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Reading Rockets<\/a> return to the Nottingham Wildcats Arena this Saturday to face the Bradford Dragons in the NBL Division 1.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are coming off a fantastic 79-98 win over the Nottingham McDonald\u2019s Hoods in their last game taking the Rockets to a 2-3 record for the season. This will be Reading\u2019s second game back after 2 months and they will be looking to keep the winning spirit alive in the camp.<\/p>\n

The Bradford dragons have started the season very strongly, boasting a 4-2 record, however they are coming off an 86-101 defeat at the hands of the Essex Rebels.<\/p>\n

When asked about this week\u2019s opponents, Coach Keane had this to say:<\/p>\n

\u201cBradford a very well coached team in this league for a long time, we know we will have our hands full on Saturday. Bradford have done an amazing job with retaining their core group year to year and what comes with that is great synergy within the team. We will have to be at our best on both ends and players coming from the bench will need to have a big impact throughout. It is our second game back from two months out, so all players are excited to get going again this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ones to watch<\/strong><\/p>\n

American-guard, O\u2019Showen Williams, was in top form for the Rockets in their win against the Hoods, where he achieved 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. He currently averages 19PPG whilst shooting 35.3% from 3-point range, as well as leading the team in steals averaging 2.4 a game.<\/p>\n

For the Dragons, the American 6\u20198 forward, Ricky Fetske, has been the star man for Bradford this season. He leads the team in both scoring and rebounds averaging 19 points, shooting an impressive 40.9% from 3-point range, as well as collecting 10.8 rebounds a game.<\/p>\n

The game will be livestreamed on the Basketball England YouTube channel<\/a>, with Reading Rockets Director of Basketball, Matt Johnson on commentary.<\/p>\n

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