The inaugural Unrivaled playoffs have arrived, with two single-game semifinal contests on Sunday, Mar. 16 followed by a do-or-die championship game, when $50,000 a piece for every member of the winning team will be on the line, on Monday, Mar. 17.
No. 1-seed Lunar Owls, No. 2-seed Rose, No. 3-seed Laces and No. 4-seed Vinyl will contend for the glory and the green. On Sunday, Rose and Laces will meet in the first semifinal game at 7:30 p.m. ET before Vinyl challenges Lunar Owls at 8:30 p.m. ET in the second semifinal. Both games will be broadcast on TNT, truTV and Max.
Are we destined for another Lunar Owls-Rose battle in the final? Could Laces rediscover their top form and claim the championship? Does Vinyl have a chance of crashing the party? Here’s what to expect in the semis:
Laces lurk as dangerous darkhorse
Can a team that began the season 4-0, topping the first edition of Swish Appeal’s Unrivaled power rankings, be considered a darkhorse contender?
In Unrivaled’s early days, a Laces vs. Lunar Owls final would have been the expectation. But, Laces have lived many lives since then, with injuries depleting the squad to such a severe degree that they even had to forfeit a game. Only Kayla McBride, who was voted to the All-Unrivaled First Team, and Stef Dolson…
