Lightning Fall to A's, Secure Central Division Title
April 22, 2016 - National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada)
London Lightning News Release
(LONDON, Ontario) - Friday night at the Athlete Institute, the London Lightning fell to the Orangeville A's 134-119.
London's record is now 23-14.
Akeem Scott provided much of the team's offense with 22 points. Stephen Maxwell finished with 20 points and nine rebounds.
"We just got outplayed, they made a lot of shots. We didn't. We had poor energy, they had good energy," said coach Kyle Julius. "For me, it's about progress and about getting better, and tonight we didn't do that."
Despite the loss, the Lightning clinched the Central Division title.
A Windsor Express loss to the Saint John Mill Rats earlier Friday night means the Lightning receive home court advantage through the first two rounds of the playoffs.
London will face the fourth place Orangeville A's in the first round which will follow a 2-2-1 series.
ROUND 1: BEST OF FIVE SERIES
Game 1 Monday, May 2, 2016 Budweiser Gardens 7:00 PM
Game 2 Wednesday, May 4, 2016 Budweiser Gardens 7:00 PM
Game 3 Friday, May 6, 2016 Athlete Institute 7:00 PM
Game 4 (if needed) Sunday, May 8, 2016 Athlete Institute 3:00 PM
Game 5 (if needed) Thursday, May 12, 2016 Budweiser Gardens 7:00 PM
London's next game is Saturday, April 23 against the Niagara River Lions.
Their final home game of the regular season is Saturday, April 30 against the Windsor Express.
Tickets are available at the Budweiser Gardens box office or online.
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