BBL 2017/18 Season - Weekend One (29th/30th September/1st October)

This weekend saw the opening matches of the new British Basketball League season take place and here are those results:-

Friday 29th September
Leeds Force 60-148 Newcastle Eagles
Manchester Giants 70-86 Leicester Riders
Sheffield Sharks 78-81 Surrey Scorchers
Worcester Wolves 72-88 London Lions

Saturday 30th September
Bristol Flyers 87-75 Plymouth Raiders

Sunday 1st October
Glasgow Rocks 76-86 Sheffield Sharks
London Lions 93-78 Surrey Scorchers

Standings
1. London Lions 2-2-0-181-150-4pts
2. Newcastle Eagles 1-1-0-148-60-2pts
3. Leicester Riders 1-1-0-86-70-2pts
4. Bristol Flyers 1-1-0-87-75-2pts
5. Sheffield Sharks 2-1-1-164-157-2pts
6. Surrey Scorchers 2-1-1-159-171-2pts
7. Cheshire Phoenix 0-0-0-0-0-0pts
8. Glasgow Rocks 1-0-1-76-86-0pts
9. Plymouth Raiders 1-0-1-75-87-0pts
10. Manchester Giants 1-0-1-70-86-0pts
11. Worcester Wolves 1-0-1-72-88-0pts
12. Leeds Force 1-0-1-60-148-0pts

London Lions top the table after the first weekend of fixtures after winning back to back games.  Newcastle Eagles won by an eye watering 88pts at Leeds Force after an incredible 148-60 win, which unsurprisingly left Force bottom of the table. Sharks bounced back from a home loss on Friday to win on the road Sunday whilst Flyers won the west country derby against Raiders on Saturday night.

Some photos I took at the Copperbox Arena on Sunday as the Lions comfortably beat the Scorchers 93-78

Here are next weekends match ups:-
Friday 6th October
Leicester Riders Vs Bristol Flyers
London Lions Vs Manchester Giants
Newcastle Eagles Vs Glasgow Rocks
Sheffield Sharks Vs Leeds Force

Sunday 8th October
Plymouth Raiders Vs Leeds Force
Manchester Giants Vs Newcastle Eagles
Cheshire Phoenix Vs Surrey Scorchers

Force, Giants and Eagles all have two games this weekend, Force no doubt trying to put that painful opening weekend loss aside to try and improve this weekend.  Giants travel to the two from two Lions before facing the rampant Eagles at home, who themselves host Rocks on Friday evening.  And Phoenix get their season underway when they host the Scorchers on Sunday.  It promises to be another hot weekend of Basketball action in the BBL.