"Early Injury and Stagnant Offense Earn Delpra Loss in Opener"
The excitement before tip off was abuzz in the Google Center as team Delpra opened their season at home against spenn. The new look Delpra seemed to have shed some firepower for more youth and potential, and it showed as they struggled to get their offense going. In the first minute of the game, Robert Shaw (Guard) went down with an injury and did not play for the rest of the game. The team doctor has confirmed that it was only a precaution, and Shaw is cleared for the next game. With the absence of Shaw, the offense looked quite stagnant with many possessions ending in a contested jumper by two-time MVP Timothy Fuller. He looked visibly frustrated as the only other player to achieve double digits was Herb Saavedra (Forward). Fuller poured in 43 points, but it was not enough to match Sergi Laiseca Allende of spenn who punished young forward Gus Mahan throughout the night for 54 points.
"Overtime Thriller in Battle of Storms"
The newly arrived Chicago Kings Storm opened against the reconstructing Springfield Storm in what turned out to be an overtime thriller. The Springfield Storm looked very different from their appearance in the last season's finals as many of the familiar faces were traded away. The question mark leading into the season opener was who would fill the scoring roles vacated by the players that Springfield's management traded away. Indeed, the offense looked to struggle at times, finishing on a measly 31-for-105 shooting (29.5%). The Kings Storm managed to steal the game in the overtime period despite offensive struggles of their own.