Sheffield Sharks continue their winning run against Bristol Flyers

Since an opening day defeat to Surrey Scorchers, Sheffield Sharks have gone on a 4 game winning run - the latest being a 86-70 win over Bristol Flyers at the EIS, Sheffield.  After a quiet start by the Sharks they killed the second quarter (36-19) and then ket the advantage all the way to the end.

 Sharks in pre-game huddle

 Chris Alexander on an early break

 Bristol took an early 0-7 lead and coach Atiba Lyons brought the Sharks back in

 Near the end of the second quarter and Chris Alexander was taken out by an unsportsman-like foul

 Tony Wroblicky reaches up on the way to a double-double

 Former Shark Jordan Davies tries to block Zach Gachette

 Zach Gachette leaps high for another basket

 Flyers coach Andrea Kapoulas directs from the sidelines

 Dirk Williams out-jumps the Bristol defence

 Chris Alexander jumps for two

Captain Mike Tuck lays up

 Rob Marsden on a reverse lay up

Even Mackay McKnight tried out his jumping boots

Sheffield Sharks leave it late to beat Bristol Flyers

On a night when Captain Mike Tuck reached the milestone of 3,000 BBL points, Sheffield Sharks continued their good form at home with another win.  This time over Bristol Flyers who lead by 40-38 at half-time and then extended that to 9 at one point in the fourth with just 6:32 to go, before Sharks came back with a late flourish of determined basket attack to win 78-70.

 TJ Robinson at the tip

 Patrick Horstmann makes an early two

 Coach Atiba Lyons back from illness

 Jerrold Brooks jumps for a long two

 Mike Tuck jumps to slam

 John Barber finds a way through the Bristol defence

 Kyle Odister with a three-point effort

 John Barber keeps the ball

 TJ Robinson runs away for an easy basket

 George Brownell shoots for a three

 Jerrold Brooks shoots a free-point with teh game 59-65 down in the 4th

 Jerrold Brooks runs away for some late points

 

 Brandon Hogg going in for another two

Brandon Hogg wrapping up the points at 78-70

  MVP with 26 points is Jerrold Brooks

Sheffield Sharks continue their fine run with victory over Bristol Flyers

Sheffield Sharks ran out 70-43 winners over Bristol Flyers at the EIS, Sheffield and continued their fine run of recent wins which has seen them climb the BBL table.

Flyers had benefited from a two-week break since ending 2015 with a defeat away at Leicester Riders but started this game sluggishly, ending the first quarter down 17-10.

Sharks increased their lead to 11 midway through the second, before a couple of threes from Mathias Seilund saw Bristol get within two points of Sheffield.

But it wa not enough as a terrible run of nearly 6 minutes without a point followed forthe visitors , falling 18 points behind.

Sharks continued to dominate and a series of turnovers let them round out the third 55-35.

The fourth went the same way and allowed Sam Toluwase a home debut. 

 Mike Tuck contests the tip

 Colin Sing gets the dunk

 Mike Tuck on the break

 TJ Robinson goes for the slam

 Jerrold Brooks - cleared for takeoff

 Apparently, this is NOT a foul

Greg  Streete checks on his foul

 Kyle Odister shoots for two

 Jerrold Brooks on another break

 Kyle Odister rounds it out to 70-43 with a foul throw

Colin Sing was a deserved MVP -  10pts,  3blocks and overall strong defence