8 0/0

Knicks 33 10 1 0 3 3 2 15/21 0/0

Pistons 21 5 4 1 3 1 3 8/12 0/0

Bucks 23 10 1 2 1 1 2 11/14 0/0

76ers 27 9 2 2 0 4 3 13/16 0/0

Mavs 10 10 1 0 1 3 5 5/9 0/0

Magic 10 16 3 0 1 1 1 5/13 0/0

Jazz DNP

SEASON AVERAGES POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS BLOCKS

15.6 7.6 2.1 2.2

SEASON HIGHS

PTS: 33 vs. Knicks, 6/16/18 REB: 16 vs. Magic, 7/21/18 ASST: 4, five times STL: 5 vs. Heat, 5/4/18 BLK: 4 vs. Celtics, 5/4/18 & Heat, 5/4/18 FLS: 4 vs. Cavs, 5/2518 & 76ers, 7/7/18 TO: 6 vs. Grizz, 5/11/18 & Heat, 6/1/18 FGM: 15 vs. Knicks, 6/16/18 FGA: 21 vs. Knicks, 6/16/18 3PM: 0 3PA: 0

Page 5: Friday 7 8:00 PM · 2018. 7. 26. · Pacers Gaming (4-6, 7-10) vs. Celtics Crossover (6-5, 15-8) NBA 2K League Studios, New York Friday, July 27, 2018 8:00 PM PUSH FOR PLAYOFFS BEGINS

P A C E R S G A M I N G

GAME NOTES

17 vGooner Point Guard * James Bull

@GoonerEU

AGE: 19 BORN: 5/5/1999, Shoreham, United Kingdom

ON LIVING IN INDY: Love the people; so nice and accomodating FAV NBA PLAYER: LeBron James NON-SPORTS VIDEO GAME: Fortnite TV SHOW: Power MOVIE: The Dark Knight Rises SOCIAL MEDIA MUST FOLLOW: Thierry Henry

PRESEASON NBA 2K LEAGUE REPORT: Known as a “top European high scorer dedicated to improving.”…One of highest scoring PGs in NBA 2K Draft.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Shoreman Academy…Attended Brighton City College…Has an older brother and sister…Loves to play soccer and rugby…one of only two players from the United Kingdom drafted by NBA 2K League…has a cat named Persie…Favorite food is Pasta with cheese and ham…Favorite color is TURQUOISE…in spare time likes to listen to music…favorite place to visit is Spain.

2018: Started year at PG…has moved to G/F…2nd on team in ASSTS (3.1) & 4th in PTS (10.1)…shooting 59% from field & 50% from 3-PT line in last six games while averaging 12.0 PPG in that span…averaging 13.5 PPG in last four games.

2018 GAME-BY-GAME OPP. PTS REB ASST STL BLK FLS TO FGM/A 3PM/A

Celtics DNP

Mavs 8 0 7 3 1 3 5 4/9 0/3

Heat 14 2 4 3 0 0 2 5/12 2/5

Grizz 16 3 3 2 0 0 2 6/10 4/7

Blazers 13 1 1 1 0 1 3 4/14 3/10

Grizz 13 0 8 0 0 0 1 5/15 3/9

Wizards 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 2/3 2/3

Cavs 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1/4 0/3

Heat 15 2 6 0 0 2 2 5/10 3/8

Raptors 0 0 8 1 0 0 2 0/4 0/3

Knicks 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 2/4 1/3

Pistons 8 1 2 0 0 1 1 6/9 0/0

Bucks 8 1 3 1 0 1 1 3/5 2/4

76ers 14 2 0 4 1 5 0 5/9 4/8

Mavs 14 3 1 1 0 1 2 5/10 4/9

Magic 15 2 2 3 1 0 2 5/8 3/5

Jazz 11 0 1 0 1 2 2 4/6 1/2

SEASON AVERAGES POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS

10.1 1.3 3.1

SEASON HIGHS

PTS: 16 vs. Grizz, 5/4/18 REB: 3 vs. Grizz, 5/4/18 ASST: 8 vs. Grizz, 5/1118; Raptors, 6/8/18 STL: 4 vs. 76ers, 7/7/18 BLK: 1, twice FLS: 5 vs. 76ers, 7/7/18 TO: 5 vs. Mavs, 5/4/18 FGM: 6 vs. Grizz, 5/4/18; Pistons, 6/23/18 FGA: 15 vs. Grizz, 5/11/18 3PM: 4 vs. Grizz, 5/4/18; 76ers, 7/7/18 3PA: 10 vs. Blazers, 5/5/18

