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M. Basketball Sat, Nov. 23 Final
London Lightning
123
at Sudbury Five
119
Box Score
M. Basketball Sun, Dec. 08 Final
Windsor Express
109
vs London Lightning
117
Box Score
M. Basketball Wed, Dec. 11 Final
KW Titans
112
vs London Lightning
111
Box Score
M. Basketball Fri, Dec. 13 Final
London Lightning
116
at Windsor Express
124
Box Score
M. Basketball Thu, Dec. 19 Final - 2OT
London Lightning
154
at Pontiac Pharaohs
152
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Dec. 21 Final
Glass City Wranglers
100
vs London Lightning
111
Box Score
M. Basketball Fri, Dec. 27 Final
Pontiac Pharaohs
107
vs London Lightning
121
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Dec. 28 Final - 2OT
Sudbury Five
129
vs London Lightning
128
Box Score
M. Basketball Mon, Dec. 30 Final
London Lightning
91
at Sudbury Five
108
Box Score
M. Basketball Fri, Jan. 03 Final
London Lightning
112
at Newfoundland Rogues
107
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Jan. 04 Final
London Lightning
100
at Newfoundland Rogues
90
Box Score
M. Basketball Thu, Jan. 16 Final - OT
KW Titans
142
vs London Lightning
133
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Jan. 18 Final
Tri-State Admirals
115
vs London Lightning
160
Box Score
M. Basketball Sun, Jan. 19 Final
London Lightning
97
at KW Titans
110
Box Score
M. Basketball Wed, Jan. 29 Final
Pontiac Pharaohs
116
vs London Lightning
127
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 01 Final
Rhode Island Kraken
103
vs London Lightning
143
Box Score
M. Basketball Sun, Feb. 02 Final
London Lightning
109
at Jamestown Jackals
127
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 08 Final
London Lightning
115
at Sudbury Five
123
Box Score
M. Basketball Tue, Feb. 11 Final
Sudbury Five
133
vs London Lightning
121
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 15 Final
Rochester Kingz
101
vs London Lightning
130
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 22 Final
Windsor Express
108
vs London Lightning
106
Box Score
M. Basketball Sun, Feb. 23 Final
London Lightning
105
at Jamestown Jackals
119
Box Score
M. Basketball Thu, Feb. 27 Final
London Lightning
125
at Glass City Wranglers
113
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Mar. 01 Final
KW Titans
119
vs London Lightning
109
Box Score
M. Basketball Sun, Mar. 02 Final
Pontiac Pharaohs
108
vs London Lightning
116
Box Score
M. Basketball Wed, Mar. 05 Final
Sudbury Five
122
vs London Lightning
133
Box Score
M. Basketball Fri, Mar. 07 Final
London Lightning
105
at Windsor Express
111
Box Score
M. Basketball Wed, Mar. 12 Final
Windsor Express
96
vs London Lightning
131
Box Score
M. Basketball Thu, Mar. 13 Final
Lebanon Leprechauns
108
vs London Lightning
121
Box Score
M. Basketball Mon, Mar. 17 Final
Newfoundland Rogues
108
vs London Lightning
125
Box Score
M. Basketball Wed, Mar. 19 Final
Kokomo Bobkats
113
vs London Lightning
117
Box Score
M. Basketball Tue, Mar. 25 Final
Jamestown Jackals
97
vs London Lightning
100
Box Score
M. Basketball Sat, Mar. 29 Final
London Lightning
92
at KW Titans
95
Box Score
M. Basketball Tue, Apr. 01 Final
London Lightning
100
at Jamestown Jackals
104
Box Score
Lightning to Face Express in Finals
Posted: May 15, 2023

Lightning to Face Express in Finals

Monday, May 15th (LONDON, ON) – After their comeback fell short in Game Three of the Opening Round against the Kitchener-Waterloo Titans, the London Lightning take care of business, defeating the Titans 95-89, to earn the 3-1 series victory and move on to the 2023 National Basketball League of Canada Finals.

The dynamic duo of Mike Nuga and Jeremiah Mordi led the way for the Bolts with both players scoring season-highs of 25 points and 8 rebounds apiece. Canadians Diego Kapelan and Jermaine Haley Jr both pitched in 13 points in the contest to help the Lightning close out the series.

With the victory, the Lightning advance to the National Basketball League of Canada Finals for the seventh time in franchise history (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022), having won the league title in five of their previous six visits including last season.

London will now take on the Windsor Express in a best-of-five series starting Thursday, May 18th at the Budweiser Gardens. Windsor earned their third Finals berth (2014, 2015) after defeating the heavy favorites, Sudbury Five, 3-2 in their best-of-five opening round.

The 2023 Finals marks the fifth time London and Windsor have met in the playoffs with this being the first time in league history that both teams will meet in the finals. London currently holds a 3-1 record in head-to-head playoff match-ups. Game two of the series will mark the 100th match-up between the two teams since the Express’ inaugural season in 2012-13. The Lightning is 62-36 all-time versus the Express including a 14-6 post season record. Windsor has not won a playoff game against the Bolts since 2016 nor a playoff series since 2014

 

2023 NBL Canada Finals Schedule

Game 1 – Thursday, May 18 vs Windsor Express (Budweiser Gardens – 7:00 PM EST)

Game 2 – Saturday, May 20 vs Windsor Express (Budweiser Gardens – 7:00 PM EST)

Game 3 – Tuesday, May 23 at Windsor Express (WFCU Center – 7:00 PM EST)

Game 4* – Thursday, May 25 at Windsor Express (WFCU Center – 7:00 PM EST)

Game 5* – Friday, May 26 vs Windsor Express (Budweiser Gardens – 7:00 PM EST)

 

*= if necessary

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