Stingers face Surge Thursday in do-or-die CEBL West semifinal
The Battle of Alberta has become a dribble.
The Edmonton Stingers will tip off against the host Calgary Surge on Thursday in a Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) do-or-die playoff game.
The winner will advance to the CEBL West semifinal against the Vancouver Bandits.
The Stingers, who entered the playoffs on a three-game winning streak, finished third in the Western Conference while the Surge and the Bandits placed second and first, respectively. Edmonton won two of their three games against Calgary this regular season.
'It's super tough being in a win-or-go-home situation, but it always ramps up the intensity for us,' Jordan Baker, the head coach and general manager of the Stingers, told CTV News Edmonton on Tuesday at the Edmonton Expo Centre as the team practised for Thursday's game in Calgary.
'We've seen Calgary a number of times, and it hasn't been all at the beginning of the season or all at the end of the season … I think we know generally how to execute against them.'
The winners of the East and West semifinals will advance to the league's four-team Championship Weekend in Winnipeg Aug. 22-24.
The Stingers are two-time CEBL champions, winning back-to-back league titles in 2020 and 2021.
With files from CTV News Edmonton's Brandon Lynch
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