Last Sunday was one of the biggest days in the history of NA LCS' regular season as the region's most storied rivalry, TSM vs. CLG, played their first game of the season tied atop the standings. As if a battle for first place wasn't enough, each team's owner put their hair on the line in a bet that would make the loser dye it pink. Not only did the game live up to the hype, but the matches before and after it were action-packed in their own right.

Today? Team SoloMid obliterated Team Coast and some other stuff happened as well.

Four Koreans and an Altec

Winterfox played with their full line-up for the first time today as the enigmatic support Imagine finally made his way to the United States from Korea. Gleeb had performed admirably in his stead, but talent wasn't the only reason why Imagine was instantly slotted into the lineup. With Helios, Avalon and Pobelter all being able to communicate in Korean, along with their coach Paragon being Korean as well, it made sense to tighten up their communication even more throughout the squad.

They took on the revolving Liquid in their first match of Week 5, who had benched Piglet for the weekend and brought back the 2-0 Keith to see if he could recreate the spark that helped TL get off to an undefeated start.

TL's plan was to get Quas going as a top lane carry with Keith and Fenix playing more subdued roles, letting the Venezuelan top laner play Fizz. He did a good job early on, but their plan collapsed in the later game when Winterfox's overall better team line-up struck them down.

Imagine had a standout performance in his debut, hitting clutch flash Annie stuns to stop Liquid in their tracks and let his team pick up kills. With Pobelter translating the Korean communication back to Altec, the young AD carry didn't seem to miss a beat with a 3/0/5 game on his signature Graves.

TSM are good. Team Coast are not.

TSM didn't just destroy Team Coast, they ran them off the map.

It wasn't pretty. It wasn't fun. Seeing a team get systemically broken down over twenty-three minutes until they finally raised their white flag wasn't even really enjoyable for TSM fans to watch.

Team Coast are not good, but they aren't as bad as their record represents. We've seen terrible teams in the LCS' history with Velocity and Dragonborns, but Coast are not at that level. They've had a number of chances to beat teams higher than them in the standings, but haven't been able to close or hold onto their lead in the late-game. Their laning phase, for the most part, has been above average, but the later the game goes on it turns into a bigger and more frustrating mess.

Solutions? They tried subbing out Jesiz for Mancloud, one of the better mid players in NA during Season 3, but it was like sending a lamb to the slaughter. Mancloud is a good player, but locking in Zed versus the best player in North America's Ahri might have been a bit too much in his debut. Bjergsen solo killed Mancloud in lane, TSM went off to the races and Coast could do nothing but watch as the top team in NA rolled over them.

With a 1-8 record, and moving closer to auto relegation every day, Team Coast have tried to play more loose — Sheep locked in Blitzcrank vs. TSM — but it hasn't been enough to grab a win. Impaler is an extremely talented jungler, Sheep is a good support, and they have solid pieces to make a middle of the table LCS team, but it isn't clicking when they need wins the most.

So yeah, Team SoloMid are good. Team Coast are not good, but their record doesn't tell the whole story of a team that should be better than they are.

Logical Gaming

Golden Age might be too strong of a word, but Counter Logic are getting better and learning from their mistakes every weekend. They still picked a hard engage lineup revolving around Xmithie's hyper aggro Vi, but it was much more of a methodical turnout for the usually kill or be killed CLG.

Things got off to a strong start for them as they picked up two kills in a level one skirmish, and CLG did what a good team would do in that situation — they padded their lead, made smart plays and never let Team Diginitas have a shot at getting back in the game. Zion continued his stellar play on his new team, putting on a clinic how to play Maokai with a 5/1/8 score and being the meat shield his team needed.

Link, who has all but locked up the award for most improved player, is solidifying his position as the second best mid lane in North America behind TSM's Bjergsen. His Nidalee has become instant ban worthy, but it didn't deter him from being the main carry of the game, as he picked up Ahri and didn't die once along with six kills and seven assists.

Around the Horn

Cloud9, the NA LCS' most level-headed team, beat Team Impulse, the LCS' least level-headed team, in a game that showcased which team has impeccable communication and which team communicates in three different languages. C9 pulled out the Veigar support against Impulse and won a straightforward game, ending with 14 kills to three. Now 5-4, Cloud9 look to be back in the form that will take them to a top three spot in North America, but we've said that all season. It'll be a big test tomorrow to see if they can follow up a strong performance with another to get their record at a respectable 6-4.

Team 8 and Gravity squared off in a battle of two new teams to LCS, and Gravity put on a presentation on why they are one of the best teams in NA currently. Cop has solidified himself as a front-runner alongside Link and Bjergsen as an MVP candidate for the Spring season, acquiring the most gold and kills over the first half of the season. Gravity boosted their record to 5-4 with Cloud 9 and Winterfox for a three-way tie for third place, and Team 8 dropped to a disappointing 3-6 and farther from a playoff position.

Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger is a staff writer for The Score eSports, and recaps each week's EU and NA LCS. He also enjoys The Office, hockey, hot wings and red (but not orange) gummy worms. You can follow him on Twitter.