Rebound's Chris Hughes, the All-Star organiser, content producer, YouTube host and producer, commentator and social media observer, has once again been on hand to sift through the best of the best from last weekend's eight games when selecting his Team and Player of the Week.
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Chris will pick a Player of the Week and four other selections to round out his Team of the Week, paying attention to the following criteria:
Other players will also receive a shout out as honourable mentions at the bottom of the piece.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Johnson was a threat throughout a winning double-header weekend against two top-eight sides to keep Hemel’s title chances alive.
In the crunch game versus Essex, themselves in the title race, the two-time Rebound All Star contributed directly to five of Storm’s points down the stretch in the nine-point win.
Seven points down the stretch from Blain in Saturday’s dub at Barking helped split the double-header weekend. It sets Bradford up to defend the sixth seed in their final head-to-head versus #7 Loughborough.
Blain couldn't prevent heartbreak in the two-point loss at positional rivals Nottingham despite a late effort.
Abdul showed his pedigree in a strong shooting performance either side of the arc to give Worthing a special two-point win on the road versus local rivals Reading.
He led his side efficiently in three-pointers in what was one of the key components of the victory - as the rest of the roster shot 6-21 from downtown.
It's SO tight at the top of NBL1 with Derby, Hemel and Essex all on the same points! Who is coming out on top?
— NBL (@NBLengland) March 25, 2024
✍️ Weekend recap: https://t.co/A6GDd7cUJp
📷 Nick Higgins/Derby Trailblazers pic.twitter.com/mNuHMBtKXY
Campbell made up for an underwhelming stat-line in Saturday’s loss to Storm by being a key figure in Sunday’s win. The guard provided buckets for the Hoods down the stretch, contributing to seven clutch points in a two-point win that could be vital in securing a play-off spot.
In a Hakeem Sylla-less side, Inger was a strong rebounding and scoring presence as Inger averaged an impressive 50% from downtown across the winning double-header.
He was key down the stretch in Sunday’s title-race game with five points down the stretch in the nine-point win.
Neither side had a lead bigger than seven points, but Worthing found a way to get a win on the road at Reading.
All of Zaire Taylor’s nine-man rotation contributed to the scoring as Thunder made 45% of their field goals.
ZION TORDOFF (BRA) - 10PTS/11REB/3AST/17EFF @BAR: 25PTS/6REB/4AST/1STL/27EFF @NOT
GREG SKORIC (NOT) - 30PTS/20REB/3AST/2BLK/38EFF @HEM; 16PTS/9REB/1AST/1BLK/21EFF vs BRA
EMMANUEL KANWEI (NEW) - 18PTS/10REB/4AST/1STL/1BLK/28EFF
TRE CHAPMAN (ESS) 19PTS/9REB/1AST/2STL/1BLK/23EFF
MALCOLM SMITH (DER) - 23PTS/5REB/3AST/21EFF
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Main image credit - Matt Cook
