Monday, January 25, 2016

The Week That Was - Jan. 25

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 Lightning Roll Their Way To Six Game Win Streak

 The London Lightning seem to be pulling away, even at this early juncture, from their competition in the Central Conference, thanks to a six-game winning streak. With a record of 9-2, they have a rather shocking lead over the Windsor Express, who sit at at 6-6.

One of the keys to the Lightning's recent success has been the return of Nick Okorie, who has taken the team's offence to the next level since his return to the line-up. His addition, along with the play of young stars Tyshawn Patterson and Stephen Maxwell, has helped the Lightning average 110 points per game during the streak.


The streak looked primed to end on Saturday, with the Lightning finding themselves down 86-84 with 2.8 seconds left. However Lady Luck was on London's side. Okorie collected the inbound, took a step back, and shot a contested fade-away three that found net, giving the Lightning an unlikely 87-86 victory to keep the streak alive.

London will be tested this upcoming week. They play Niagara, a team that has beaten London before, on the road, and will face Eastern teams for the first time when the Miracles and the Storm travel to London. While those teams aren't sporting great records, Windsor struggled against them, and it isn't really known how well the Central and Atlantic teams match-up.

STARTING 5

G - Tyshawn Patterson (London) - Per game: 22pts, 4rebs
- London's electric guard is always going 100 miles an hour 

 G - Doug Herring Jr. (Saint John) - 20pts, 6asts, 5rebs
- With Anderson's career lows, Herring Jr. has picked up the slack

F - Logan Stutz (Niagara) - 23pts, 12rebs
- Still doing an excellent job trying to carry an expansion team, needs help

F - Brandon Robinson (Windsor) - 25pts, 7asts, 6rebs
- Continues his dominance, leading the league in scoring

F - Justin Moss (Orangeville) - 22pts, 12rebs
- Similar situation as Stutz, doing some great work for a struggling team

 GAME RECAPS

January 24th - MON vs. ISL
January 23rd - HAL vs. ISL, ORG vs. LON, WIN vs. NIA
January 22nd - HAL vs. MON, NIA vs. ORG, LON vs. WIN
January 21st - MON vs. SJ
January 20th - LON vs. NIA
January 19th - No Games
January 18th - No Games

TRANSACTIONS - All transactions courtesy of NBL Canada

Halifax
- No Transactions
Island
- Jan. 20th: Placed Malcolm Grant on IR. Signed Raheem Singleton
- Jan. 19th: Placed Gary Gibson on IR. Signed Anthony Simpson
London
- Jan. 22nd: Placed Jordan Weidner on IR
- Jan. 20th: Activated Kevin Loiselle from IR. Released Taylor Black. Placed Garrett Williamson on IR. Signed Taylor Black 
Moncton
- Jan. 20th: Signed Jerron Jamerson. Released Anthony Gurley
Niagara
- Jan 19th: Signed Billy Rush
Orangeville
- No Transactions
Saint John
- No Transactions
Windsor
- Jan. 17th: Signed Paul Cooper. Released Shane Ross

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