Blazers tame Jaguars

National Basketball League | Result

• Namuwongo Blazers 83-57 JT Jaguars

Namuwongo Blazers tame the JT Jaguars in the National Basketball League at Lugogo Indoor Arena on Friday.

The Blazers extens their perfect run to four straight wins after beating City Oil, Victoria Crocs, JKL Dolphins and Jaguars.

The game was closely contested until the Jaguars switched from a zone flex defensive strategy to a man-to-man approach. The Blazers moved the ball quicker and capitalized on the Jaguars’ weaknesses.

Micheal Makiadi made a massive buzzer beater three-point jump shot as the Blazers completed the first period with a nine-point (23-14) lead.

Despite the Jaguars’ fight in the second period, the went into the long break trailing by two points (34-32).

Coming from the locker rooms, the Blazers hit the second gear as they opened a 14-point lead at the end of the period.

Henry Ssebagala converted both throws at 7:40 to extend the lead to 20 points. In response, coach Sudi Ulanga opted for the small ball from that point onwards.

The Blazers held on to secure a massive 26-point victory making it four wins in as many games.

James Okello (18 points and 11 rebounds) and Makiadi (12 points and 11 rebounds) contributed massively for the Blazers while only Mark Were (21 points) scored in double digits for the Jaguars

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