Bullets struggle and the three game win streak comes to an end in Boston.
The Boston Colonels knock off the Baltimore Bullets 95-85 in a low scoring defensive battle. Baltimore was struggling all night on the offensive side of the ball, poor shooting and turnovers really stifled any momentum they had during the contest. The top scorer for the Bullets was Carlito Fernandez who finished with 29 points and 17 rebounds, but everyone else barely managed 10 points. Credit the Colonel defense for that and the performance of both Lonyae Caldwell and Zaire Mutombo for setting the pace for Boston. Caldwell finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds while Mutombo ended with 18 points and 11 rebounds. With the loss the Bullets fall to 12-4 on the season but remain in the top spot in the East. Their next game kicks off a three game home stand as they welcome the Seattle Sonics to Royal Farms Arena on December 29th.
Scores around the league for December 23rd
Kansas City use a 64 point second half to defeat the Seattle Sonics 113-100.
The Houston Rattlers strangle the Milwaukee Flying Squirrels 106-91.
Coach's Notes:
I love defensive games, but it's a whole other thing when you're the one being shut down and that's exactly what happened tonight. It was a rough one and we all want to but this behind us as quickly as possible. Let's get the negatives out of the way first. 33% from the field won't do you much good in most cases, we just got forced into a lot of bad situations all game long, and the 19% from three point land hurts just as much. Their bench out played ours all night too by a score of 35-20 and the turnovers from us....17....yikes. Guys were frustrated all night and it was clear this wasn't our night. After taking some time to cool off I got the team together and we all agreed that these nights happen and the sooner we put it behind us the better. Did shoot 81% from the free throw line so there's that. It'll be nice to get back home, eat some crab cakes and get ready for Seattle. I think it's cool the Sonics are back. But they are entering the home of an angry beast.....