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BBL - Great Britain
British League, Final Four, Final: May 3, 2009
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 Newcastle Eagles won their fourth BBL Championship playoff title in five years by beating Everton Tigers 87-84 in the title game at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on Sunday. As such, Newcastle completed the Triple Crown, adding the playoff trophy to the BBL regular season and the BBL Trophy. Trey Moore paced the winners with 22 points, earning MVP honors. Reggie Jackson added 18 while Darius Defoe had 17 for the Eagles. Richard Midgley led Everton with a career-best 36 points while Olu Babalola added 15 for the Tigers. Jackson buried four three-pointers to make Newcastle get a 36-17 lead at the end of the first quarter. A 2-11 run brought Everton back to life, 38-28, but Newcastle still kept a 51-40 halftime margin. Moore helped the Eagles to make it an 18-point game, 70-52, at the end of the third quarter. Midgley took over in the fourth quarter, bringing Everton within 86-84 with 9 seconds to go. The Tigers fouled on Jackson, that made 1-for-2 free throws. Midgley missed from way downtown at the buzzer. MORE |
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| Final Four, Final, single game |
| Record |
Team |
Game 1 |
| 1 |
Newcastle Eagles (1) |
87 |
| 0 |
Everton Tigers (2) |
84 |
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BBL Championship Play-off, Champion 2008-09: Newcastle Eagles
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| Final Four, Semifinals, single game |
| Record |
Team |
Game 1 |
| 1 |
Newcastle Eagles (1) |
93 |
| 0 |
Plymouth Raiders (5) |
71 |
| 1 |
Everton Tigers (2) |
81 |
| 0 |
Leicester Riders (3) |
65 |
| Quarterfinals Playoffs, single game |
| Record |
Team |
Game 1 |
| 1 |
Newcastle Eagles (1) |
88 |
| 0 |
Cheshire Jets (8) |
83 |
| 0 |
Guildford Heat (4) |
81 |
| 1 |
Plymouth Raiders (5) |
89 |
| 1 |
Everton Tigers (2) |
84 |
| 0 |
Scottish Rocks (7) |
64 |
| 1 |
Leicester Riders (3) |
72 |
| 0 |
Sheffield Sharks (6) |
71 |
| Final Four round games |
| Semifinal |
Newcastle Eagles vs. Plymouth Raiders |
93-71 |
May 2 |
| Semifinal |
Everton Tigers vs. Leicester Riders |
81-65 |
May 2 |
| FINAL |
Newcastle Eagles vs. Everton Tigers |
87-84 |
May 3 |
| Quarterfinals Playoffs round games |
| Game 1 |
Leicester Riders vs. Sheffield Sharks |
72-71 |
April 22 |
| Game 1 |
Newcastle Eagles vs. BiG Storage Cheshire Jets |
88-83 |
April 24 |
| Game 1 |
Everton Tigers vs. Scottish Rocks |
84-64 |
April 24 |
| Game 1 |
Guildford Heat vs. Plymouth Raiders |
81-89 |
April 26 |
LAST GAME GAME 30
April 15-19, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
Result |
| Apr. 15 |
Guildford vs. Everton |
107-101 |
| Apr. 17 |
Everton vs. Cheshire |
103-97 |
| Apr. 17 |
Newcastle vs.London Capital |
77-64 |
| Apr. 17 |
Sheffield vs. Scottish |
66-62 |
| Apr. 18 |
Worthing vs. Guildford |
78-93 |
| Apr. 18 |
Leicester vs. Worcester |
108-104 |
| Apr. 18 |
Plymouth vs. MK Lions |
76-74 |
| Apr. 19 |
Guildford vs. Newcastle |
96-100 |
| Apr. 19 |
Worcester vs. Sheffield |
100-109 |
| Apr. 19 |
Scottish vs. Everton |
81-71 |
| Apr. 19 |
Cheshire vs. Worthing |
122-83 |
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NEXT GAME
Quarterfinals Playoffs |
| Day |
Match |
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Newcastle (1) vs. Cheshire (8) |
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Everton (2) vs. Scottish (7) |
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Leicester (3) vs. Sheffiels (6) |
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Guildford (4) vs. Plymouth (5) |
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STANDINGS |
TG |
W |
L |
P+ |
P- |
| 1 |
Newcastle Eagles |
33 |
28 |
5 |
- |
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| 2 |
Everton Tigers |
33 |
24 |
9 |
- |
- |
| 3 |
Leicester Riders |
33 |
21 |
12 |
- |
- |
| 4 |
Guildford Heat |
33 |
21 |
12 |
- |
- |
| 5 |
Plymouth Raiders |
33 |
20 |
13 |
- |
- |
| 6 |
Sheffield Sharks |
33 |
16 |
17 |
- |
- |
| 7 |
Scottish Rocks |
33 |
16 |
17 |
- |
- |
| 8 |
Cheshire Jets |
33 |
15 |
18 |
- |
- |
| 9 |
Marshall MK Lions |
33 |
14 |
19 |
- |
- |
| 10 |
Worcester Wolves |
33 |
11 |
22 |
- |
- |
| 11 |
Worthing Thunder |
33 |
10 |
23 |
- |
- |
| 12 |
London Capital |
33 |
2 |
31 |
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| The British Basketball League has two different winners throughout the season. As many as 12 teams will battle against each other through the regular season, and even when eight teams make it to the playoffs, the regular season winner is the British League winner. The top 8 teams are involved in a Final Eight, fighting for a different trophy and one last honour. Two more competitions take place throughout the season: the BBL Trophy, in which teams are divided in groups and the top team in each group advances to a Final Four, and the BBL Cup, a straight knock-off competition through four rounds. The Newcastle Eagles will try to defend its title by keeping player/coach Fab Flournoy and big man Lynard Stewart. The Guildford Heat will be the main candidate to challenge the Eagles for the British Championship, bringing in Keonta Howell and Brad Jones as its main additions. The Plymouth Raiders kept Terrence Durham, Gaylon Moore and DeAntoine Beasley to stay competitive, while teams like the Marshall MK Lions, the Scottish Rocks and the Sheffield Sharks are among the teams with strong chances of reaching the playoffs and fighting for one of the four available titles. |
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