Where and when:

WISE Basketball Arena, 7.30pm Friday, March 18.

Summary:

Bristol Flyers can give their BBL Play-Off push a boost with victory against Cheshire on Friday, while the Nix will be looking to get back to winning ways after a battling defeat at home to high-flying Leicester Riders on Sunday.

Phoenix currently occupy the eighth and final post-season spot, eight points ahead of Flyers, albeit having played two games more.

But if Andreas Kapoulas' men were to bounce back from two defeats against Glasgow Rocks and Manchester Giants last weekend, it would not only close the gap, but give them the season series and head-to-head tie-breaker.

Phoenix were edged by Leicester Riders despite a positive performance last time out , and host Sheffield Sharks on Sunday (5.30pm).

Last time they met:

Cheshire Phoenix 58 Bristol Flyers 72 (BBL Championship, Cheshire Oaks Arena, December 13, 2015)

Form:

Flyers: LLLWLL
Phoenix: LWLWWL

Danny Huffor sustained a facial injury in the defeat to Leicester Riders
Danny Huffor sustained a facial injury in the defeat to Leicester Riders


Three Points:

1) Flyers' victory against Phoenix in December was their first in seven meetings between the teams
2) Phoenix's Danny Huffor suffered a facial injury during the defeat against Riders and required stitches
3) Phoenix lead the BBL in made three-pointers per-game with 9.08

What they say:

Flyers forward Doug McLaughlin Williams: "Cheshire have a good team. It's been a while since we played them and they have changed a few players since then.

"We have played pretty good team defence all year, so as long as we stick to our principles we should be okay.

"As with any team, focusing on trying to keep them to one shot, and getting out in transition will help our chances."

Phoenix guard Danny Huffor: "Bristol are a solid team with a good coach. They lost a couple games [last weekend] but I'm sure they went over what went wrong and will be hungry to play us.

"If we go in there and play smart basketball with very few mistakes and have our defence turn into our offence, it will be a good game. We are taking each game as if it was our last so we will be just as hungry and ready to play."