Round 10 results:
Nottingham Forest 77-53 Cardiff Dragons
Leeds Rhinos 66-71 London Mavericks
London Pulse 53-58 Loughborough Lightning
Manchester Thunder 67-61 Birmingham Panthers
My highlights:
- Forest remain within touching distance of a top four spot with a win over Cardiff Dragons.
- Mavericks take another extra-time win against Rhinos.
- Lightning needed their first half advantage over Pulse to prevent a disastrous capitulation in the final quarter, but the London side still sit top of the table thanks to the bonus point.
- Despite much improved performances in the second half of the season, Panthers could not challenge Thunder.
Natasha’s team of round 10:
GK: Jayda Pechova (Nottingham Forest)
GD: Funmi Fadoju (London Pulse)
WD: Cassie Howard (Leeds Rhinos)
C: Amy Carter (Manchester Thunder)
WA: Hannah Joseph (Loughborough Lightning)
GA: Berri Neil (Loughborough Lightning)
GS: Rolene Streutker (Nottingham Forest)
Round 11 fixtures:
Saturday 24th May, 16:00: London Mavericks vs Nottingham Forest
Predicted winner: Nottingham Forest
Saturday 24th May, 19:00: Cardiff Dragons vs Loughborough Lightning
Predicted winner: Loughborough Lightning
Sunday 25th May, 16:00: Leeds Rhinos vs Manchester Thunder
Predicted winner: Manchester Thunder
Sunday 25th May, 18:00: London Pulse vs Birmingham Panthers
Predicted winner: London Pulse
You can catch the remaining four rounds of the NSL on Youtube, Sky Sports and BBC Sport.
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