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London Lightning
M. Basketball Sat, Nov. 23 Final
London Lightning
123
at Sudbury Five
119
Box Score
M. Basketball Sun, Dec. 08 Final
Windsor Express
109
vs London Lightning
117
Box Score
M. Basketball Wed, Dec. 11 Final
KW Titans
112
vs London Lightning
111
Box Score
M. Basketball Fri, Dec. 13 Final
London Lightning
116
at Windsor Express
124
Box Score
M. Basketball Thu, Dec. 19 Final - 2OT
London Lightning
154
at Pontiac Pharaohs
152
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Dec. 21 Final
Glass City Wranglers
100
vs London Lightning
111
Box Score
M. Basketball Fri, Dec. 27 Final
Pontiac Pharaohs
107
vs London Lightning
121
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Dec. 28 Final - 2OT
Sudbury Five
129
vs London Lightning
128
Box Score
M. Basketball Mon, Dec. 30 Final
London Lightning
91
at Sudbury Five
108
Box Score
M. Basketball Fri, Jan. 03 Final
London Lightning
112
at Newfoundland Rogues
107
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Jan. 04 Final
London Lightning
100
at Newfoundland Rogues
90
Box Score
M. Basketball Thu, Jan. 16 Final - OT
KW Titans
142
vs London Lightning
133
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Jan. 18 Final
Tri-State Admirals
115
vs London Lightning
160
Box Score
M. Basketball Sun, Jan. 19 Final
London Lightning
97
at KW Titans
110
Box Score
M. Basketball Wed, Jan. 29 Final
Pontiac Pharaohs
116
vs London Lightning
127
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 01 Final
Rhode Island Kraken
103
vs London Lightning
143
Box Score
M. Basketball Sun, Feb. 02 Final
London Lightning
109
at Jamestown Jackals
127
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 08 Final
London Lightning
115
at Sudbury Five
123
Box Score
M. Basketball Tue, Feb. 11 Final
Sudbury Five
133
vs London Lightning
121
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 15 Final
Rochester Kingz
101
vs London Lightning
130
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 22 Final
Windsor Express
108
vs London Lightning
106
Box Score
M. Basketball Sun, Feb. 23 Final
London Lightning
105
at Jamestown Jackals
119
Box Score
M. Basketball Thu, Feb. 27 Final
London Lightning
125
at Glass City Wranglers
113
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Mar. 01 Final
KW Titans
119
vs London Lightning
109
Box Score
M. Basketball Sun, Mar. 02 Final
Pontiac Pharaohs
108
vs London Lightning
116
Box Score
M. Basketball Wed, Mar. 05 Final
Sudbury Five
122
vs London Lightning
133
Box Score
M. Basketball Fri, Mar. 07 Final
London Lightning
105
at Windsor Express
111
Box Score
M. Basketball Wed, Mar. 12 Final
Windsor Express
96
vs London Lightning
131
Box Score
M. Basketball Thu, Mar. 13 Final
Lebanon Leprechauns
108
vs London Lightning
121
Box Score
M. Basketball Mon, Mar. 17 Final
Newfoundland Rogues
108
vs London Lightning
125
Box Score
M. Basketball Wed, Mar. 19 Final
Kokomo Bobkats
113
vs London Lightning
117
Box Score
M. Basketball Tue, Mar. 25 Final
Jamestown Jackals
97
vs London Lightning
100
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Mar. 29 Final
London Lightning
92
at KW Titans
95
Box Score
M. Basketball Tue, Apr. 01 Final
London Lightning
100
at Jamestown Jackals
104
Box Score
Lightning Drop Second in a Row to Express
Posted: Feb 02, 2018

Lightning Drop Second in a Row to Express

Thursday, February 1, 2018 (LONDON, ON) – For the second time in five days the London Lightning fall to the Windsor Express 123-120.

The Lightning once again fell behind in the second half, trailing by 17.  Head coach, Keith Vassell knows the team can be better, and that there are key things to fix. "They made a lot of tough shots, but we also gave them a lot of open shots. If we left them with just the tough shots then we would have been fine. We missed a lot of free throws and missed open shots in the fourth quarter too and then we lose by three points… we have to get better that's all… everyone in the [locker] room believes in each other. We've gone through a couple transitions, so I do believe that we will bounce back, we just have to refocus."

The Lightning started off strong but a third quarter lull hurt them. Doug Herring Jr and Garrett Williamson were consistent for the Bolts throughout the game, pushing the ball and slashing through the key. Herring Jr. dropped 28 points, seven assists, and five rebounds. Williamson added 25 points with seven rebounds and five assists along with four blocks. Mo Bolden chipped in 18.

Julian Boyd played his first game at home for the Lightning after having surgery on his right knee 10 months ago and he fit right in. "I'm always going to know how to play, it's just getting into what we are doing; getting into our sets, our defense, and keep working. It helps that I played with most of the guys last year. But the biggest thing is mental – when I go out there I'm not thinking about my knee, I'm thinking about stopping this guy, catching the ball, dunking on that guy, shooting the ball. It's all just time, it's all uphill from here." Boyd was a key reason the Lightning closed the gap in the fourth quarter. Hitting three jumpers in a row to ignite the Lightning run down the stretch.

The next London Lightning home game is this Saturday, February 3rd at seven P.M. against the Niagara River Lions. Tickets are available at www.lightningbasketball.ca or the Budweiser Gardens Box Office.

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