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British League Finals Weekend: April 28-29, 2007
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| The Newcastle Eagles won the BBL Championship Playoff Final! The Eagles conquered the last title in the British season by beating the Scottish Rocks 95-82 in the title game in its own home court in Newcastle on Sunday, in a rematch of last year's final. Olu Babalola was named Most Valuable Player, leading the winners with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Tony Dorsey added 18 points while Andrew Bridge had 17 for the Eagles, that took revenge of last year's final. Rob Yanders led all scorers with 26 points for the Sharks. The Eagles led 47-44 at halftime and boosted their margin to 70-61 at the end of the third quarter. The Rocks never recovered, allowing the Eagles to put a bright end to its British season. In the first semifinal played on Saturday, the Eagles downed the Sheffield Sharks 73-83 to advance to the title game. Dorsey paced the winners with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Jeremy Hyatt addd 18 points for the Eagles while Jeff Bonds led the Sharks with 23 points. In the other semifinal, the Rocks bested the Guildford Heat 71-78 behind 14 points from Sterling Davis. Brian Dux and Mike Martin each had 23 points for the Heat, that got within 64-67 but could not complete its comeback down the stretch. The Sharks topped the Hear 105-97 in the third place game behind 28 points from Blake Shelton. MORE |
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BRITISH LEAGUE: Playoff Final, single game
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Record
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Team
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Game 1
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Newcastle Eagles (Champion) (3) - Final |
95 |
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Scottish Rocks (4) - Final |
82 |
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Heat Guildford
(1) - 3rd Place |
97 |
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Sheffield Sharks (2) - 3rd Place |
105 |
| British League Champion 2006-07: Springfield Honda Newcastle Eagles |
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Playoff Semifinals, single game
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Record
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Team
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Game 1
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Heat Guildford
(1) |
71 |
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Scottish Rocks (4) |
78 |
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Sheffield Sharks (2) |
73 |
| 1 |
Newcastle Eagles (3) |
83 |
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BRITISH LEAGUE: Playoff Quarterfinals, single game
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Record
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Team
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Game 1
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Heat Guildford
(1) |
71 |
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London United
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68 |
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Scottish Rocks (4) |
83 |
| 0 |
Plymouth Raiders (5) |
77 |
| 1 |
Sheffield Sharks (2) |
89 |
| 0 |
Leicester Riders (7) |
71 |
| 1 |
Newcastle Eagles (3) |
109 |
| 0 |
MK Lions (6) |
84 |
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Playoff finals Games
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Game 1
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Newcastle Eagles vs. Scottish Rocks (Final) |
95-82
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April 29 |
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Game 1
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Heat Guildford vs. Sheffield Sharks (3rd Place) |
97-105
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April 29 |
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Playoff Semifinals Games
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Game 1
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Heat Guildford vs. Scottish Rocks
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71-78
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April 28 |
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Game 1
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Sheffield Sharks vs. Newcastle Eagles
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73-83
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April 28 |
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Playoff Quarterfinals Games
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Game 1
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Heat Guildford vs. London United
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71-68
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April 15 |
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Game 1
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Scottish Rocks vs. Plymouth Raiders
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83-77
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April 15 |
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Game 1
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Sheffield Sharks vs. Leicester Riders
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89-71
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April 13 |
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Game 1
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Newcastle Eagles vs. MK Lions
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109-84
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April 17 |
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LAST GAME GAME 30 - April 6-8, 2007
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Day
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Match
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Result
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Guildford Heat vs. Chester Jets
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104-79 |
| Apr. 4 |
MK Lions vs. Plymouth Raiders
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82-85 |
| Apr. 6 |
Newcastle Eagles vs. Westfield Sharks
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94-89 |
| Apr. 6 |
Chester Jets vs. Guildford Heat
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81-102 |
| Apr. 7 |
Plymouth Raiders vs. Leicester Riders
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77-68 |
| Apr. 8 |
Scottish Rocks vs. Worcester Wolves
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94-83 |
| Apr. 8 |
MK Lions vs. Westfield Sharks
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64-66 |
| Apr. 8 |
Plymouth Raiders vs. Newcastle Eagles
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89-83 |
| Apr. 8 |
Guildford Heat vs. London United
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114-85 |
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NEXT GAME Playoff Quarterfinals
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Match
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Guildford Heat (1) vs. London United (8)
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Westfield Sharks (2) vs. Leicester Riders (7)
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Newcastle Eagles (3) vs. MK Lions (6)
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Scottish Rocks (4) vs. Plymouth Raiders (5)
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STANDINGS
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TG
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W
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L
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P+
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P-
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Poujoulat Heat Guildford
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36 |
29 |
7 |
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Sheffield Sharks
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36 |
28 |
8 |
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Springfield-Honda Newcastle Eagles
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36 |
25 |
11 |
- |
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Scottish Phoenix Honda Rocks
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36 |
22 |
14 |
- |
- |
| 5 |
Kularoos Plymouth Raiders
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36 |
20 |
16 |
- |
- |
| 6 |
Marshall MK Lions
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36 |
18 |
18 |
- |
- |
| 7 |
DMU Leicester Riders
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36 |
13 |
23 |
- |
- |
| 8 |
London United
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36 |
11 |
25 |
- |
- |
| 9 |
Chester Jets
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36 |
10 |
26 |
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| 10 |
Worcester Wolves
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36 |
4 |
32 |
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British
League 2006-07
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PLAYOFFS
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Finals Weekend
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REGULAR SEASON
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Game
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2,
3,
4,
5-6,
7,
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9-10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15-16,
17,
18,
19,
20,
21-22,
23-24,
25,
26,
27,
28,
29,
30,
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2006-07 BRITISH LEAGUE PREVIEW
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| The British Basketball League has two different winners throughout the season. Eleven teams will battle against each other through the regular season, and even when eight teams make it to the playoffs, the regular season winner is the British League winner. The top 8 teams are involved in a Final Eight, fighting for a different trophy and one last honour. Two more competitions take place throughout the season: the BBL Trophy, in which teams are divided in groups and the top team in each group advances to a Final Four, and the BBL Cup, a straight knock-off competition through four rounds. The Newcastle Eagles will try to defend its title by keeping star guard T.J. Walker and bringing in Olu Babalola or Shawan Robinson. The Scottish Rocks and the Westfield Sheffield Sharks will be two major contenders for all titles. The Rocks kept Robert Yanders and Julius Joseph while signing Maurice Hampton and Moritz Wohlers. Meanwhile, the Sharks brought back Ed Cage, Sterling Davis and Blake Shelton, enough to challenge everyone. The London United, a newborn club, is ready to put one of the most famous cities into the basketball world. It may well be the most surprising team of the season. |
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Sunday, October 01, 2006
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