Leicester Riders started the new BBL season in style with a weekend double, following up their 104-82 home win against Manchester Giants on Saturday with a hard-fought 65-59 away victory against Cheshire Phoenix on Sunday.
Wins apart, Riders head coach Rob Paternostro was happy with his side's performances.
"It was a great weekend for us," Paternostro said. "Anytime you can go 2-0 in two days you know you earned it.
"What I liked about the weekend was we won two games in two totally different ways.
"On Saturday night against Manchester, we used our speed and ability to play in the open floor to dominate the second half and win comfortably in the end.
"On Sunday at Cheshire, we started out with a lot of energy and were in total control at half-time. But in the second half, the legs got a bit heavy and we had to turn the game into a half-court defensive battle, and were able to come out on top."
Despite the flying start, Paternostro says there is still plenty of work to do. "We have a long way to go, both with execution and conditioning," he said. "But I have really liked the toughness and togetherness that this group has shown.
"We have done it this weekend with guys not at 100 per cent. As a coach, it's always nice to know that your guys can still compete when they are banged up."
Elsewhere in the BBL, new boys Bristol Flyers got off to the best possible start also posting two wins from two. They followed Saturday's success against Plymouth Raiders with a late rally on Sunday to beat Glasgow Rocks.
The Flyers went into the final 10 minutes on Sunday holding a 56-53 advantage against Rocks, but came out firing in the final quarter, outscoring their hosts 23-9 to complete a memorable maiden weekend in the BBL.
Against Plymouth on Saturday, Doug McLaughlin-Williams led them to the win with 14 points, including crucial baskets either side of the third-quarter break.
In the match-up of last year's play-off finalists, Worcester Wolves came out on top at Newcastle Eagles, winning 86-81 thanks to an impressive 27 points and 13 rebounds from new signing Robert Thurman.
There was nothing in the game, with the scores see-sawing until the final minute, when Thurman made a dunk and hit two from two free throws to seal the Wolves victory.
After the loss to Riders, Manchester marked their first BBL game at a new home on Sunday with a 76-72 victory against last year's runners-up Sheffield Sharks thanks to 24 points and some clutch play from Stefan Gill.
Durham Wildcats bounced back from their opening night 83-70 loss at Sheffield to spoil the debut of this season's other new team, Leeds Force, winning at home 80-46.
David Evans hit all six of his three-pointers en route to a game-high 28 points as Plymouth Raiders beat Surrey United 94-74 for their first win of the season.
On Friday, Surrey were no match for a powerful London Lions team who won 89-73, with centre Makal Stibbins dominant for the Lions with 27 points and 12 rebounds.
