Once the ball was tossed for tip off, the A's wasted no time in getting their offense rolling. Orangeville scored the first 9 points of the ball game, mostly through physical post-up moves and fast-break drives, as they immediately put pressure on the visitors. For most of the quarter they also dominated the glass and limited second chance points, but Windsor eventually broke through. The Express responded with an 11-2 run where they sprinted to the basket in transition before the A's could get set. Through the play of Juan Pattilo (10 points, 5-6 FG) & Logan Stutz (6'9''-F-88, college: Washburn) (8 points, 3-4 FG), Windsor took their first lead of the night and it was a contentious struggle for the lead on every trip. Unfortunately for the A's, their turnovers became a glaring issue and the Express took advantage of every opportunity. After ending the quarter on the wrong end of an 11-2 run, Orangeville trailed by 23-32 to end the 1st quarter. A's Player of the Game Rick Bodiford (6'4''-G-87, college: IU Southeast) scored 19 points on 8/12 shooting (3/4 from 3-point range). Although the A's started the game on a hot streak, they struggled to break out of their slump going into the 2nd quarter. What started as an 11-point deficit, quickly became 17 with Windsor exploiting Orangeville's interior protection. Their inability to contain the scorching Express offense or have a consistent scoring option on the other end of the floor saw the A's fall behind by as much as 68-40 down the stretch of the quarter. Pattilo (14 points, 7-10 FG) rarely missed shots for Windsor and Stutz (18 points, 7-8 FG) continued to lead the 2nd unit as they scored a whopping 40 points. With the large gap separating both sides, the A's began to rely on 3-point shooting to make a comeback but were fairly unsuccessful and went 2-6 from behind the arc. Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (6'6''-F-91, college: Temple) led Orangeville's first half scoring effort with 9 points, but the A's needed to make drastic improvements to their offensive execution in order to make a push in the 2nd half. The 2nd half began with Orangeville trailing by 46-67, but after the break it seemed like Orangeville was finally back on track. Rick Bodiford was quick to get the A's on the board with a pair of baskets and Anthony Harris was right behind him with a few baskets of his own. The defensive effort still had room for improvement but before long the A's were within 7-points. Everything was clicking on the offensive end and a few timely baskets could have gotten the game squared up. However, with their perimeter defense giving up over 40% shooting, every step forward they took was answered with another 2 steps back. Not only were Stutz & Patillio still scoring at an incredible rate, but Tony Bennett (6'1''-G-84, college: Bradley) (17 points, 6-8 FG) was also scoring at will against the spotty A's defense. By the time the quarter was over, Orangeville was back where they started and down 83-102. Trailing by a sizeable margin going into the 4th quarter, the A's needed their game plan to work smoothly if they wanted to chip away at the deficit. Offensively they continued to find success by driving to the basket and getting to the free throw line through physical contact, but their glaring holes on defense caused the gap on the scoreboard to grow quicker than they could keep up with. The A's continued to give their all to every possession and the combination of Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (18 points, 8 Rebounds) & Anthony Harris (20 points, 10 Assists) were great in the final minutes albeit in a 118-139 losing effort. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
Moncton Magic climb back in series against Hurricanes - 23 hours ago
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The Moncton Magic have climbed back into the Atlantic Division final. The Magic withstood a late Halifax Hurricanes' charge to take Game 3 of the best-of-seven NBL Canada series 107-96 Tuesday night at the Moncton Coliseum. The Hurricanes, who won the first two games in Halifax, still hold a 2-1 series lead with Game 4 back in Moncton on Thursday. 'It was just a matter of time before Moncton hit their stride and started hitting their shots,' Halifax head coach Mike Leslie said following T... [read more]
The Moncton Magic have climbed back into the Atlantic Division final. The Magic withstood a late Halifax Hurricanes' charge to take Game 3 of the best-of-seven NBL Canada series 107-96 Tuesday night at the Moncton Coliseum. The Hurricanes, who won the first two games in Halifax, still hold a 2-1 series lead with Game 4 back in Moncton on Thursday. 'It was just a matter of time before Moncton hit their stride and started hitting their shots,' Halifax head coach Mike Leslie said following Tuesday's game. 'They certainly shoot much better at home than they do on the road. We knew we were in a dog fight, there's no doubt about that.' Juan Pattillo (6'8''-F-88, college: W.Kentucky) scored 31 points and grabbed 19 rebounds and Anthony Anderson (5'11''-PG-81, college: Massachusetts) had 18 points and 14 assists for the Magic. Dartmouth's Terry Thomas (6'4''-G/F-91) had 18 points, Jeremy Williams 14 and Corey Allmond (6'2''-G-88, college: Sam Houston St.) 12. Billy White topped the Hurricanes with 21 points, Mike Poole (6'6''-G/F-92, college: Iona) scored 18, Antoine Mason 17, Tyrone Watson 16 and Rhamel Brown (6'7''-F-92, college: Manhattan) 12. A one-point game after the first quarter, the Hurricanes' shooters went cold in the second and Moncton took advantage. The Magic started the second quarter on an 13-0 run while Halifax didn't sink its first basket until the 6:44 mark. During that span, the Hurricanes turned the ball over three times and missed their first nine shots in the quarter to fall behind by 14 at one point. 'We missed a lot of easy buckets in the first two quarters,' Leslie said. Halifax shot just 42 per cent from the field and was only successful on 20 of 36 free throws in the game. 