What happened in the NBL Canada last night? More Canadians on the move! 12/3/11

posted by Romy Aquino

Breaking down what happened in the National Basketball League of Canada last night:


LONDON  LIGHTNING 98, MONCTON MIRACLES 93

London Top Performers
Eddie Smith - 23 pts, 10 asst, 5 reb
Shamari Spears - 31 pts (12-19), 4 reb

Moncton Top Performers

Andrew Francis - 19 pts (8-10), 3 reb

Darrell Wonge - 22 pts (7-11), 8 asst, 4 reb

The Moncton Miracles have had a tough stretch, playing their first back-to-back-to-back this weekend.  And in their second game of the series on Saturday evening, the Miracles almost pulled out an upset against the league-leading London Lightning.

London played with a short-handed eight-man rotation due to injuries on Saturday but still prevailed with a 98-93 win.  London dominated the Miracles in the paint, outscoring Moncton 52-22 down low as the Lightning pulled out their ninth win of the season.  The Miracles are now 0-9 on the season.

London are now on four days rest before playing three straight games against the Oshawa Power starting on Thursday.  Moncton faces off against Halifax on Sunday afternoon.

Links:
LightningBasketball.ca

“We played a great game,” Coach Michael Ray Richardson emphasized. “Defensively we played smart. We had a short roster because two of our players were hurt (DeAnthony Bowden and Rodney Buford) and the bench came in and played well. It was a great all around game. Each player contributed to the game and were crucial factors in the result.”

NBLCanada.com

“We worked together as a team and things finally started to come together,” said Head Coach Mike Evans. “There are still a lot of things that we need to improve on but it was good to see the guys compete until the final buzzer.” 

TRANSACTIONS

- The Halifax Rainmen have released Richard Delk (nephew of former NBA player, Tony Delk) and have signed shooting guard, Chris Hagan.




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