BBL 2017/18 Season - Weekend Five (27th/28th/29th October)

(Justin Robinson driving for the basket during London Lions BBL Cup Quarter Final victory at Leicester Riders, thanks to BBL Official for the photo)

Here is my latest blog on the BBL action from the weekend, here are the results:- 

Friday 27th October 

BBL Championship 

Leeds Force 88-111 Bristol Flyers 

Sheffield Sharks 83-73 London Lions 

Worcester Wolves 91-78 Cheshire Phoenix

Saturday 28th October

BBL Cup Quarter Final

Leicester Riders 59-67 London Lions

Sunday 29th October

BBL Championship

Glasgow Rocks 97-78 Surrey Scorchers

Manchester Giants 79-97 Plymouth Raiders

Latest Standings

1. Newcastle Eagles Played 5 Won 5 Pts 10 

2. Sheffield Sharks Played 6 Won 5 Pts 10 

3. Glasgow Rocks Played 6 Won 4 Pts 8 

4. Leicester Riders Played 4 Won 3 Pts 6 

5. London Lions Played 6 Won 3 Pts 6 

6. Surrey Scorchers Played 6 Won 3 Pts 6 

7. Bristol Flyers Played 4 Won 2 Pts 4 

8. Cheshire Phoenix Played 4 Won 2 Pts 4 

9. Plymouth Raiders Played 5 Won 2 Pts 4 

10. Worcester Wolves Played 4 Won 1 Pts 2 

11. Manchester Giants Played 5 Won 0 Pts 0 

12. Leeds Force Played 5 Won 0 Pts 0

It was mixed weekend for the London Lions who fell to their third straight loss on the road in the Championship, this time to Sheffield Sharks, on Friday night however on Saturday they reached the Semi Finals of the BBL Cup with victory at Leicester Riders.  Sharks win over the Lions was their fifth in a row as they moved into second spot in the championship, whilst Glasgow Rocks moved into third with another win when defeating an in form Surrey Scorchers in Glasgow. Bristol Flyers grabbed only their second win by downing Leeds Force on the road whilst Worcester Wolves picked up a first win in the Championship by defeating Cheshire Phoenix at home.  And Plymouth Raiders won on the road at Manchester Giants to pick up their second win of the campaign, leaving Giants with no points from five games and joint bottom with Force who have the same record.

Here are next weekend's fixtures:-

Friday 3rd November

BBL Championship

Leeds Force vs Manchester Giants

Leicester Riders vs Plymouth Raiders

London Lions vs Glasgow Rocks

BBL Cup Quarter Finals

Newcastle Eagles vs Cheshire Phoenix

Sheffield Sharks vs Surrey Scorchers

Sunday 5th November

BBL Championship

Surrey Scorchers vs Bristol Flyers

Plymouth Raiders vs London Lions

Cheshire Phoenix vs Manchester Giants

BBL Cup Quarter Finals

Glasgow Rocks vs Worcester Wolves

The bottom two meet on Friday Night meaning one of them will win their first match of the season, whilst London Lions host Glasgow Rocks in what should be a decent match up at the Copperbox Arena.  And the remaining BBL Cup Quarter Finals take place over the weekend too with Eagles, Sharks and Rocks favourites to join Lions in the Last Four.

That's it for this weeks blog, I'll return in a weeks time.