Page 6: Friday 7 8:00 PM · 2018. 7. 26. · Pacers Gaming (4-6, 7-10) vs. Celtics Crossover (6-5, 15-8) NBA 2K League Studios, New York Friday, July 27, 2018 8:00 PM PUSH FOR PLAYOFFS BEGINS

P A C E R S G A M I N G

GAME NOTES

50 FROSTYtheTRUTH Point Forward * George Polk

@FrostytheTruth

AGE: 30 BORN: 11/20/1987, Harbor City, Calif. ON LIVING IN INDY: I Love our Pacers Gaming facility at the St. Vincent Center; I think it’s the best in the league. FAV NBA PLAYER: Stephen Curry NON-SPORTS VIDEO GAME: Super Smash Bros. Melee TV SHOW: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air MOVIE: Love Jones SOCIAL MEDIA MUST FOLLOW: Dwyane Wade PRESEASON NBA 2K LEAGUE REPORT: Peforms better than his stats suggests. Excellent shot, reliable at sinking 3-pointers. Also displays solid overall defensive numbers for a Power Forward.

PERSONAL: Married, with a daughter…Attended Eisenhower High School in Rialto, Calif….Majored in Business Management in college…Besides basketball, loves tennis, baseball and bowling….Played HALO professionally…Has overcome two heart surgeries…Can speak German…Has a pet, Jack Russell Terrier named MILO…Favorite food is gumbo…Favorite color is ORANGE…Favorite book is Shadow of the Wind…Favorite actor/actress are Will Smith/Angela Bassett…Favorite musical artist is The Temptations…Favorite quote is “Die on Empty.”

2018: 2nd on team in REB (5.1) & 3rd in ASSTS (2.6)…5th top scorer at 8.7 PPG…Has scored double figures in 7 of last 8 games…averaging 10 RPG over past three outings…owns 3 of top 4 rebounding games in PG history…since move to Center 5 games ago, averaging 12.0 PTS, 8.0 REB & 3.4 ASSTS.

2018 GAME-BY-GAME OPP. PTS REB ASST STL BLK FLS TO FGM/A 3PM/A

Celtics 11 0 2 0 0 3 0 4/5 3/4

Mavs 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/1

Heat 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 2/3 2/3

Grizz 8 10 3 2 1 0 0 3/5 2/4

Blazers 3 4 2 0 3 1 1 1/4 1/3

Grizz 6 0 1 1 0 1 3 2/6 2/6

Wizards 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/2 2/2

Cavs 3 5 4 1 1 0 0 1/2 1/2

Heat 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 1/6 0/3

Raptors 22 8 5 0 0 2 2 10/16 0/0

Knicks 10 11 3 0 3 2 1 5/8 2/7

Pistons 13 9 8 3 4 4 2 6/9 1/1

Bucks 10 3 1 3 1 3 1 5/9 0/0

76ers 10 6 3 3 1 3 3 5/8 0/0

Mavs 17 11 2 0 0 1 1 7/13 0/0

Magic 10 6 5 0 1 3 1 5/8 0/0

Jazz 9 13 3 2 2 2 1 3/4 0/1

SEASON AVERAGES POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS

8.7 5.1 2.6

SEASON HIGHS PTS: 22 vs. Raptors, 6/8/18 REB: 11 vs. Knicks, 6/16/18; Mavs, 7/13/18 ASST: 8 vs. Pistons, 6/23/18 STL: 3, three times BLK: 4 vs. Pistons, 6/23/18 FLS: 4 vs. Pistons, 6/23/18 TO: 3 vs. Grizz, 5/11/18; 76ers, 7/7/18 FGM: 10 vs. Raptors, 6/8/18 FGA: 16 vs. Raptors, 6/8/18 3PM: 3 vs. Celtics, 5/4/18 3PA: 7 vs. Knicks, 6/16/18

Page 7: Friday 7 8:00 PM · 2018. 7. 26. · Pacers Gaming (4-6, 7-10) vs. Celtics Crossover (6-5, 15-8) NBA 2K League Studios, New York Friday, July 27, 2018 8:00 PM PUSH FOR PLAYOFFS BEGINS

P A C E R S G A M I N G

GAME NOTES

7 Shockey Power Forward * Moshood (Shood) Balogun, Jr.

@oShockey2k

AGE: 25 BORN: 01/07/1993, Newark, N.J.

