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Pride of London sent packing by Magnificent Seven
The Journal
|May 12, 2025
NEWCASTLE Eagles' Magnificent Seven punched their ticket to the 2025 playoff final in sensational fashion to send top seed London Lions packing.
Injury ravaged and exhausted following a gruelling 60-game season, Marc Steutel's never-say-die warriors somehow found the energy to rack up the most famous of wins.
And in a final set to roll back the years, Newcastle will face fierce rivals Leicester Riders at London's O2 Arena on May 18.
It's a record breaking 11th trip to British basketball's showpiece finale for the nation's most successful franchise. But Stuetel's men have fought home and abroad to keep their campaign alive.
A third final since January awaits the 2025 Trophy winners and one more win will earn proud owner Paul Blake the organisation's eighth playoff crown.
Watched by Fabulous Flournoy the irrepressible player-coach who laid the foundations for two decades of success Newcastle overcame a 10-point first quarter deficit to come out on top.
And yet again Steutel's stretched seven-man rotation gave everything to extend an historic season by one more week. Double doubles for Trey Pulliam and Cole Long epitomised the Eagles' unflinching will to win.
On the night, Newcastle reminded their rivals that history counts for everything where this famous club's concerned.
This story is from the May 12, 2025 edition of The Journal.
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