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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Thunder coach Sadat Gaya wants to keep his team focused on a strong finish ahead of the Kenya National Basketball League play offs.<\/p>\n

He said the most important thing is to get the momentum going and build on that ahead of the post-season games.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just need to win as much as possible and finish with a winning record as we head to the playoffs. We want a top four finish, but it\u2019s not our main priority,\u201d said Gaya. \u201cWe made the top four last year only to lose in the first round.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the long layoffs were evident in how they executed on both ends of the floor in their league game against Umoja.<\/p>\n

Thunder thumped Umoja 66-37 after taking a 33-13 half time lead. Morans\u2019 captain Griffin Ligare led with game high 21 points while Tony Mwenda and Jack Agunda added 10 each.<\/p>\n

Umoja, who struggled in the first two quarters, managed 24 points in the last half and had Tony Okoi sinking 10 points.<\/p>\n

The self-supporting Umoja are ninth on the log with 15 points with just three wins in 12 games.<\/p>\n

The win pushed Thunder to the second behind leaders Kenya Ports Authority even though both teams have 21 points.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have to work on our execution on both ends of the floor,\u201d noted Gaya. \u201cI am building a team where everyone will be crucial to our course. I want to have everyone involved and this will bring results.\u201d<\/p>\n

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