Glasgow Rocks destroyed Essex Pirates 71-55 on Saturday night in Southend to move into the British Basketball Leagueâ€
s top three.
Sterling Davisâ€
men cruised clear of their hosts with a 21-10 run in the first quarter with the player-coach leading the way as the Rocks pulled 18 clear by half-time.
And Essex, who have now lost all 20 games this season, fell away as Glasgow moved as much as 60-30 in front in the third period.
Elsewhere, Worcester Wolves held off a late Leicester Riders rally to take a 93-86 win at the JSC.
Friday: Lions cannot crack Rocks
Milton Keynes Lions debuted new signing Demarius Bolds against Glasgow Rocks but his presence failed to prevent his side from falling to a 97-88 defeat on Friday.
Bolds, who hit 18 points, received international clearance from FIBA and the Serbian authorities hours before the game but the 6â€
4†guard couldn’t prevent the Rocks from racing into an uncatchable 36-16 lead after a frenetic first quarter.
The Lions still trailed by 20 at half-time and although Bolds sparked a rally of sorts, Glasgow were barely troubled in collecting a seventh league win in eight attempts, paced by 17 from EJ Harrison.
Elsewhere, Newcastle Eagles romped to an 111-75 victory against Leicester Riders, led by 36 points from Charles Smith.
It was the Riders who started strongly as they led 8-5 early on, but that was the only lead that they enjoyed in the game as the home side broke the game open with an 18-4 burst to close out the first quarter leading 35-19.
Fab Flournoyâ€
s men continued to extend their lead throughout the game as they picked up their eighth successive victory in the Championship and a 20-4 tear to close out the game handed the Eagles their biggest lead of the game at 111-85.
Liam Potter had 5 points and 6 rebounds on his Leicester debut with Ryan Zamroz adding 20.
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