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M. Basketball Sat, Nov. 23 Final
London Lightning
123
at Sudbury Five
119
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Windsor Express
109
vs London Lightning
117
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M. Basketball Wed, Dec. 11 Final
KW Titans
112
vs London Lightning
111
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M. Basketball Fri, Dec. 13 Final
London Lightning
116
at Windsor Express
124
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M. Basketball Thu, Dec. 19 Final - 2OT
London Lightning
154
at Pontiac Pharaohs
152
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M. Basketball Sat, Dec. 21 Final
Glass City Wranglers
100
vs London Lightning
111
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M. Basketball Fri, Dec. 27 Final
Pontiac Pharaohs
107
vs London Lightning
121
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M. Basketball Sat, Dec. 28 Final - 2OT
Sudbury Five
129
vs London Lightning
128
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M. Basketball Mon, Dec. 30 Final
London Lightning
91
at Sudbury Five
108
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M. Basketball Fri, Jan. 03 Final
London Lightning
112
at Newfoundland Rogues
107
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M. Basketball Sat, Jan. 04 Final
London Lightning
100
at Newfoundland Rogues
90
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M. Basketball Thu, Jan. 16 Final - OT
KW Titans
142
vs London Lightning
133
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M. Basketball Sat, Jan. 18 Final
Tri-State Admirals
115
vs London Lightning
160
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M. Basketball Sun, Jan. 19 Final
London Lightning
97
at KW Titans
110
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M. Basketball Wed, Jan. 29 Final
Pontiac Pharaohs
116
vs London Lightning
127
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M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 01 Final
Rhode Island Kraken
103
vs London Lightning
143
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M. Basketball Sun, Feb. 02 Final
London Lightning
109
at Jamestown Jackals
127
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M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 08 Final
London Lightning
115
at Sudbury Five
123
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M. Basketball Tue, Feb. 11 Final
Sudbury Five
133
vs London Lightning
121
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M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 15 Final
Rochester Kingz
101
vs London Lightning
130
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M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 22 Final
Windsor Express
108
vs London Lightning
106
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M. Basketball Sun, Feb. 23 Final
London Lightning
105
at Jamestown Jackals
119
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M. Basketball Thu, Feb. 27 Final
London Lightning
125
at Glass City Wranglers
113
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M. Basketball Sat, Mar. 01 Final
KW Titans
119
vs London Lightning
109
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M. Basketball Sun, Mar. 02 Final
Pontiac Pharaohs
108
vs London Lightning
116
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M. Basketball Wed, Mar. 05 Final
Sudbury Five
122
vs London Lightning
133
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M. Basketball Fri, Mar. 07 Final
London Lightning
105
at Windsor Express
111
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M. Basketball Wed, Mar. 12 Final
Windsor Express
96
vs London Lightning
131
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M. Basketball Thu, Mar. 13 Final
Lebanon Leprechauns
108
vs London Lightning
121
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M. Basketball Mon, Mar. 17 Final
Newfoundland Rogues
108
vs London Lightning
125
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M. Basketball Wed, Mar. 19 Final
Kokomo Bobkats
113
vs London Lightning
117
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M. Basketball Tue, Mar. 25 Final
Jamestown Jackals
97
vs London Lightning
100
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M. Basketball Sat, Mar. 29 Final
London Lightning
92
at KW Titans
95
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M. Basketball Tue, Apr. 01 Final
London Lightning
100
at Jamestown Jackals
104
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Lightning Take Game One in Division Semi-Final
Posted: Apr 06, 2018

Lightning Take Game One in Division Semi-Final

Friday, April 6, 2018 (LONDON, ON) –  The London Lightning take the first game in round one of the NBL Playoffs with a big 151-115 win over the Niagara River Lions.  

Head coach, Keith Vassell, was pleased with the full team effort the Bolts brought to the court tonight. "The beauty of our team is we have a variety of different guys who can go off. Today – Marcus had a fantastic game, Julian came in and knocked down shots, Mo did a lot of things – blocked shots, grabbed rebounds, knocked down shots… Doug was huge, especially in the first half."

The Lightning had eight players score in double figures; Doug Herring Jr. (22 points, 12 assists), Garrett Williamson (22 points, six rebounds), Ryan Anderson (20 points, seven assists), Royce White (19 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists), Julian Boyd (17 points), Kyle Johnson (16 points), Marcus Capers (13 points) and Mo Bolden (11 points, 14 rebounds, six assists).

Herring Jr. controlled the game from start to finish, setting up his teammates, playing lock down defense and finding his own chances to score. "It was a good win. Game one of the playoffs; you know we wanted to come out and make a strong statement. We kept up the pace we wanted to have and we were focused. We have to have that same focus tomorrow, clean some stuff up tomorrow morning and come out tomorrow night ready to play."

The Lighting have a quick turn around for game two that goes tomorrow night. Coach Vassell was happy with the result but knows tomorrow is a whole different ball game. "I thought we started off the game well tonight, we capitalized on the opportunities that we had, and we moved the ball well. It's one game at a time – every game matters, you do the best you can in that game and now you look at the next one. I'm happy with the result and now we keep ourselves going for tomorrow."

Game two in round one in NBL 2018 playoffs is tomorrow night, Saturday, April 7, at seven P.M. at Budweiser Gardens. Tickets are available at the Budweiser Gardens Box Office or www.lightningbasketball.ca.

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