The Delaware Blue Coats are officially going to the NBA G League Championships for the second year in a row. On Sunday night in Toronto, the three seed Coats upset top-seeded Raptors 905 143-139 in the Eastern Conference Championship.
🏆 Eastern Conference Champions 🏆
The @blue_coats win their 2nd straight road game, top No. 1 @Raptors905 143-139 to earn a second consecutive trip to the NBA G League Finals presented by YouTube TV. pic.twitter.com/hOqNB0Jwyy
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) April 11, 2022
Delaware took the lead in the first quarter and by halftime, the Blue Coats had already scored 81 points on the league’s top-rated defense.
The Blue Coats just scored 81 points in the first half at the Raptors 905. Up 8.
Winner to the @nbagleague finals.
Myles Powell 22, Charlie Brown 17
— Matt Murphy (@Matt_Murphy04) April 10, 2022
Turnover ratio played a big role in the contest, as the 905 gave up the ball 20 times compared to the Blue Coats’ ten. Delaware’s shooting was also just better than the Raptors throughout the four quarters, as they shot 50% from the field and 41% from three.Â
Key Contributors
Myles Powell
- Powell a force to be reckoned with from off the bench, scoring 34 points while going 4-6 from downtown.
.@YDWILU OFF THE BENCH.
DOS Specialist of the Game is Myles Powell#GetYourCoatsOn x #NBAGLeaguePlayoffs pic.twitter.com/maZSDdi9gQ
— Delaware Blue Coats (@blue_coats) April 11, 2022
Charlie Brown Jr.Â
- Brown Jr. continued to be a huge asset for Delaware, as he recorded 28 points and grabbed eight boards.
Buckets on buckets! Myles Powell and Charlie Brown Jr. went on a scoring spree to lead the @blue_coats back to the NBA G League Finals presented by Youtube TV.
🏆 Powell: 34 PTS – 11/17 FG – 25 MIN
🏆 Brown Jr: 28 PTS – 8 REB – 4 AST pic.twitter.com/3h9hcGatxS— NBA G League (@nbagleague) April 11, 2022
Karim Mane
- In his first ever start for the team, Mane put up 16 points.
Aaron Henry
- Henry just missed out on a triple-double, scoring 23 points, grabbing eight rebounds, and dishing out nine assists on the night.Â
Up Next
The Blue Coats are Championship-bound and will play a best-of-three series against the Western Conference Champions, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.Â
They will be traveling to Texas for game one on Tuesday, April 12 with tipoff set for 9:00 p.m. ET. The game can be watched on ESPN2 and listened to on Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM.Â
AND THEN THERE WERE TWO 🏆
The stage is set! The No. 1 @RGVVipers and No. 3 @blue_coats will battle for the crown!
The NBA G League Finals presented by YouTube TV will begin on Tuesday at 9:00 pm/ET on ESPN2. pic.twitter.com/nh3G9I3e0H
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) April 11, 2022
Brianna Mac Kay is a student at Rowan University and contributor for the Delaware Blue Coats. To read more of her work, visit TheWhitOnline.com.