ON LIVING IN INDY: I am really excited about joining the Pacers Gaming family and seeing all the city has to offer me. FAV NBA PLAYER: Kobe Bryant NON-SPORTS VIDEO GAME: Call of Duty TV SHOW: Game of Thrones MOVIE: Black Panther SOCIAL MEDIA MUST FOLLOW: LeBron James

PRESEASON NBA 2K LEAGUE REPORT: Exceptional defensive power forward. Performs in steals and assists and is also one of the only power forwards in

the Draft who reliably hits 3s.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Seton Hall University with an undergraduate degree in Broadcast and Digital Media and a Graduate degree in Strategic Communications…Attended Roselle Catholic High School….Has a younger sister who plays Division 1 basketball at Southeast Missouri State…Helped set his high school’s track record in the 4x4…. Nickname is SHOOD…Loves to visit Mexico and England…Wants to visit Italy…Favorite food is steak…Favorite color is BLACK…Favorite book is The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership…Favorite actor/actress are Will Smith/Jennifer Lawrence…Favorite musical artist is Lil’ Wayne…Favorite quote is “Anything is Possible.”

2018: Joined team on 6/18 through league assignment…replaced The Playa, who left team for personal reasons 5/6…played 1st game last week vs. Jazz; had 19 PTS & 8 REB in win.

2018 GAME-BY-GAME OPP. PTS REB ASST STL BLK FLS TO FGM/A 3PM/A

Celtics DNP

Mavs DNP

Heat DNP

Grizz DNP

Blazers DNP

Grizz DNP

Wizards DNP

Cavs DNP

Heat DNP

Raptors DNP

Knicks DNP

Pistons DNP

Bucks DNP

76ers DNP

Mavs DNP

Magic DNP

Jazz 19 8 1 0 3 2 1 9/13 0/0

SEASON AVERAGES POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS

19.0 8.0 1.0

SEASON HIGHS

PTS: 19 vs. Jazz, 7/21/18 REB: 8 vs. Jazz, 7/21/18 ASST: 1 vs. Jazz, 7/21/18 STL: 0 BLK: 3 vs. Jazz, 7/21/18 FLS: 2 vs. Jazz, 7/21/18 TO: 1 vs. Jazz, 7/21/18 FGM: 9 vs. Jazz, 7/21/18 FGA: 13 vs. Jazz, 7/21/18 3PM: N/A 3PA: N/A

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P A C E R S G A M I N G

GAME NOTES

TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT (May 4-5) – Pacers Gaming began its NBA 2K League history with a 70-61 loss to Celtics Crossover Gaming in the Tip-Off Tournament in NYC. Boston led by 1 after the first quarter and PG led by 1 at halftime. But Boston outscored PG 40-30 in the second half to get the win. PG was led by WoLF 74 and TuckerLocksUp as each scored 16 points. Swizurk added 13 in the losing effort. Pacers Gaming then rattled off three straight wins to secure a spot to move on to action the next day. WoLF exploded for 28 tallies and TuckerLocksUp (12 pts./9 reb.) was solid in a 57-50 win over Mavs Gaming for the franchise’s first official win. Then PG handily beat Heat Check Gaming 66-49 as WoLF had 20, Swizurk 16, vGooner 14 and TuckerLocksUp (10/9). The third win in a row came when PG beat Grizz Gaming 69-45 as WoLF scored 30, vGooner 16 and TuckerLocksUp 10. Pacers Gaming’s run in the tournament ended in a 66-46 loss to Blazer Gaming. WoLF had 19 and vGooner contributed 13 in the effort as Pacers Gaming finished the season-opening Tip Off Tournament with a 3-2 mark.

GRIZZ GAMING (May 11, 64-57 loss) – Pacers Gaming lost 64-57 to Grizz Gaming in its regular-season opener. Swizurk led PG with 21 points and 14 rebounds. TuckerLocksUp added 14 points and Gooner added 13 points and 8 assists. The game was close throughout the contest – PG led by 1 point after the first quarter and trailed 33-27 at the half before rallying to pull within two after three periods.

WIZARDS DISTRICT GAMING (May 18, 63-62 loss) – In the closest game in their young history, Pacers Gaming lost a heart-breaker to Wizards District Gaming 63-62. After trailing by four after 1 quarter, Pacers Gaming took a three-point lead at intermission. The lead was only one going into the final stanza. PG was led by Wolf with 17 points and 11 assists, TuckerLocksUp with 23 points and Swizurk with 10 points and eight rebounds.

