London Lions 76 Sheffield Sharks 83 - Nichols and Johnson lead the way as Sharks claim superb win in London
Sheffield Sharks claimed their first win against London Lions in the capital in over five years and arguably their biggest victory of the season on Sunday.
Atiba Lyons’ side claimed an 83-76 win against a team jam-packed with talent due to their obligations in European competition this season.
Trailing by a single point after the end of the first quarter, Sharks took charge in the second quarter and built a four-point lead. They could never pull away from last year’s play-off finalists but a strong fourth quarter got them over the line.
Kipper Nichols scored 21 points, a tally matched by Antwain Johnson who started the game on the bench.
Bennett Koch added 14 points as Sharks strengthened their grip on a top-three place.