Basketball: Jets aim for lift-off in London

Mike Burton, the coach of the month, takes Chester Jets to Wembley tomorrow needing to put another dent in London Towers' defence of their Budweiser League title, and to take a psychological edge in case they meet in next month's 7-Up League Trophy final.

Chester, the leaders, won at Wembley in October and it took an underarm three-pointer from Danny Lewis to give Towers a 79-76 win at the Jets in December. Chester lead Towers by two points but have played three games more. Kevin Cadle, the Towers coach, said: "If we win, the Jets will be three losses behind us and that will make them long shots for the League."

Chester take a four-point lead into Thursday's second leg of their Trophy semi-final at Leicester City Riders. London lost their first leg 75-74 at Sheffield Sharks on Thursday. They led 74-69, but could not score for the last five minutes.