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Last minute job, but here’s a roundup of the playoff first rounds and EBBL relegation series’s:

EBBL
The Bournemouth Drunkers were battling hard with top seed Optic Fibres which saw them going in to the final period only down 2 points. But a 15-3 run to start the 4th quarter pushed the lead to 14 in which the Drunkers had no comeback. Optic Fibres reach the conference finals.

They will face last season’s champion Arsenal 98 after they comfortably beat MexicanTaxiDriver 91-76. Lukavsky led the way with 19 points and 6 assists.

Team Nook made 14 3s on there way to a dominant 24 point victory over St Purple & Green. Rousseau had a big 24 point, 18 rebound game to lead Team Nook to the conference finals.

Hope Springs overcame a strong Alll Stars team 99-85 behind 31 points from Honormand. Eng Hock had 37 points for Alll Stars but his teammates struggled to break down a strong Springs defence.

Team Nook will face Hope Springs to determine the winner of the Great 8. Team Nook have lost their last 7 games against Hope Springs but will hope their home crowd can push them to the finals.

Tide of Fire’s veteran Le scored a big 38 points on 16-22 shooting to give them a 1-0 series lead against Borac Basket.

A strong 2nd half from Leeds City Ballers saved their home court advantage in the 6v6 series. Gauson will need to have a better shooting night in game 2 if they want to survive after shooting a miserable 22% FG in game 1

Bromley-By-Bow beat CWA Fury 100-85 in game 1 of their series. Morozas returned from injury to post a monster 26 point, 17 rebound double double.

Division II.1
BC Bloosa looked strong in their first round tie against Los Mikitos, winning 85-65. 3 Bloosa players had double doubles in the game.

They will face kotwa who beat Galaxy Walkers after Roslyakov hit 2 free throws on the final buzzer after a foul by De Bianchi for the Walkers giving kotwa the game.

Bloosa are looking to reach the EBBL for the first time since their rebrand in season 45, but they need to beat another former EBBL team in kotwa to reach the finals.

Detroit Pistons I 28th attempt to exit division II.1 got off the a good start as they beat Hurstead Hustlers 94-76 behind 25 points from Fubing.

They will face off against 2nd seed Toral Castro after they won by 53 points against Team Fusio. Toral C MacDade had a 29/14 double double to lead the way.

II.2
Bart Leavy-McCarthy was held to only 8 shots as the 21-1 T20 Crickets advance led to the conference finals, beat Cambois Donkeys 96-81. Lavrukhin top scored for T20 with 25 points.

BC Zalgiris are also through the the conference finals after a strong defensive display was enough for them to beat Paxsons 87-63.

The Big 8 will now see a repeat of the final day clash between T20 Cricketers and Zalgiris for a spot in the finals.

A monster defensive performance from Kaczmarek with 28 rebounds and 8 blocks set the tone for the game as Lancaster City beat Porzigod 84-67.

Bethnal Green Erks narrowly avoided an upset as they beat Gophers 108-106. 4 out of 6 Bethnal players scored 20+ points in the win.

Lancaster City and Bethnal Green Erks will do battle to reach the finals. Lancaster have had the advantage over the past couple of season over Bethnal winning the last 3 matchups between the teams.

II.3
PONTIOPOYLA shot 50% FG and 40% 3FG in a 111-90 win over Royal LCY. Nasi had a game high 32 points and 17 rebounds for PONTIOPOYLA in the win.

They will face the only team to beat them this season, Camden Kings in the next round as they beat ZBW Diavoli UK 99-70 in a convincing win. Williamson had 22 points in 24 minutes off the bench for Camden.

Roaring Lions had the top 3 MVP voted players this season, and it was the winner Ad Cassell who led the way in their win over MIlF Hunters. He had 22 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks in an all round dominat performance for the NT big guy.

Kauno Zalgiris ran Osmaston off the floor, scoring an incredible 147 points as all 10 players scored in double figures. Kauno will be hoping to continue the hot shooting in the conference finals against Roaring Lions.

II.4
Mortal Wombats held off BC Newmarketas despite 31 points and 16 rebounds from Vernon. Wombats star Gillespie top scored for them with 23 points.

England U21 star Robbie Duguid had a big game off the bench with 26 points in 26 minutes on 13-16 shooting to lead BC Black Dragons to victory over Whetstone Wizards.

