The longest win streak of the young season so far has reached its end. The King Street Kings out of New York defeated the star-studded Terror Squad on Sunday afternoon at the Basketball Spotlight Winter Warz to stop their 39-game winning streak. The Terror Squad had not lost since their inception.
The outcome remained in doubt
throughout the contest in a game where both teams looked to gain an advantage in
the half-court. Elijah Evert
contributed heavily to KSK’s offensive output, while his partners in the
interior, 6’7 bookend bigs, made it tough sledding for TTS matching them
for rebounds whiles causing problems at the tin challenging each shot that came
in the paint. TTS who found itself down by 4,3, and 2 points late came back each time. Trying it at 41 a piece off a steal and finish by AJ Hoggard. After going down by two on the next possession Jordan Toles who was fouled intentionally was smart enough to get the ball to the basket - he then went to the line and knocked down two crucial free throws to tie the game - setting up the last second heroics as KSK made a catch and shot as time expired to win 46-44.
According to team officials the biggest
reason for the loss was likely on the defensive end – TTS’s Coach Francis commented
“…it’s my job to make sure we are ready to play at the highest level each time
out; in this instance I failed – at the end of the day we didn’t do what it
took to win and credit has to be given to KSK for having a solid game plan and executing
it. We congratulate them on their
championship run and most importantly look forward to competing with them in the
future. They won with class.”
The final totals are impressive. TTS
won those 39 games by an average of 18.4 points. This streak did not feel like
peak performance as much as it did a coming out party for a newly formed
team. TTS is not invincible when they don’t
bring their A-Game, but they still look pretty darn impressive – everyone is
still on notice but now they must pay attention to that NYC squad too, the King Street Kings, who went
on to defeat the PSA Cardinals in the championship 66-54. The season is just heating up and one thing
is clear; you are only as good as your last win – whoever said no one pays
attention to middle school hoops is dead wrong.
King Street Kings is from North NJ not NY
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