London Lions vs Cheshire Phoenix
THE LIONS TAMED AT HOME AS THE
PHOENIX TRIUMPH
The London
Lions were beaten 88-92 by the Cheshire Phoenix and drew level with them in
fifth place in the BBL Championship on Friday evening in a game which they
dominated for large periods. The Lions were scoring 20 plus points per quarter
and were in control until the fourth when forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning went
off after rolling his ankle and everything fell apart. Victor Moses and
Dominique Coleman sharing 25 points each for the Phoenix.
The Lions
stormed into a 20-9 lead inside the opening 5 minutes with Bryan-Amaning and
Rod Brown dominating the first quarter with Bryan-Amaning and Brown combining
for three 3 pointers and an offensive rebound. Adrien Sturt got the away side
off the mark with a long range three pointer.
Reggie
Middleton and Victor Moses then decided to spring into action and take the game
into their own hands in the second as Phoenix pulled away from the host with
Coleman also joining in on the fun and dropping four 3’s, one being exceptionally
good when he had 3 defenders all around him but he still managed to get the
shot off to claim 16 points as the Phoenix led 45-53 at the break.
But a
massive finish to the third quarter was to ensue, led by Rod Brown who scored a
season high 28 points on the night, full court pressure saw the Phoenix turn
the ball over an amazing 6 times in a row and this saw the home team surge into
a 72-70 lead after a dominant 17-3 run.
The Lions
still led at 77-76 in the decisive fourth period, before three rapid lead
changes ensued. But Coleman hit a crucial three-pointer for the visitors, who
soon after emerged from a timeout with consecutive scores in what became a
game-winning 10 unanswered points for a 79-88 lead with two and a half minutes
to play.
The Lions
had one last go, with Adrien Sturt's triple and were back to within one shot at
88-91 with six seconds to play, but they could not turn their last piece of
possession into a bucket as time ran out.
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