Leicester Riders welcome the league leading London Lions to town in a crucial Super League Basketball Championship clash.
Should the Riders want to keep their hopes of a league title alive, they need to pull games back against the Lions who have three fewer losses than them on the season.
Leicester have two games in hand on the Lions, and with two fixtures against the table toppers coming in April, they need to pick up big results in a pivotal part of the season.
— Leicester Riders | Basketball (@RidersBball) March 31, 2025
Rewinding it
Throwing it back to a huge home win last time London Lions came to town
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Fixture information
Leicester Riders vs London Lions
Super League Basketball Championship
Mattioli Arena, Leicester
Friday, April 3, 7:30 pm
Leicester look for late title charge
There is one month remaining in the Super League Basketball Championship, but with nine games remaining, the Riders hopes of a seventh league title are still alive with some momentous fixtures ahead.
Two games against London Lions and a game against the second-placed Sharks are the biggest games of Leicester’s season so far.
Should the Riders win all three, two at home and one away in London, they’ll be firmly in the mix for the top of the table. And the team’s home form leaves them optimistic of favourable results.
They haven’t lost in the league in Leicester since their home opener against the Sharks, making it 10-1 on the season. That includes an 84-75 win against London in January led by 21 from a red hot Ethan Wright off the bench.
Recent form has left Leicester slightly off the pace when it comes to the top of the standings, going 2-3 in their last five games, but a convincing road win in Caledonia put the Riders’ season back on the rails, and they come into this matchup with confidence.
Duke magic
— Leicester Riders | Basketball (@RidersBball) March 28, 2025
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Lions gaining late season form
London Lions have hit a purple vein of form down the stretch to take control of the Championship table. They haven’t lost since January 17, making it 12 on the bounce for the club out of the country’s capital.
They have been played tough in recent outings however, needing a fourth quarter surge against Surrey 89ers at home and Bristol Flyers on the road last time out.
Both were one-score games down the stretch in the fourth quarter, before London stepped up in the clutch to see off their opponents. Alen Hadzibegovic and Tyler Peterson made the plays late in Bristol, leading the team with 20 and 18 points respectively on the game.
Six Lions are averaging double digit points on the year, led by star man Arryn Rai in his first season in London. He’ll be top of the scouting report among many danger-men wearing Lions colours.
Rai has been the mark of consistency night in, night out for the Lions, scoring in double digits 23 times this season with a season-high performance of 31 points. Leicester will need to lock down from the wing to slow him down, along with his contingent of talented co-stars, in order to pick up a momentous win.
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