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Montreal Allance forward Quincy Guerrier goes above the rim ahead of Winnipeg Sea Bears Nathan Bilamu during CEBL action in Montreal on Friday. <\/p>\n
Warren, who scored seven of the Alliance\u2019s final nine points, looked like a man who wanted the game to end on his terms in Target Score time. He got his wish with a routine layup that was the final dagger to the Sea Bears, who dropped to 4-4 and capped a season-long four-game road trip with a third loss.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe knew he was going to try to come at us today. He had a good game. At the end, when he had the ball, he was trying to get the shot in,\u201d said Mason Kraus, who drew Warren\u2019s assignment for long stretches.<\/p>\n
Montreal\u2019s victory snapped a three-game losing streak to improve to 3-4.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know his game,\u201d Kraus said. \u201cWe both know each other, so it was fun guarding him. He just had a great game, so he just got at it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Warren averaged 11.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in six appearances with the Sea Bears this season. His release didn\u2019t come as a major surprise, given teams can only carry six import players on the active roster, but it\u2019s still understandable if he left Winnipeg with a sour taste in his mouth.<\/p>\n
Warren\u2019s scoring ability off the bench can not be overlooked on a night in which the Sea Bears received just 17 points from their reserves and were playing a bit shorthanded.<\/p>\n
Emmanuel Akot, who left early in Thursday\u2019s game against Ottawa with what appeared to be a concerning lower-body injury, did not play. Kyler Filewich, who was also forced to exit while holding his head, also did not dress.<\/p>\n
David Walker, who did not travel with the Sea Bears, met the team in Montreal to add some Canadian depth.<\/p>\n
However, it was Kraus (25:52 minutes of playing time), Simon Hildebrandt (30:09) and Nathan Bilamu (20:29) who were tasked to play bigger minutes. At one point, it looked like Hildebrandt might in for a monster performance, but he finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. Kraus and Bilamu had nine and six points, respectively.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had 20 turnovers. We had opportunities to put points on the board, and we actually fed their offence with some of our decisions,\u201d said head coach Mike Raimbault. \u201cObviously, we didn\u2019t shoot it well, but I think there were enough opportunities for us to find ways to impact the game a little bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Teddy Allen, coming off his best overall offensive outing of the season the night prior, struggled to get anything to fall from beyond 10 feet. He missed all nine of his shots from deep range.<\/p>\n
He still carved out an inefficient 33-point effort on the strength of 13 made free throws.<\/p>\n
Allen wasn\u2019t the only one. Winnipeg struggled from beyond the arc for what seemed the first time in forever, connecting on five of 31 attempts.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt happens. It\u2019s basketball,\u201d said Scott. \u201cWe put in a lot of work, and you continue to trust your work, and you continue to shoot the next one, make or miss. It was just us. We had a lot of great looks. You go back and watch the film, we had a lot of good shots, especially myself, and they just didn\u2019t go in, so on to the next.\u201d<\/p>\n
Winnipeg held a 25-24 lead after the first quarter before the Alliance took a one-point lead into the locker room. Montreal went up 69-63 after the third quarter, and went into Target Score time ahead 88-77.<\/p>\n
Despite their shooting woes, the Sea Bears made it a game down the stretch, opening Target Score time on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to four. It was too little, too late.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was nice to make a run late. I thought we tried to persevere through a bit of adversity today,\u201d said Raimbault. \u201cI thought there were chances where we probably could\u2019ve capitalized and been a bit smarter and tougher with the ball. Unfortunately, it didn\u2019t go our way.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Alliance had the rest advantage in this one, with their last game coming before the calendar flipped to June. The Sea Bears beat tje Blackjacks in Ottawa on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think that was the problem tonight,\u201d said Scott. \u201cWe still put ourselves in a position to win the game. We just had a few possessions where we could have been better, to eliminate some of their points.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just had to be more assertive, at the end of the day. That\u2019s it,\u201d added Kraus. \u201cThey played hard, and we just didn\u2019t match it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Winnipeg will get a week to study the tape before it hosts the Calgary Surge on June 12 (7 p.m.).<\/p>\n
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