BBL - Great Britain

British League playoff Final: May 4, 2008
Daniel Gilbert - Guildford Heat The Guildford Heat won the British Basketball League Playoffs on Sunday by beating the Marshall MK Lions 100-88 in the final. Danny Gilbert was named MVP after drilling 27 points on 5-for-7 three-point shooting in the title game at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena. By capturing the golden basketball trophy, the Heat have now lifted all four pieces of BBL silverware over the past two seasons. The game was a close affair, with the Heat holding a slim 42-41 lead at halftime. But a 10-0 charge highlighted by a Gilbert three early in the fourth quarter put the Heat in control. Mike Martin posted 25 points and 10 rebounds and Tony Dorsey added 19 points for the Heat. Dru Spinks led Marshall with 22. Kularoos Plymouth Raiders bested the regular-season champion Newcastle Eagles to captured third place after a 92-96 win as Gaylon Moore netted a game-high 26. MORE

Finals Weekend, Final, single game
Record Team Game 1
0 Marshall MK Lions (4) - Final 88
1 Guildford Heat (2) - Final 100
0 Newcastle Eagles (1) - 3rd place game 92
1 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders (3) - 3rd place game 96
British League Champion 2007-08: Newcastle Eagles (winner Regular Season)
BBL Championship Playoffs Champion 2007-08: Guildford Heat

Finals Weekend, Semifinals, single game
Record Team Game 1
0 Newcastle Eagles (1) 63
1 Marshall MK Lions (4) 72
1 Guildford Heat (2) 81
0 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders (3) 66

Quarterfinal Playoffs, single game
Record Team Game 1
1 Newcastle Eagles (1) 105
0 Worcester Wolves (8) 96
1 Marshall MK Lions (4) 105
0 SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks (5) 93
1 Guildford Heat (2) 81
0 Everton Tigers (7) 72
1 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders (3) 91
0 Sheffield Sharks(6) 73

Finals Weekend games in Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena
Game 1 Newcastle vs. MK Lions - Semifinal 63-72 May 3
Game 1 Guildford Heat vs. Plymouth - Semifinal 81-66 May 3
Game 2 Newcastle vs. Plymouth - 3rd place game 92-96 May 4
Game 2 MK Lions vs. Guildford Heat Final 88-100 May 4

Quarterfinal Playoffs games
Game 1 Newcastle Eagles vs. Worcester Wolves 105-96 April 25
Game 1 MK Lions vs. Scottish Rocks 105-93 April 23
Game 1 Guildford Heat vs. Everton Tigers 81-72 April 27
Game 1 Plymouth Raiders vs. Sheffield Sharks 91-73 April 26


LAST GAME GAME 32-33
April 18-20, 2008
Day Match Result
Apr. 18 Everton vs. Scottish 82-68
Apr. 19 Birmingham vs. Everton 71-113
Apr. 19 Worcester vs. London 82-84
Apr. 19 Leicester vs. Guildford 82-99
Apr. 20 Cheshire vs. Leicester 97-104
Apr. 20 London vs. Birmingham 85-65
Apr. 20 Newcastle vs. Sheffield 95-84
Apr. 20 Scottish vs. Guildford 94-76

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STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 Newcastle Eagles 33 29 4 - -
2 Guildford Heat 33 24 9 - -
3 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 33 24 9 - -
4 Marshall MK Lions 33 19 14 - -
5 SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks 33 18 15 - -
6 Sheffield Sharks 33 17 16 - -
7 Everton Tigers 33 16 17 - -
8 Worcester Wolves 33 14 19 - -
9 Paws London Capital 33 12 21 - -
10 J. Homes DMU Leicester Riders 33 10 23 - -
11 BIG Storage Cheshire Jets 33 9 24 - -
12 Team Birmingham Panthers 33 6 27 - -