HEAD coach Paul James has urged his players to “push on” after Worcester Wolves claimed back-to-back away wins.

Wolves stunned leaders Newcastle Eagles 112-103 last Friday before thrashing fourth-placed London Lions 100-71 at the Copper Box two days later.

James said it was an “amazing weekend” for his side who returned to the play-off places, climbing two positions to seventh in the British Basketball League.

However, he insisted there should be no let-up in intensity as they prepare to host Surrey Scorchers on Friday (7.30pm).

“We wanted something out of these two matches,” he said.

“We got the maximum return and it is important that we push on from here.

“This has shown that if everyone buys into the system and trusts each other than the achievements will follow.

“We will enjoy the wins but it will be straight back to hard work again."

Kai Williams was among three former Wolves now representing London, and it was the small forward who opened their scoring.

But Alex Owumi missed on his first shot and soon allowed Marek Klassen to dispossess him. Zaire Taylor picked up two quick fouls and was forced to take an early seat on the bench, setting the tone for a dismal evening for the trio.

Maurice Walker settled into his usual pattern of dominance against his opposing big men to grab nine first quarter points, keeping matters close at 23-19.

London found Ashton Khan far too fleet-footed to stop in the second period. His repeated slices to the basket helped nudge Worcester 43-42 in front at half-time.

Four minutes after the interval the sides were all-square at 50-50 before Klassen provided an explosion of action.

Assists to Walker and to Jermel Kennedy for ferocious dunks were followed up by further dishes for the two Worcester men and a double of scores of his own, breaking the match open.

At the other end, London players found themselves pounced upon from all sides and consequently held scoreless for the remainder of the third period.

Though already firmly in charge at 73-50, the pressure was still maintained, with Lions repeatedly denied any space to settle.

Klassen would continue to multi-task, rattling in fourteen final-quarter points, and pulling the strings for others.

It was Walker who brought up the century for Worcester, setting the seal on an impressive victory.

Walker and Klassen led the way with 26 and 23 points respectively, while Danny Huffor tallied with 17 points and Jermel Kennedy secured a double-double return with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

James added: “It has been an amazing weekend. I’m delighted for everyone. The players worked so hard this week in training to make these wins possible.

“We made sure we got the basics right and then stepped it up from there.

“We had a solid first half, talked through a few adjustments during the break and then blew London away. One or two threes went in and then the floodgates opened.

“Allied to that, our defensive effort was outstanding – I counted eleven stops in a row – every time Lions had the ball we hunted them down as a pack.

“The players were relentless.”