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As two intense NBA playoff games took place Friday night in Cleveland and Minneapolis, a different type of basketball event was held in a small gym at Oak Ridge High School.<\/p>\n

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And it didn\u2019t matter to the players on the Orlando court that no more than 400 people were in attendance to watch them battle it out in a 1-on-1 tournament.<\/p>\n

The games, which were a part of Tracy McGrady\u2019s \u201cOnes Basketball League,\u201d were competitive. They were physical. And they were highly entertaining.<\/p>\n

\u201cListen, if you\u2019ve got money on the line, there\u2019s going to be desperation,\u201d McGrady, the league\u2019s founder and Magic Hall of Famer, told the Orlando Sentinel. \u201cThis is an opportunity for these guys. \u2026 They\u2019ve got some of their idols in here that they played in front of.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of pressure on these guys. When you\u2019ve got something that you could play for and monetize off of, it\u2019s going to be a little intense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eight teams of four players representing different cities from across the country faced off against each other in 16 1-on-1 games. Ultimately, the six four-player teams that scored the most points in the first-to-seven contests advanced.<\/p>\n

Teams from Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Miami, New York, and Washington, D.C., moved past the \u201cBattle of the Cities,\u201d the first of three events for the league. Those six teams advance to the next phase of the tournament, \u201cStanding 6,\u201d set for June 12.<\/p>\n

From there, four will move on to \u201cFor the Throne,\u201d the July 1 finals. Both events will also be held at Oak Ridge with a $100,000 prize on the line.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI thought it was a great atmosphere,\u201d McGrady said. \u201cOrlando showed a lot of support. I thought the guys played extremely well, played hard. \u2026 All in all, I think it was a great showing. And hopefully the crowd that was here got an opportunity to see some good basketball and understand what we\u2019re trying to build.\u201d<\/p>\n

What McGrady is trying to build is a re-start of the 1-on-1 league he first launched four years ago. This summer\u2019s event, however, is different in a number of ways.<\/p>\n

For starters, it\u2019s backed by a multi-million dollar growth capital investment by Miami-based investment firm Next Gen Sports, whose CEO is Heath Freeman. The chairman of the league, Freeman is also the president of Alden Global Capital, an investment firm that owns Tribune Publishing, the parent company of the Orlando Sentinel.<\/p>\n

This go-round, the teams are coached by basketball legends and celebrities, from the NBA and beyond. The league\u2019s 32 players come from a variety of places and levels of experience, ranging from Division I, II and III to the NBA G League and overseas veterans.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s why we wanted to create this \u2014 for guys to get the opportunity,\u201d Hall of Famer Vince Carter, who coached the Orlando team, told the Sentinel. \u201cTo push yourself to the max and stress yourself, I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think what T-Mac has created is fantastic, and giving us a chance to be a part of it, it doesn\u2019t get any better than that,\u201d Carter added. \u201cWhat his vision was, came to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carter\u2019s team came up short via tiebreaker. Team Washington D.C., coached by two-time NBA champion Quinn Cook, scored the most with 28 points. Tim Hardaway\u2019s Miami squad was second with 27.<\/p>\n

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Actor and film producer Larenz Tate coached the Chicago squad that finished third with 24. NBA legend Muggsy Bogues coached the Baltimore team to 23 points. The Atlanta team, owned by Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown (who wasn\u2019t in attendance), ended fifth with 21.<\/p>\n

Team New York, coached by rapper Jadakiss, tied Orlando with 16, but won a tiebreaker to advance. Five-time NBA All-Star John Wall saw his Raleigh, North Carolina, team get ousted with 14 points.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, obviously, we wanted to win,\u201d Carter said about his Orlando team. \u201cFell a point short. \u2026 And now we\u2019re hoping it just gets the buzz for the following tournament on the 12th and then the championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 1-on-1 games were mostly straightforward. Working with a 10-second shot clock, players that scored seven points won \u2014 with anything inside the arc worth one point and outside worth two. The games were also limited to a 10-minute running clock.<\/p>\n

Scoring resulted in a change of possession. As did a dead-ball stoppage. Offensive rebounds were allowed. A change of possession also occurred after a defensive rebound or a steal in-bounds, so long as the ball cleared past the arc.<\/p>\n

A player\u2019s first four fouls meant a reset of possession. If a player with five fouls committed a defensive foul, the offensive player shot one free throw. An offensive foul committed by a player with five fouls resulted in a change of possession.<\/p>\n

Each player had a one-minute timeout and a 30-second timeout per game. The coach, as well as the team\u2019s player-captain, got one challenge per game. If successful, the player won possession.<\/p>\n

If a game point was decided by free throws, a player had to make two free throws to be awarded the game-winning point, with a missed free throw resulting in change of possession and no point.<\/p>\n

The players, who mostly went by unique nicknames, had to be over the age of 18, not currently playing in college and have played in fewer than 162 NBA games to be eligible to compete.<\/p>\n

Some players had success using their speed to blow past a defender to score around the rim. Others relied on their sharpshooting abilities to knock down long-range shots. Regardless of how they scored, those in attendance reacted appropriately as each player took out their opponent in this head-to-head competition.<\/p>\n

In one of the top games, Atlanta\u2019s Paul Parks took a 6-2 lead over Miami\u2019s Byrd Daniel III, before Daniel swished two straight behind the arc to tie it at six points. Parks then flipped in a put-back layup to win, 7-6.<\/p>\n

The event attracted some big names as spectators, too.<\/p>\n

Former Magic and current Grizzlies guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sat courtside for more than half the night. Florida Gators legend and Grizzlies guard Walter Clayton Jr. also watched closely. God Shammgod, who served as an assistant coach for the Magic this past season, was in attendance as well.<\/p>\n

McGrady viewed the evening as a success.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad Oak Ridge gave us an opportunity to play in this gym,\u201d he said. \u201cI look forward to coming back June 12, and I\u2019m sure it\u2019s going to be bigger and better.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut the atmosphere, the environment \u2014 everything was great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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