King Louis Cavaliers Hold Court Against NYC Diesel Nets 125-121
King Louis led by 16 entering the fourth at Presidential Vault Arena and needed every point of it as NYC Diesel won the final quarter 41-29.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYC Diesel | 30 | 24 | 26 | 41 | 121 |
 King Louis | 35 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 125 |
King Louis spent three quarters building a castle. NYC Diesel nearly knocked it down in one.
The King Louis Cavaliers opened with a 35-30 first quarter at Presidential Vault Arena and added 33 more in the second for a 68-54 halftime lead. A 28-26 third pushed the margin to 96-80.
Then the NYC Diesel Nets turned the lights up. NYC Diesel dropped 41 in the fourth, won it 41-29 and took the second half 67-57, but the clock ran out with King Louis still in front, 125-121.
King Louis evens its record at 1-1 and sits second in the Central Division of the Presidential Cannabis League. NYC Diesel is 0-2, fifth in the Atlantic Division, and still looking for its first win. The King Louis Cavaliers own the season series 1-0 after this first meeting.
NYC Diesel has no time to sit on it, hosting the XJ-13 Pacers on Sunday. King Louis is back home Monday against the White Walker Wolves.
Tale of the Tape
| NYC Diesel Nets | King Louis Cavaliers | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-2 | Record | 1-1 |
| Gold Strain Series | Series | Gold Strain Series |
| Hybrid | Strain type, as printed | Indica |
| Flower · Live Resin · Diamonds | Build | Flower · Live Resin · Diamonds |
| New Pack Line | Packaging | New Pack Line · VLADTV |
| Blunt · Pre-Roll | Roster | Blunt · Pre-Roll |
Same Gold system, two different strains
Look past the crown and the skyline, and the King Louis Cavaliers and NYC Diesel Nets work from one blueprint. Each fields a 1.5g Blunt and a 1g Pre-Roll in the New Pack Line, and each starts with cannabis flower, carries live resin through it and finishes with diamonds under the Gold patch.
That puts the weight on the flower. The guide to the qualities that make flower good lists them together: healthy appearance, defined aroma, structure that fits the cultivar, intact trichomes and a balanced cure.
The label splits from there. King Louis is marked Indica and carries VLADTV on the front. NYC Diesel is marked Hybrid and carries no partner at all, just Liberty, the skyline and a moon the size of Manhattan.
What's inside
On the King Louis side, the profile is classic OG: pine, lemon, earth and a pronounced fuel note. NYC Diesel answers with grapefruit-like citrus on top of an unmistakable fuel character, so both strains meet at the gas pump and part ways on the fruit.
The format choice is the same in both lockers. The Pre-Roll comes in rolling paper. The Blunt, as New York's guide to hemp-wrapped blunts explains, begins with a tobacco-free hemp wrap that gives it a longer rolled silhouette than any paper roll.