CAVS LEGION GC (May 25, 61-49 loss) – Pacers Gaming lost its third straight regular-season game to Cavs Legion GC, getting outscored 15-9 in the first quarter and 19-8 in the final quarter. Wolf led PG with 26 points while TuckerLocksUp added 18. Swizurk and Gooner were held to a combined two points.

HEAT CHECK GAMING (June 1, 65-52 loss) – Pacers Gaming fell into a deep, first-quarter hole, trailing by 10 after the first stanza, and could never recover in a 65-52 loss to Heat Check Gaming. Wolf once again led PG with 17 points and seven rebounds. Gooner had a nice game for the Blue & Gold with 15 points and six assists. Swizurk contributed 10 points.

MID-SEASON TOURNAMENT (June 8-9) – Pacers Gaming was hoping open for a long run in the mid-season “The Turn” Tournament but unfortunately the team did not do as well as it had in the league’s preseason event. PG lost its first game and was eliminated, 71-57 to Raptors Uprising. Pacers Gaming was led by FrostyTheTruth (22/8/5) and Swizurk (17) who combined for 49 points and 10 rebounds. Wolf added 10 tallies.

KNICKS GAMING (June 16, 67-63 win) - Pacers Gaming won its first regular-season contest with a 67-63 thrilling, come-from-behind victory over Knicks Gaming. Coach Cody Parrent switched players around and the changes paid off. Wolf, usually a forward, was brilliant at PG with 16 points and 14 assists. TuckerLocksUp, normally a center, moved to forward and responded with a career-high in points (33) and rebounds (10). FrostyTheTruth took over in the pivot and delivered a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

PISTONS GT (June 23, 69-63 win) – For the 2nd straight game, Pacers Gaming went with the new lineup. For the 2nd straight game, PG held its opponent to 63 points. And, for the 2nd straight game Pacers Gaming WON! PG captured its 2nd straight regular season victory as FrostyTheTruth almost had a triple double with 13 PTS, 9 REB & 8 ASSTS. TuckerLocksUp went for 21 PTS and 5 REB and 4 ASSTS while PG WoLF 74 had 16 PTS and 10 ASSTS.

BUCKS GAMING (June 30, 76-63 win) Pacers Gaming set a team-record for points scored & won its third straight with a 76-63 win over Bucks Gaming. It marked three games in a row the PG defense held the opponent to exactly 63 points. TuckerLocksUp (23 PTS, 10 REB) and WoLF 74 (20 PTS, 16 ASSTS) had double-doubles for the Blue and Gold. Swizurk added 15 points on 7/11 shooting and FrostyTheTruth chipped in with 10 points, 3 REB and 3 steals.

76ERS GC (July 7, 73-69 OT loss) Pacers Gaming led after each of the first 3 quarters but 76ers GC outscored PG 20-14 in the 4th to force OT and produce a 73-69 come-from-behind win and snap Pacers Gaming’s three-game winning streak. WoLF 74 had 15 points and a seson-high 16 assists while TuckerLocksUp added 27 tallies and 9 REB on 13-16 shooting from the field. vGooner had 14 PTS and FrostyTheTruth had 10 points and 6 REB.

MAVS GAMING (July 13, 67-61 loss) Pacers Gaming saw the Mavs come back to win and eliminate PG in its first game of The Ticket tournament in NYC. The Mavs outscored PG 21-10 in the 4th Q. Frosty had his 2nd double-double of the season with 17 PTS & 11 REB. Tucker Locks Up had this 3rd double-double of the last 5 weeks with 10 PTS & 10 REB. WoLF added 7 PTS and 15 ASSTS. vGooner chipped in with 14 PTS and Swizurk had 13 tallies.

MAGIC GAMING (July 21, 69-66 loss) Pacers Gaming fell behind early, were down by 7 at half, battled back to tie after three Qs (53-53) but lost close one. All five PG players were in double figures led by WoLF with 17, vGooner with 15 and Swizurk with 14. TuckerLocksUp had 10 PTS and 16 REB.

JAZZ (July 21, 76-60 win) Pacers Gaming outscored the Jazz 62-45 over last three Qs, including 38-25 in 2nd half to get impressive win, tying the team record for points scored in the 76-60 victory. Shockey, seeing his first action of the season, had 19 PTS & 8 REB in his league debut. Swizurk had a career-high 24 tallies and WoLF produced 13 PTS & 16 ASSTS. FrostyTheTruth pulled down 13 REB to go along with nine PTS.