We have seen this movie before. Legia Warszawa turned the tables to post a 86-79 comeback win against Bristol Flyers on Wednesday, October 30, at the SGS College arena in southern England.
Players of the game
Legia Warszawa is not lost yet with this kind of depth.
Dominik Grudzinski showed up in the fourth quarter.
Power forward scored 10 of his 16 points during the decisive 10 minutes.
Grudzinski went 6/6 from the field, including 2/2 from the three point line.
Michal Kolenda and Andrzej Pluta added another 10 points in the fourth quarter.
Jared Sherfield led Bristol Flyers with 16 points.
A former Lander University guard added eight rebounds and four steals.
Key stats
Legia Warszawa bench players dropped 20 points in the fourth quarter.
Eventually Legia bench outscored Flyers, 51-23.
The hosts went 5/8 from the three point line in the last 10 minutes.
Legia shot solid 40 percent from the deep until then.
Pluta, Kolenda and Grudzinski combined for 44 points.
Bristol Flyers stormed out of the gates for a 27-12 lead but lost momentum later in the game.
Game notes
Legia Warszawa improved to 3-1, while Bristol Flyers dropped to 0-3.
Ivica Skelin and his men are 2-1 on the road so far.
A good result when you have three more home games to count on.
Bristol Flyers qualified for the SLB Trophy semifinals and faced a tough start in the ENBL.
To quote the Polish anthem – their cause is not lost yet but there`s not much space left for errors.
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
STANDINGS, as of October 30, 2024
Group A
Valmiera Glass ViA 3-0, +42
Dziki Warszawa 2-1, +28
CSO Voluntari 2-0, +26
Newcastle Eagles 2-0, +21
BK Opava 2-0, +21
Spišski Rytieri 1-3, -59
Donar Groningen 0-3, -25
Spartak Pleven 0-3, -44
Tartu Ulikool 0-2, -10
Group B
Inter Bratislava 3-0, +10
Legia Warszawa 3-1, +34
Bakken Bears 2-0, +45
Bamberg Baskets 2-0, +25
Bristol Flyers 0-3, -28
Dinamo Bucharest 0-2, -18
Fyllingen Lions 0-2, -32
Basket Brno 0-1, -2
Keila Coolbet 0-1, -34
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