(Action from Leicester Riders 75-73 win over Plymouth Raiders at the Leicester Arena on Friday Night, thanks to Leicester Riders for the picture)
Let's look back at the weekend's BBL results:-
Friday 3rd November
BBL Championship
Leeds Force 87-82 Manchester Giants
Leicester Riders 75-73 Plymouth Raiders
London Lions 86-70 Glasgow Rocks
BBL Cup Quarter Finals
Newcastle Eagles 79-80 Cheshire Phoenix
Sheffield Sharks 93-64 Surrey Scorchers
Sunday 5th November
BBL Championship
Cheshire Phoenix 79-88 Manchester Giants
Plymouth Raiders 70-75 London Lions
Surrey Scorchers 85-86 Bristol Flyers
BBL Cup Quarter Finals
Glasgow Rocks 85-97 Worcester Wolves
Latest Standings
1. Newcastle Eagles Played 5 Won 5 Pts 10
2. Sheffield Sharks Played 6 Won 5 Pts 10
3. London Lions Played 8 Won 5 Pts 10
4. Leicester Riders Played 5 Won 4 Pts 8
5. Glasgow Rocks Played 7 Won 4 Pts 8
6. Bristol Flyers Played 5 Won 3 Pts 6
7. Surrey Scorchers Played 7 Won 3 Pts 6
8. Cheshire Phoenix Played 5 Won 2 Pts 4
9. Plymouth Raiders Played 7 Won 2 Pts 4
10. Worcester Wolves Played 4 Won 1 Pts 2
11. Leeds Force Played Played 6 Won 1 Pts 2
12. Manchester Giants Played 7 Won 1 Pts 2
The London Lions had a great weekend, bouncing back from three straight defeats in the Championship to record a double over the weekend at home to Glasgow Rocks and then on the road at Plymouth Raiders, which took them into third spot and a three way tie at the top. The two other sides who are tied at the top with the Lions did not play in the Championship at the weekend as they were both in BBL Cup Quarter Final action. Newcastle Eagles fell to a surprise home loss against the Cheshire Phoenix whilst Sheffield Sharks destroyed the Surrey Scorchers in Yorkshire to join Phoenix and Lions in the Semi Finals. The final Quarter Final took place on Sunday and saw Rocks lose for the second time this weekend when losing at home to the Worcester Wolves to complete the Semi-Final line up.
The draw for that has now taken place and here is that draw:-
BBL Semi Final draw (ties to be played over two legs):-
Worcester Wolves Vs Sheffield Sharks
Cheshire Phoenix Vs London Lions
Continuing my look back at the weekend's results and the bottom two, Leeds Force and Manchester Giants grabbed their first wins of the season, Force defeated Giants in a close one on Friday evening before the Giants bounced back to stun Phoenix on the road on sunday, bringing the home side back to earth with a solid bump after Friday's heroics at Eagles. Raiders lost both their games over the weekend to fall to ninth in the standings whilst Bristol Flyers won on the road at Scorchers to move up to sixth, which also meant Scorchers lost both games this weekend. An finally Leicester Riders got back to winning ways after a close win over Raiders on Friday evening.
The draw for the BBL Trophy was also made last week and here is Round One's contests (ties to be played mid-December):-
Cheshire Phoenix Vs Glasgow Rocks
Plymouth Raiders Vs Bristol Flyers
Manchester Giants Vs London Lions
Leeds Force Vs Leicester Riders
Newcastle Eagles Vs Surrey Scorchers
Sheffield Sharks Vs Manchester Magic
Team Northumbria Vs Worcester Wolves
Falkirk Fury Vs Reading Rockets
Right here are next weekend's fixtures in the BBL:-
Friday 10th November
BBL Championship
Leeds Force Vs Cheshire Phoenix
Leicester Riders Vs Sheffield Sharks
Newcastle Eagles Vs Surrey Scorchers
Worcester Wolves Vs Glasgow Rocks
Saturday 11th November
BBL Championship
Bristol Flyers Vs Glasgow Rocks
Sunday 12th November
BBL Championship
Surrey Scorchers Vs Manchester Giants
Cheshire Phoenix Vs Newcastle Eagles
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