Another England u21 player Jesse Forrest had a big game as he almost had a triple double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists as Durham Wasps beat EmigrantaiTM 109-83.

League MVP Hacheryan showed why he in the MVP with 44 points to lead OLYMPIACOS to a 85-78 win over Expatriots to reach the conference finals.

Division II.1
BC Bloosa looked strong in their first round tie against Los Mikitos, winning 85-65. 3 Bloosa players had double doubles in the game.

They will face kotwa who beat Galaxy Walkers after Roslyakov hit 2 free throws on the final buzzer after a foul by De Bianchi for the Walkers giving kotwa the game.

Bloosa are looking to reach the EBBL for the first time since their rebrand in season 45, but they need to beat another former EBBL team in kotwa to reach the finals.

Detroit Pistons I 28th attempt to exit division II.1 got off the a good start as they beat Hurstead Hustlers 94-76 behind 25 points from Fubing.

They will face off against 2nd seed Toral Castro after they won by 53 points against Team Fusio. Toral C MacDade had a 29/14 double double to lead the way.

II.2
Bart Leavy-McCarthy was held to only 8 shots as the 21-1 T20 Crickets advance led to the conference finals, beat Cambois Donkeys 96-81. Lavrukhin top scored for T20 with 25 points.

BC Zalgiris are also through the the conference finals after a strong defensive display was enough for them to beat Paxsons 87-63.

The Big 8 will now see a repeat of the final day clash between T20 Cricketers and Zalgiris for a spot in the finals.

A monster defensive performance from Kaczmarek with 28 rebounds and 8 blocks set the tone for the game as Lancaster City beat Porzigod 84-67.

Bethnal Green Erks narrowly avoided an upset as they beat Gophers 108-106. 4 out of 6 Bethnal players scored 20+ points in the win.

Lancaster City and Bethnal Green Erks will do battle to reach the finals. Lancaster have had the advantage over the past couple of season over Bethnal winning the last 3 matchups between the teams.

II.3
PONTIOPOYLA shot 50% FG and 40% 3FG in a 111-90 win over Royal LCY. Nasi had a game high 32 points and 17 rebounds for PONTIOPOYLA in the win.

They will face the only team to beat them this season, Camden Kings in the next round as they beat ZBW Diavoli UK 99-70 in a convincing win. Williamson had 22 points in 24 minutes off the bench for Camden.

Roaring Lions had the top 3 MVP voted players this season, and it was the winner Ad Cassell who led the way in their win over MIlF Hunters. He had 22 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks in an all round dominat performance for the NT big guy.

Kauno Zalgiris ran Osmaston off the floor, scoring an incredible 147 points as all 10 players scored in double figures. Kauno will be hoping to continue the hot shooting in the conference finals against Roaring Lions.

II.4
Mortal Wombats held off BC Newmarketas despite 31 points and 16 rebounds from Vernon. Wombats star Gillespie top scored for them with 23 points.

England U21 star Robbie Duguid had a big game off the bench with 26 points in 26 minutes on 13-16 shooting to lead BC Black Dragons to victory over Whetstone Wizards.

Another England u21 player Jesse Forrest had a big game as he almost had a triple double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists as Durham Wasps beat EmigrantaiTM 109-83.

League MVP Hacheryan showed why he in the MVP with 44 points to lead OLYMPIACOS to a 85-78 win over Expatriots to reach the conference finals.

Sorry for not finishing these... time got the best of me this week.

Quick round up of the winner:

EBBL
Optic Fibres won their 2nd EBBL title with a comfortable two game sweep over Hope Springs. Hope Springs fall to their 4th finals defeat in 5 seasons.

Division II.1
BC Bloosa reach the EBBL for the first times since their re-brand in season 45 after beating Detroit Pistons I in 2 games.

Division II.2
T20 Cricketers beat Lancaster City in 3 games after a low scoring game 3, which saw T20 outlast Lancaster with a 22-9 final period to pick up the win and the league title.

Division II.3
Roaring Lions made a first time return to the EBBL after a 2 game sweep of PONTIOPOYLA.

Division II.4
Mortal Wombats went on to win the DII.4 title despite already having promotion guaranteed. They beat Durham Wasps in 3 games after resting most of their starters in game 2.

PONTIOPOYLA also earn promotion to the EBBL as they had the best league record not to win their division title.

Congratulations to all league winners!