BASKETBALL: Wolves on the chase for play-off spot

As their six-match run-in hardens, they feel Worcester Wolves stealing up behind. And coach Dave Titmuss is categorical: "It's going to be really tough for us now. Worcester are in a better position than us to take eighth spot. They have two games in hand after beating Guildford, a better run-in than us (meeting only Leicester of the teams above Thunder], they have potentially six wins, and a roster that can better compete."

Thunder go to Everton tomorrow (Friday), Worcester on Sunday, and then receive Plymouth, Milton Keynes and Sheffield, and finally visit Plymouth. Wolves are at Leicester on Saturday, Thunder on Sunday, then, not in date order, they have games at home to Essex and Plymouth and away to London Capital, Essex and Guildford.

Titmuss lays it out plainly and much depends on his leading points scorer. "If we win games we can take Worcester out of it. But we've got to play really smart and Reggie Bratton's got to have trust in other players. On Friday at Newcastle, they doubled up on him in the second half and he didn't play that situation well. He was forcing it, we were getting turned over or having to take a bad shot.