Les River Lions cherchent à assurer leur place en séries contre l’Alliance

July 11, 2024
Kyle Ramnarine

S’ils gagnent, ils seront qualifiés.


Les River Lions de Niagara (10-5) tenteront de décrocher leur place en séries éliminatoires alors qu’ils reçoivent l’Alliance de Montréal (4-10) jeudi soir.


Le match débutera dès 19h00 au Meridian Centre, avec une couverture en direct disponible sur CEBL+, propulsé par BetVictor, TSN+, et sur l’application mobile CEBL disponible pour les appareils iOS et Android.


Les River Lions, qui ont remporté leurs trois derniers matchs, sortent d’une victoire dominante de 98-77 contre les Shooting Stars de Scarborough mardi.


Après un premier quart serré, Niagara a su accélérer avec un deuxième quart de 32 points, prenant une avance de 15 points. Cette avance s’est avérée insurmontable en partie grâce à leur effort défensif, limitant les Shooting Stars à 26 % de réussite de trois points et à 36 % de réussite au total.


Khalil Ahmad a mené Niagara avec 25 points, sept passes décisives, quatre vols et deux blocs lors de cette victoire.


De son côté, l’Alliance cherche à maintenir son élan après une victoire de 80-73 contre les Sea Bears vendredi dernier.


Le match s’est joué dans les dernières minutes de la période du pointage cible et c’est Jordan Bowden, grâce à un lay-up gagnant, qui a propulsé l’Alliance vers la victoire.


Ahmed Hill a réalisé une performance exceptionnelle avec 31 points, deux rebonds et deux vols.


L’Alliance a su tirer parti de toutes les erreurs des Sea Bears, les surpassant 30-13 en points marqués à partir de revirements.


Joueur à surveiller

Hill connaît une excellente saison avec l’Alliance. Le joueur arrière affiche actuellement une moyenne de 17,3 points, 4,0 rebonds, 2,4 passes décisives et 1,1 vols par match.


Tout au long de sa carrière, Hill a prouvé qu’il était une option offensive fiable. Il peut marqueur de trois points, à mi-distance et en se rendant au panier. Il n’hésite pas non plus à créer des occasions pour ses coéquipiers.


Saison 2024

Jeudi sera le troisième et dernier affrontement en saison régulière entre les deux équipes. Les River Lions ont remporté les deux matchs précédents, incluant une victoire de 94-80 à Montréal le 13 juin et une victoire serrée de 97-95 à domicile le 21 juin.

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