Milton Keynes Breakers reached their third Playoff Final in as many years as they overcame Hemel Storm 85-86 in front of a sold out crowd in Hertfordshire.
The Breakers had to dig deep with just six players seeing minutes on the court due to injuries. Adrian Scarborough, Jordan Spencer, Nate Robinson, Kai Walker, Chris Tawiah and Romario Spence all wore the Breakers jersey with pride as the Club reached the NBL 1 Playoff Final in their debut season in the division.
It was Spencer who led the scoring for the Breakers, as he once again came up clutch in big moments tallying 26 points and 9 assists in the win. Adrian Scarborough added 20 points and 10 boards, with both Nate Robinson and Chris Tawiah adding 14 points each. Kai Walker picked up an important eight points, with Romario Spence hitting four much-needed points for his side.
The Breakers will now face Reading Rockets in the final at Manchester’s National Basketball Performance Centre on 27th April, 4pm tip off. It’ll certainly be another tough test for the Breakers as Reading have already picked up two pieces of silverware this campaign, including the KitKing Trophy in which they defeated the Breakers in the Final back in March.
It was the Storm who would’ve been happier with their start to the game as they ran out to a 5-0 lead with Sam Newman hitting three points seconds into the affair. As expected when two of the league’s top scoring teams faced off, the points were flowing early as buckets from Tawiah, Spencer, Scarborough and Robinson helped the Breakers tie the scoring at 9-9 after three minutes of action.
Storm would extend their lead to four points at 13-9, however, following a timeout the Breakers would take the lead for the first time in the game as Spencer ‘s five points, followed by Romario Spence’s jump shots saw the Breakers go on a 9-0 run with the first quarter drawing to a close. Sylla would stop the rot for the Storm, but Robinson would hit the final points of the quarter to leave the Breakers leading 20-15.
The teams would continue to trade baskets in the second quarter, with the Breakers keeping their noses in front early. A Darien Nelson-Henry 3-pointer brought the hosts within 1 point 31-32 forced Breakers Coach Billy Beddow-Patel to call a timeout as he could feel momentum swinging towards the Storm.
As he did all game, Jordan Spencer steadied the ship for the visitors, scoring 7 points in the last 3:44 of the half to regain control of the game and a 40-43 lead going in to half time.
The Breakers had to dig deep with just six players seeing minutes on the court due to injuries. Adrian Scarborough, Jordan Spencer, Nate Robinson, Kai Walker, Chris Tawiah and Romario Spence all wore the Breakers jersey with pride as the Club reached the NBL 1 Playoff Final in their debut season in the division.
It was Spencer who led the scoring for the Breakers, as he once again came up clutch in big moments tallying 26 points and 9 assists in the win. Adrian Scarborough added 20 points and 10 boards, with both Nate Robinson and Chris Tawiah adding 14 points each. Kai Walker picked up an important eight points, with Romario Spence hitting four much-needed points for his side.
The Breakers will now face Reading Rockets in the final at Manchester’s National Basketball Performance Centre on 27th April, 4pm tip off. It’ll certainly be another tough test for the Breakers as Reading have already picked up two pieces of silverware this campaign, including the KitKing Trophy in which they defeated the Breakers in the Final back in March.
It was the Storm who would’ve been happier with their start to the game as they ran out to a 5-0 lead with Sam Newman hitting three points seconds into the affair. As expected when two of the league’s top scoring teams faced off, the points were flowing early as buckets from Tawiah, Spencer, Scarborough and Robinson helped the Breakers tie the scoring at 9-9 after three minutes of action.
Storm would extend their lead to four points at 13-9, however, following a timeout the Breakers would take the lead for the first time in the game as Spencer ‘s five points, followed by Romario Spence’s jump shots saw the Breakers go on a 9-0 run with the first quarter drawing to a close. Sylla would stop the rot for the Storm, but Robinson would hit the final points of the quarter to leave the Breakers leading 20-15.
The teams would continue to trade baskets in the second quarter, with the Breakers keeping their noses in front early. A Darien Nelson-Henry 3-pointer brought the hosts within 1 point 31-32 forced Breakers Coach Billy Beddow-Patel to call a timeout as he could feel momentum swinging towards the Storm.
As he did all game, Jordan Spencer steadied the ship for the visitors, scoring 7 points in the last 3:44 of the half to regain control of the game and a 40-43 lead going in to half time.
