Bristol Flyers head coach Andreas Kapoulas described his team’s weekend as a “rollercoaster of emotions”, following a memorable victory over freshly crowned British Basketball League (BBL) regular season champions London Lions.
The Flyers welcomed in the Lions for a top-of-the table clash at SGS College Arena on Sunday afternoon, having slipped to a disappointing 106-89 defeat away to Leicester Riders on Friday night.
The Leicester loss had effectively meant the Riders had got their noses in front in the race between them and Bristol for second place in the table, and a strong seeding in the post-season play-offs but the Flyers picked themselves up, like a wounded prizefighter off the canvas, multiple times to land a knockout blow on the Lions in a thrilling 87-82 win in overtime.