'I said to them, 'I hope that doesn't come back to bite us' because I thought we were getting some good looks,' Leslie said. The Hurricanes went on a 12-4 run to close out the first half to pull within six. But the cold shooting carried over into the third and the visitors were outscored 28-21 in the quarter. Trailing by 13 heading into the fourth and 18 with under six minutes to play, Halifax mounted a furious comeback - a 17-4 spurt in a span of three minutes - to make it a two-possession game with 1:39 left. 'We had a little bit of a push late but we just got behind too much,' Leslie said. ' (The Magic) are a good defensive team so it's hard to come back in games against a team like that.' The momentum curtailed when Brown took a nasty tumble after colliding with Pattillo underneath the Hurricanes' basket. Brown hit the floor hard and was assisted off the court, clutching his arm. 'I know he had the ball in one hand and he and Juan made contact,' Anderson said in a post-game interview on the Magic Web telecast. 'It looked like he came down on his side. I'm hoping it's just a bruise. You never want to see anyone get injured while playing this game. Hopefully he'll be OK and he'll be able to play Thursday.' Leslie, who didn't have an update on Brown's condition after the game, was incensed with the non-call and was assessed a technical. A second technical was also called after someone argued from the Halifax bench. Allmond sunk both free throws and Thomas scored on the same possession as Moncton closed the game on a 10-3 run. 'I was surprised there wasn't a call on it,' Leslie said. 'We were put into a difficult spot after that with the two T's. We had some momentum. Even if we didn't get a foul out of it, the worst thing would've been the ball went out of bounds, we'd defend, get a stop and try to get back down the floor. But, anyway, that's where it went and that's how it played out.' Courtesy of: thechronicleherald.ca
St. John's Edge beat London Lightning, even division finals 2-2 - 3 days ago
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The St. John's Edge picked up a big win Monday against the London Lightning, tying the best of seven series at two games a piece. The Edge bounced back after dropping Game 3 on Saturday night. They were led with 28 points apiece from Charles Hinkle (6'5''-G-88, college: American) and Coron Williams (6'1''-PG-89, college: Wake Forest). Ryan Reid (6'9''-C/F-86, college: Florida St.) added 22 points and eight rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Last year's MVP, Royce White (6'... [read more]
The St. John's Edge picked up a big win Monday against the London Lightning, tying the best of seven series at two games a piece. The Edge bounced back after dropping Game 3 on Saturday night. They were led with 28 points apiece from Charles Hinkle (6'5''-G-88, college: American) and Coron Williams (6'1''-PG-89, college: Wake Forest). Ryan Reid (6'9''-C/F-86, college: Florida St.) added 22 points and eight rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Last year's MVP, Royce White (6'8''-F-91, college: Iowa St.), led London with 32 points while Ryan Anderson (6'4''-G-87, college: Nebraska) had 21. The two teams will take the next few days off before returning to Mile One for Game 5 of the series on Thursday night. Courtesy of: cbc.ca
Hurricanes blow past Magic 121-79; take 2-0 lead in division final - 5 days ago
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The Halifax Hurricanes will breeze into New Brunswick with a 2-0 lead in their Atlantic Division final. The Hurricanes blasted the Moncton Magic 121-79 in Game 2 of the best-of-seven NBL Canada series Saturday night in front of 2,003 fans at Scotiabank Centre. Games 3 and 4 are Tuesday and Thursday at the Moncton Coliseum. 'We picked up our defence, we had a lot of energy from the crowd and we just played off that,' said veteran forward Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.), wh... [read more]
The Halifax Hurricanes will breeze into New Brunswick with a 2-0 lead in their Atlantic Division final. The Hurricanes blasted the Moncton Magic 121-79 in Game 2 of the best-of-seven NBL Canada series Saturday night in front of 2,003 fans at Scotiabank Centre. Games 3 and 4 are Tuesday and Thursday at the Moncton Coliseum. 'We picked up our defence, we had a lot of energy from the crowd and we just played off that,' said veteran forward Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.), who had 21 points in 28 minutes of action. 'That's how we got the win tonight.' Antoine Mason (6'3''-G-92, college: Auburn) paced the Hurricanes with 25 points, including 17 in the first quarter. He shot 81 per cent from the field. Tyrone Watson had 22 points and eight rebounds while Mike Poole (6'6''-G/F-92, college: Iona) came off the bench to score 19. The Hurricanes dictated the play from the onset, unlike Game 1 on Thursday when they had to overcome a slow start and a 20-point deficit in a 107-97 win. On Saturday, Halifax pulled ahead 40-21 after the first quarter, increased the lead to 27 at halftime and upped it to 35 early into the third quarter. The Hurricanes never trailed in a dominating performance. 'We didn't start off slow and that was key,' White said. 'The whole playoffs we have been starting off slow, even against P.E.I. (their opening round series against the Island Storm). 'Coach emphasized to just play hard from the beginning. The first six minutes matter. That's what we did tonight.' Juan Pattillo (6'8''-F-88, college: W.Kentucky) led the Magic with 14 points, Corey Allmond (6'2''-G-88, college: Sam Houston St.) had 13 and Jason Calliste (6'2''-G-90, college: Oregon) collected a dozen. The Hurricanes shot nearly 55 per cent from the field while limiting the Magic to just 28 of 73 attempts. Halifax outrebounded Moncton 52-35. 'We are a transition team,' White said. 'If we get stops, that's what we want to do. We want to run in transition and I felt like that's what we did tonight.' Courtesy of: thechronicleherald.ca
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