Paul Blake is pressing BBL bosses to look again at the league’s lop-sided playoff structure in a bid to better reward the top four finishers. The former league chairman favours a return to the three-game series to decide the quarter-finals and semi-finals. And Blake revealed tentative talks have already taken place at the top level…
Jure Gunjina insists Newcastle Eagles are in no mood to give up on their BBL Play-Offs dream after the crisis-hit club confounded the critics with brilliant back-to-back wins. And the in-form Croat revealed his team-mates never considered throwing in the towel despite the club enduring a series of mid-season losses and a number of serious…
Darius Defoe is confident Newcastle have the passion and fight to make it all the way to May’s BBL playoff final at London’s O2 Arena, writes Elliott Green. The veteran forward hopes to play a part down the stretch as he edges closer to a return from injury. And after gutsy displays at Leicester and London…
BBL Championship Play-off Quarter Final, First Leg Newcastle Eagles 85 (Maddox 19, Smith 18, Chapman 14) One Health Sharks Sheffield (Jemison 18, Tuck 17, Lewis 13) The Newcastle Eagles took a giant step into the semi-finals of the BBL Championship Play-offs as they secured an 85-70 victory at Sport Central on Fridya night. The second…
Newcastle Eagles 92 (32,54,67) (Babalola 23, Attah/Defoe/Spragg12) Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 96 (19,33,66) (Moore 26, Lasker 19, Noel 16) Kularoos Plymouth Raiders came from behind to defeat Newcastle Eagles in the BBL Championship 3rd/4th Place Play-off, by a score of 96-92. Eagles were fastest out of the blocks, bagging the opening 12 points of the game,…
Newcastle Eagles 63 (12,31,51) (Levan 19, Stewart/Flournoy 14) Marshall MK Lions 72 (18,33,53) (Brown 17, Williams 13, New/Youngblood 12) It was a tight opening to the game, with both teams struggling to make their shots. However, Lions enjoyed more success and led 11-4 early on. Eagles suffered an early scare as Lynard Stewart fell awkwardly,…
ANDREW BRIDGE insists Newcastle are not thinking about a fourth Play-off crown on the bounce. Because the Eagles are already dreaming of a FIFTH! The reigning champions head into next weekend’s Final Fours in Birmingham on the back of six successive wins. All those victories have come against top eight opposition and Bridgey’s boys have…
OLU BABALOLA showed just why he loves the play-offs after his sparkling 21-point performance kept the Eagles’ dreams of a historic fourth successive play-off championship alive. The man who was crowned the most valuable player in last year’s final, is now just 40 minutes away from having another crack at that accolade as the Eagles…
Newcastle Eagles 105 (23,52,78) (Babalola 21, Defoe 20, Leven 15) Worcester Wolves 96 (18,51,67) (Life 29, Paez 24, Harker 20) Three-time play-off champions Newcastle Eagles are back in the Final Four again after holding off a spirited performance by Worcester Wolves on Tyneside. After four consecutive overtime matches to end the regular season the Eagles…
