Bristol Flyers’ hopes of reaching their second major final since joining the British Basketball League (BBL) were ended as London Lions’ former NBA talent pounced in the sides’ last-four BBL Cup clash.
Despite a courageous, battling performance in front of a sell-out home crowd, which was a huge improvement on the 35-point blowout defeat the same opposition inflicted on them in the capital on Friday, the Flyers were unable to slow down the BBL league leaders, who won 79-97 at SGS College Arena on Monday night.
Led by 20-point performances from forward Sam Dekker and centre Kosta Koufos, the Lions’ quality ultimately shone through, answering every question Bristol asked of them.
