A.J. Gaines Jr. of the London Lightning. Photo courtesy London Lightning/Twitter.A.J. Gaines Jr. of the London Lightning. Photo courtesy London Lightning/Twitter.
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Lightning force deciding Game 5

The London Lightning aren't going down without a fight.

After falling behind two games to none in their best of five playoff series with the Kitchener-Waterloo Titans, the Lightning forced a deciding Game 5 with a 100-94 win over the Titans on Saturday. Marvin Phillips led the Lightning with 21 points. Xavier Moon had 14 points off the bench, while Mo Bolden had 13 and AJ Gaines had 12.

The Lightning will try to complete the comeback and win the series on Sunday afternoon when they host the Titans in Game 5. The game starts at 2 p.m. at Budweiser Gardens. The team is asking fans to wear black to the game.

 

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