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Former Los Angeles Clippers star Sam Dekker was kept quiet but head coach Ryan Schmidt praised his side’s effort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

London Lions’ maiden EuroCup season ended at the last-16 stage as they were eliminated by Joventut Badalona 89-78.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The British Basketball League champions were the first British team to progress to the knockout stages of the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

However their experienced Spanish opponents started strongly and led throughout to reach the quarter-finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’m really proud of the guys, the fight was there,” said Lions head coach Ryan Schmidt.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Games against the better teams like we played tonight, it’s going to come down to the marginal things.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Credit to them, that’s a hell of a team, I’d expect them to go on a deep run, but I’m really proud of how we fought tonight.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The achievement of reaching the knockout stages came after the Lions last month won the British Basketball League Championship with a record six games to spare.<\/span><\/p>\n