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British League, Week 12: December 5-10, 2006 |
It has been a busy week for British basketball, with 12 games throughout his three active competitions. The Guildford Heat registered as many as three wins to get atop the British championship with a 9-1 record. The Heat opened its amazing week with a 71-88 road win against the Milton Keynes Lions on Tuesday. Chad McKnight led the Heat with 21 points, as the Heat rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit to add a big road win. On Friday, the Heat beat the Sheffield Sharks 84-89 behind 27 points from Michael Martin and 24 from Brian Dux 24, who combined for 5 points in the final 11 seconds to win the game. Once again, the Heat defeated the Lions 94-85 on Saturday with 22 points from Dan Wardrope. On Friday, the Chester Jets registered the most impressing win of the week by thrashing London United 86-112 behind 41 points from Jaz Cowan. In other British championship games, the Sharks beat the Leicester Riders 72-85, the Plymouth Raiders topped the Worcester Wolves 78-98 while the Riders overwhelmed the Jets 67-112 on Sunday. In the British Trophy, the Newcastle Eagles downed the Scottish Rocks 86-78 in overtime, and London United thrashed the Leopards 84-113 on Sunday. In the British Cup, the Rocks got its revenge against the Eagles with a 94-69 home win on Sunday.
| LAST GAME GAME 12 - December 5-10, 2006 | | Day | Match | Result | | Dec. 5 | Milton Keynes Lions vs. Guildford Heat | 80-72 | | Dec. 8 | Westfield Sharks vs. Guildford Heat | 84-89 | | Dec. 9 | London United vs. Chester Jets | 86-112 | | Dec. 9 | Leicester Riders vs. Westfield Sharks | 72-85 | | Dec. 9 | Guildford Heat vs. Milton Keynes Lions | 94-85 | | Dec. 9 | Worcester Wolves vs. Plymouth Raiders | 78-98 | | Dec. 10 | Chester Jets vs. Leicester Riders | 67-112 |
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| NEXT GAME GAME 13 - December 13-17, 2006 | | Day | Match | | Dec. 13 | Plymouth Raiders vs. London United | | Dec. 15 | Newcastle Eagles vs. Guildford Heat | | Dec. 16 | London United vs. Newcastle Eagles | | Dec. 16 | Worcester Wolves vs. Scottish Rocks | | Dec. 17 | Milton Keynes Lions vs. Worcester Wolves | | Dec. 17 | Guildford Heat vs. Scottish Rocks | | - | |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | Sheffield Sharks | 13 | 10 | 3 | - | - | | 2 | Guildford Heat | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | - | | 3 | Kularoos Plymouth Raiders | 12 | 9 | 3 | - | - | | 4 | Milton Keynes Lions | 12 | 7 | 5 | - | - | | 5 | Scottish Phoenix Honda Rocks | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | - | | 6 | London United | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | - | | 7 | Springfield-Honda Newcastle Eagles | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | - | | 8 | DMU Leicester Riders | 15 | 5 | 10 | - | - | | 9 | Chester Jets | 13 | 3 | 10 | - | - | | 10 | Worcester Wolves | 14 | 1 | 13 | - | - |
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Sunday, December 10, 2006
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