KIU Titans vs Nam Blazers:A Game of Razor-margins
posted on Aug. 24, 2024, 10:54 p.m. - By Isaac Akugizibwe
Like a thrilling Movie,game five of the 2024 National Basketball League Semifinal series between KIU Titans and Namuwongo Blazers is one you would love to watch without any distraction but also with a hardened kidney.
This electrifying clash will tip-off at 7pm local time at Lugogo indoor Arena.
The Pressure is palpable and expectations, sky-high as fans eagerly await to see KIU Titans make history while aiming to make it to the finals for the second time in two years.
A win on Sunday will see the Titans reach their third NBL finals in history and Julius Lutwama will become the first Coach to lead KIU Titans to two successive finals in two years.
The Titans lost it late in game four and are looking for a bounce back to winning ways on Sunday evening. With the series now levelled at 2-2,Lutwama's boys come into this decisive game knowing that every play must count.
In game four, the team succumbed to lack of enough ball security and missed several scoring opportunities though Namuwongo's defense was very stingy especially in the second half to facilitate the Slum dwellers' come back.
KIU Titans highly powered offense led by Joel Lukoji Banza,Peter Obleng,Edgar Munaba and Pierre Kasereka Tembo will look to turn up in beast mode on Sunday in order to outmaneuver Namuwongo's stingy defense.
The Titans' defense will need to improve as well from that displayed in game four and will need to keep Jimmy Williams, Joseph Chuma and Innocent Ochera a little bit quiet some more.
Coach Lutwama will also have to come up with a Solution for Peter Cheng and Paul Ondongo,Namuwongo's unsung heroes in Game four.
From the onset, this matchup has lived to the billing with many basketball enthusiasts preferring, it should have been a final.
Filled with great talents and the hunger for victory to the passionate fans on either side, this contest will go down as one of the most competitive series in the National Basketball League, at least in recent memory.
The winner of this pulsating encounter will play nine time defending champions,City Oilers in the finals while the loser will settle for a bronze fight against the waiting UCU Canons.
Team News
Ivan Lumanyika will return to the squad after missing out in game four on Thursday while Peter Obleng is expected to start again after playing half way in game four.
The other members of the team will come out fresher than on Thursday for they have had a day to refresh.
