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PAWS London Capital 84
After a close first quarter, in which the Capital edged it 18-17, the Raiders got to work in the second quarter, as Terry Horton helped fire them to a 44-41 advantage as the teams went into the locker rooms at half time. The third period was a different story, as the Capital scored the first six baskets to take a 49-44 lead. It was then a combination of Darren Mills, Santa Ataha and Ibrahim Gariba that took them to six points up at 54-48 with 5:54 left in the quarter. Plymouth then came back and closed that gap to just three points, at 58-55, but the Capital netted a free throw to take a 59-57 lead with 1:36 remaining. The Raiders then scored two more points to leave the scoreboard reading 65-59 at the end of the penultimate stanza. The fourth quarter saw the Capital close out the game, as the closest the Heat got was to within five points, at 78-73. Capital coach Milek Jivens was pleased with what he saw from his side tonight, particularly in terms of their basketball intelligence. He said: 'It was an odd game, a game of emotions because of both teams seeing it as a chance to improve their record. Plymouth usually have a good outside shooting percentage, but we were able to shut down their shooters today until the third quarter, when we went into a zone, but their shooters were then fatigued so our plan worked' he added: 'We were able to establish an inside presence today which was very important, but were also helped by some unforced turnovers from the Raiders, which gave us a lot of fast break baskets, particularly in the second half, when were stamped our authority on the game.' |
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PAWS
London Capital won a battle tonight between two sides who are
desperately trying to improve their win-loss records, with an 84-77
win over the Airwaves Plymouth Raiders at the Capital City Academy.
