This is one of the premier matchups of Week 5 Day of the #NALCS. Team SoloMid have come back from some disjointed early losses to pull into second place. Their last win was noticeably cleaner - can they take that focus and apply it here? CLG were equally competitive
yesterday and completely shut down TSM in their first match. Still, I think TSM
wins this – I still think they need better play from Svenskeren and Doublelift,
but many of the mistakes they've made over the first 4 weeks are straightforward and correctable. For CLG, I think their strategy should be to go hard on the duo lane and force TSM into a mistake.
Picks and Bans – CLG went with a teamfight-centric lineup
without a lot of waveclear or siege utility. I have a special place in my
heart for Ashe; I’m among the legion that mained Ashe for a long time. But I don’t
think she fits into this lineup – I agree with Jatt and Phreak that her hitting
an ECA would be more a mistake on the part of TSM. Having Morgana helps since
Ashe is so squishy but after the first few levels, Kalista can bully her hard in
lane. This kind of feels like a lost draft from CLG.
Early game - I like how TSM stopped the CLG deep ward. CLG do this every
time and it’s good to mess with them. Getting Fiora's mobility and dueling ability for Hauntzer was huge - he just walked out of an early gank by Xmithie.
15:15 – straight assassination by Bjergsen on Huhi. Xmithie's earlier toam to top let Sven into his jungle, helping keep Doublelift safe. Xmithie
is lucky just to get his blue.
18:15 – Now it’s Xmithie that is counterjungling and Sven
has missed two last-hits in a row. Bjergsen goes aggressive again on Huhi and
the team follow after a delay. Doublelift gets caught, but at least it’s for a
good reason in saving Yellowstar and Svenskeren pops his ult for a kill. It’s
nice to see TSM rotating faster – Darshan’s TP was late and met immediately
with exhaust and Stixxay never came in.
20:45 – This is simple, but Doublelift avoids a dumb face
check into a scary bush. Xmithie spends a lot of time in this lane and
Yellowstar and Doublelift do a good job respecting the knockup into binding.
The gank actually comes with the Ashe arrow at 23:00 and the duo lane just play
so smart for TSM. They are bullying hard in the standard matchup.
25:20 – Yellowstar goes a little aggressive but the team
follow faster than CLG – Hauntzer’s TP came much faster than Darshan’s. Darshan
TPs to the wrong turret anyway, does no damage and is killed awa from the team. Xmithie
looks like he was trying to flank with Darshan but the two end up split and CLG
lose in a bad way. This is horrible execution from their side. Svenskeren and
Doublelift are dominating on their champions - exactly what TSM need.
30:50 – CLG try for another fight from the jungle but the
Ashe arrow goes into the middle of three members… and finds nobody. I think the
fate’s call onto Alistar blocked it. Bjergsen claws in, ults himself, turns it into a 4 for nothing as Hauntzer solos Darshan on the outside. This game feels over. Once the Ryze falls that far behind Fiora, there’s nothing CLG have
left. 9-0 so far for TSM.
TSM do bungle a Baron bait a bit (still trade 1 for 1) but
the power is just overwhelming. They don’t finish as clean as they might like,
but they do a good job getting each other’s backs and engaging on the right
targets. Yellowstar got caught a few times but he was all over the place
tanking damage and throwing bodies around. The score ends 21-5 for TSM. This is
the team that their fans were hoping to see.
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