After eight weeks of regular-season games, the playoff picture for Unrivaled’s first postseason is set.
The No. 1 seed Lunar Owls will take on the No. 4 Vinyl, while the No. 2 Rose will face the No. 3 Laces.
The Vinyl entered Monday night with the same record as the Mist, both 8-5. But by halftime of the Mist’s game against the Lunar Owls, the Vinyl knew they wouldn’t have to think about potential tiebreakers.
The Mist trailed by 14 points at halftime and 27 by the start of the fourth quarter in their 92-58 loss. The Vinyl monitored the game from the practice court just yards from the main court.
“We were keeping an eye on it. You have to focus on your game but you can see exactly what’s happening before you go out there,” Aliyah Boston said.
Boston said it was “absolutely” nice to know her team clinched a playoff spot before it faced the Rose, which beat the Vinyl 74-46.
“I think we have done a great job with executing, even though tonight was tough,” Boston said. “Just understanding that sometimes the ball doesn’t fall, but we have one more game and then possibly another, so now, all of our focus is on that.”
Each member of the championship club will receive an additional $50,000.
“Any time there is money on the line, I think everyone ups the ante,” Courtney…
