It was also today's winner who started the match the strongest and sometimes offered basketball candy.

- We play well at times, but in the fourth and third period we lose a little.

They play aggressively and try to push us, says Felix Edwardsson.

The guests' Rt Guinn was in many ways the main character of the match.

The 40-year-old American was initially careless in the defensive game, which led to points for Norrköping.

But the experienced player retaliated from the three-point line, offered high-class finishes and landed on 15 points at halftime.

The second half of the match meant a steeper uphill for the home team.

Jämtland - with Pierre Hampton at the helm - continued to produce.

It ended in a 91-78 victory and Hampton offered 14 points and nine rebounds.

The match's king of points, however, was the first half's front figure, Guinn, who threw home 17 sticks and Chase Harler with the same number.

- We miss Steve (Harris) today, who is a big part of the team, and still manage to win.

The win means that Jämtland steps up in the sole league lead of 20 points.

Norrköping, who lost for the second match in a row and for the first time at home, slips behind and places itself in second place with two points up to the antagonists.

For both, a match against Luleå awaits next.

First for Jämtland on November 15 and then the Dolphins five days later.