Breaking down what happened in the National Basketball League of Canada on Friday night.
Quebec Top PerformersJames "Boo" Jackson - 17 pts (8-11), 15 reb, 2 ast
Royce Parran - 8 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl
Halifax Top Performers
Eddie Robinson - 14 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast
Tyrone Levett - 19 pts, 9 reb, 1 stl
It came down to another last second basket for the Halifax Rainmen as Lawrence Wright tipped in the game-winner with just 0.3 seconds left in the victory against the Quebec Kebs last night. Halifax won their sixth straight as the Rainmen are on the road for back-to-back road games over the holidays.
The Kebs held the Rainmen to just 36.3% shooting on the night but also struggled on their own end with their 41% shooting. Former Halifax Rainmen centre, James "Boo" Jackson, had a double double on the night with 17 pts and 15 boards. The Rainmen's current leading scorer, Lawrence Wright, finished with 11 points including the last second game-winner. Halifax now sits in second place in the NBL with a 9-4 record.
Links: The Chronicle-Herald
"We drew a play up for Tyrone to get the ball on the post because he had an advantage down low," Robinson said seconds after the horn sounded. "He took a good shot but it kinda fell short but Lawrence was there to clean it up and put it in."
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