(action between Newcastle Eagles and London Lions in the BBL Championship on Friday evening, thanks to Newcastle for the photo)
BBL Championship
Newcastle Eagles 82-85 London Lions
Sheffield Sharks 83-79 Cheshire Phoenix
Worcester Wolves 76-81 Leicester Riders
Glasgow Rocks 84-79 Bristol Flyers
Saturday 3rd February
BBL Championship
Leicester Riders 92-58 Manchester Giants
Sunday 4th February
BBL Championship
Leeds Force 76-101 Worcester Wolves
Plymouth Raiders 85-80 Sheffield Sharks
Manchester Giants 60-97 Newcastle Eagles
Latest BBL Championship Standings
1. Leicester Riders Played 19 Won 17 Pct .895 Pts 34
2. Newcastle Eagles Played 18 Won 14 Pct .778 Pts 28
3. Glasgow Rocks Played 20 Won 13 Pct .650 Pts 26
4. London Lions Played 18 Won 11 Pct .611 Pts 22
5. Sheffield Sharks Played 16 Won 10 Pct .625 Pts 20
6. Worcester Wolves Played 17 Won 10 Pct .588 Pts 20
7. Surrey Scorchers Played 21 Won 10 Pct .476 Pts 20
8. Bristol Flyers Played 17 Won 8 Pct .471 Pts 16
9. Cheshire Phoenix Played 14 Won 7 Pct .500 Pts 14
10. Plymouth Raiders Played 19 Won 5 Pct .263 Pts 10
11. Manchester Giants Played 18 Won 2 Pct .111 Pts 4
12. Leeds Force Played 19 Won 1 Pct .053 Pts 2
Leicester Riders have opened up a six point lead at the top now after they recorded a weekend double whilst Newcastle Eagles lost and won this weekend. Riders sneaked past Worcester Wolves by just five points on Friday night but then thrashed the struggling Manchester Giants by 34 points 24 hours later, whilst the Eagles were stunned at home by three points by the fourth placed London Lions, but bounced back to beat the woeful Giants by 37 points on the road. Third placed Glasgow Rocks are now just two points behind the Eagles after they won by just five points at home to Bristol Flyers, whilst Sheffield Sharks are into fifth now after defeating BBL Cup winners Cheshire Phoenix on Friday night, however they then lost to Plymouth Raiders, who hadn't won in the league since November. And bottom side Leeds Force lost for the 18th time in 19 league games after they were thrashed by The Wolves in Yorkshire by 25 points, who put up 101 in the process.
Here are the upcoming fixtures
Wednesday 7th February
BBL Trophy Semi Final First Leg
Worcester Wolves vs Sheffield Sharks
Friday 9th February
BBL Championship
London Lions vs Worcester Wolves
Newcastle Eagles vs Cheshire Phoenix
Sheffield Sharks vs Leicester Riders
Manchester Giants vs Leeds Force
Saturday 10th February
BBL Championship
Bristol Flyers vs Glasgow Rocks
Sunday 11th February
BBL Championship
Plymouth Raiders vs Glasgow Rocks
Cheshire Phoenix vs Leicester Riders
BBL Trophy Semi Final Second Leg
Sheffield Sharks vs Worcester Wolves
This week sees the first semi final of the BBL Trophy take place, and ironically it brings together Worcester Wolves and Sheffield Sharks, who also met in the BBL Cup semis, with Wolves winning both legs in that one. Sharks therefore will want revenge and stop their opponents from reaching both finals this season. The First Leg in Worcester takes place on Wednesday with the return leg in Sheffield on Sunday. Their are also seven BBL Championship games taking place over the course of the weekend two, with the bottom two meeting in Manchester on Friday evening. Catch next weeks blog to see what happens in those games.
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