The Halifax Hurricanes have a 2-0 lead in the National Basketball League of Canada final with the London Lightning after a 100-91 victory in Halifax. The series moves to Budweiser Gardens for game three of the best-of-seven final tonight, and the Lightning will have to improve on a lacklustre effort …
Read More »Lightning Schedule Released For NBL Finals, Tickets Now Available
The London Lightning will begin their National Basketball League of Canada’s Championship round against the Halifax Hurricanes starting next Sunday, the league announced today. It is the third consecutive time the two teams have met in the finals, with each team having won one. Halifax finished the season first overall, …
Read More »Lightning Take Back Home Court Advantage
The London Lightning marched into the Mile One Centre in St. John’s, and beat the Edge 101-86 in the third game of the Central Division Finals. In doing so, they ensured there would be a game six at Budweiser Gardens. Royce White led all scorers with 24, while Kyle Johnson …
Read More »Lightning Open Central Division Finals Tonight Against St. John’s
The London Lightning will try to take the next step on the road to a fourth National Basketball League championship tonight, when they square off against the St. John’s Edge at 7:00pm at Budweiser Gardens. The Lightning finished atop the Central Division in the regular season, and secured home court …
Read More »Lightning Put Away River Lions And Advance To Division Finals
London held off a game Niagara River Lions effort on Friday night in St. Catharines, but in the end the Lightning were just too strong, and came away with a 106-99 win. They now advance to the Central Division Finals to face the St John’s Edge. London got off to …
Read More »River Lions Inch Back Within One Of Lightning In Quarterfinal Series
The Niagara River Lions capitalized on their first home court advantage of the series, and defeated the London Lightning 124-115 in Game 3 at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines. Niagara outshot the Lightning from the field, three-point range, and the free throw line, to give themselves another playoff date …
Read More »Lightning Try To Close Out Series Tonight Against River Lions
The London Lightning will face the Niagara River Lions at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, in game three of the National Basketball League quarterfinals tonight at 7:00pm. London will be trying to close out the five-game series with their third consecutive win. Having scored 275 points in the previous …
Read More »On the Beat: April 8th
Here are your local morning headlines for April 8th: From professor-in-waiting to florist: Why some PhDs are quitting academia for… 8 Apr 2018 at 11:34am Remembrance baton passes with First World War centennial 8 Apr 2018 at 7:55am Lightning has River Lions on playoff ropes 8 Apr 2018 at 7:36am …
Read More »Lightning Strike First In NBL Playoffs
The London Lightning crushed the Niagara River Lions 151-115 in the opening game of the National Basketball League of Canada’s quarterfinals. It was never in doubt. The two teams have no love loss between them, and London used that emotion to dominate the River Lions up and down the court. …
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