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A third game in five days is always going to be tough and we hope that things don’t come in threes with securing a win today. Leicester have become Plymouth’s bogey team with a long track record of wins against the cities clubs and we look to end that streak today.

Leicester always come prepared and we saw on Tuesday where we made it a one-shot game to win, and they locked in and took the points. When you have a roster of talent and experience in abundance its always going to be difficult and we will need to be on top of all aspects of the game if we are going to get anything today. I’m sure Leicester will come today feeling the last game was too close to call and won’t make the same mistake again.

We’re seven games from the end of the season and consistency is going to be key if we are to remain in the playoffs and we need our final roster to find a way to grind out a result. We showed when we are all firing we can compete on Tuesday night, and we need more of the same as we close out the season.

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I was also in attendance supporting the P&D all-star games yesterday at Marjon University where all elements of Plymouth basketball came together to have a day of exhibition basketball. To see all elements of Plymouth Basketball under one roof was really encouraging for the future and we need to collaborate more to give our youths as much opportunity as possible.

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Welcome to today’s game against the Leicester Riders.

This is our third game in six days and the two games before away to Leicester on Tuesday and Manchester Friday saw two very different performances from the team. Against Leicester we put in a positive team performance with everyone contributing in a productive way. And it makes such a difference if we have multiple players scoring the ball and sharing that part of the workload.

We failed to take our chance at the end of the game when with ball in hand and 17 seconds left in the game and 1 point down. Leicester made a good defensive play, and we turned the ball over forcing us to have to foul to stop the clock. The game was lost, but it could have been so different.

I was disappointed for the team, because they worked so hard to fight back in the game and give ourselves a chance of winning.

Friday, we had the long journey up to Manchester

and we never got out of the starting block and Manchester took full advantage of our poor play.

I was very disappointed with a lot of our game play against Manchester. That kind of performance just isn’t good enough. To be out played, out worked in that manner was Frustrating.

This has been an incredibly challenging period and we are all desperate to try and put things right and get to the end of season playoffs. Hopefully we can get things turned around in our remaining games and reach our end of season goal of making the playoffs!

Leicester will be another tough game for us, but we must stay positive and believe that we can get the job done here at home.

Welcome to the coaching staff, players, and support teams from Leicester for this BBL championship game.

ENJOY THE GAME.

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MATCH REPORT

Leicester Riders have struggled slightly in their last five BBL Championship games, uncharacteristically dropping three of five, but they got back into rhythm with a 92-89 win over the Plymouth City Patriots at Morningside Arena.

The home team needed big games from Marc Loving and Kimbal Mackenzie – with 24 and 23 points, respectively – to see off a valiant effort from Rashad Hassan and Otas Iyekekpolor.

The Plymouth City Patriots hoped to capitalise on Leicester’s rough patch and they started out well. Jules Dang Akodo scored five points straight for Plymouth, and his teammate James Hawthorne scored his fourth point at the line to take an 11-4 lead early. But this is when the Riders turned the heat up from distance. Carrington Love, Patrick Whelan and Marc Loving scored consecutive threes to take a seven point deficit into a two point lead.

Zach Jackson kept the pressure on the Patriots when the Riders swingman scored five straight, including a tough layup after stealing the ball, and getting a foul shot to drop. As the first quarter came to a close, Patrick Lanipekun and Ryan Bissainthe closed the gap for Plymouth beforeJubril  Adekoya hit a three for Leicester to make it an eight-point lead for the home team.

The Riders closed the first quarter with a three, and opened the second with the same – they worked the ball around and found Kimbal Mackenzie in the corner. For the Patriots, Rashad Hassan kept finding ways to the rim. His pick-and-roll with Hawthorne and Isa Brandon created points, as did solo work in the post. Mackenzie was either setting up teammates or shooting to keep his side ahead by up to 14 at one stage, but Hassan came right back and never let the gap get too big for Plymouth.

The Riders attempted to go two-for-one in the last 30-plus seconds, but the Patriots got a stop then passed the ball well in transition – Brandon found Hassan in the dunker’s spot for an easy layup. Leicester still had a chance to score, but Whelan couldn’t hit the three and Plymouth went into the half with momentum, and just a seven-point deficit.

Plymouth’s zone defence to open the third quarter worked well. On offence, a pair of reliable free throws from Elvisi Dusha, plus a transition layup for Brandon, cut the gap to four. Loving led a 7-2 run to push Leicester’s lead back up to double figures but Hassan made sure to keep his team within reach on a typical offensive rebound-putback sequence.

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Just as the quarter came to a close, the relative newcomers to Plymouth showed their heart. Otas Iyekekpolor checked in and immediately grabbed a defensive rebound. Up the other end Bissainthe found his teammate on the attack, who was fouled and hit both free throws. Bissainthe then stole the ball and got a layup to go. And it was Lanipekun who made a big three to pull within four.

Leicester’s Mackenzie was fouled on the three-point line before the buzzer went, and he hit all three, but Plymouth had closed the gap to five before that. Iyekekpolor and Lanipekun kept this going to start the fourth and within 90 seconds the Patriots trailed by just three.

It was a competitive back and forth down the stretch as Iyekekpolor and Loving traded the lead with threes. Hassan got a two to cut the deficit to one, and got a great block to give Plymouth a chance to go for the win. But a clutch defensive stop from Adekoya saw him get a hand in Dang Akodo’s pocket to take away the ball.

This put Leicester on the line, where Mackenzie sunk both, so Plymouth needed a three, which was snuffed out by good Riders defence.

It’s the start of a busy week for both teams, as they are in action on Friday, then will have a rematch on Sunday at Plymouth Pavillions.

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