Classic Contests: Most threes in an NBL playoff game ever
ELIMINATION series are incredibly thrilling. With no time for mistakes and no time for learning, all you have are the two or three home-and-away season head-to-heads to go off and one match to decide if your season is finished or just beginning. With no Australian basketball to look forward to for the time being, Draft […]
Classic Contest: 1992 Grand Final extravaganza
IF you have a friend telling you there is no difference between the early nineties and now in how games were officiated, this is the game for you. If you are missing the nostalgia of elbow jumpers and the empowerment of bigs or just want to watch a top notch last game of a Grand […]
Classic Contest: Perth win fourth title in come-from-behind effort
EVERYONE is missing the National Basketball League (NBL). You are not alone. Fortunately, Draft Central is providing content with or without live games. In today’s classic contest, we look at the 2000s Perth Wildcats side for the second time in seven days. Why? Because they made history to start the millennium by becoming the first […]
Classic Contest: Game winner in 4OT NBL
AWAITING the return of the National Basketball League (NBL) Draft Central might just have the perfect substitute, as we cast an eye over some Classic Contests. In today’s piece, we look at one of the most heart-racing games in basketball history. The 1994 Round 9 clash between the Brisbane Bullets and rivals Perth Wildcats was […]
Classic Contests: Stewart wins season defining 1999/2000 NBL game
IT has been 158 days since the last National Basketball League (NBL) game. However, Draft Central are diving back into some basketball content to provide highlights that even the most die hard NBL fans may have never come across. In today’s classic, we look at a jaw dropping game that likely altered the course of […]
Classic Contests: Highest scoring game in NBL history
MISSING the NBL… so are we! That is why Draft Central is turning back the clock, to look back at some of the great classics in throughout the National Basketball League. In today’s contest, we take a look at a league right before the cusp of baggy shorts, a league with an offensive rating similar […]
All-Star duo lead Airs to elimination final win over Bulls
IN a clash of completely different styles, the Taranaki Mountainairs have defeated Franklin Bulls in a nine-point thriller to advance through to the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) semi-finals last night. In a seesawing contest the Airs were able to finish stronger, defeat the Bulls 99-90 and set their sights on a final four […]
Huskies snatch seventh win to stay in touch with top three
A HUGE ladder-defining Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown contest ensued on Wednesday night as the Canterbury Rams took on the Auckland Huskies with no winner in clear sight until the last few minutes when the Huskies emerged victorious. From the very beginning, the Rams enforced their dominance by killing the Huskies for rebounds. Both […]
Bulls make early charge to stamp authority in win over Giants
FRANKLIN Bulls’ three quarter dominance of Nelson Giants helped the Bulls secure an impressive 12-point win in the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown clash last night. The Bulls won the first three quarters of the match to lead by 19 points at the final break, and while Nelson hit back to win the […]
Bulls go five from six and hand Rams another defeat
A MASSIVE clash between the Franklin Bulls and Canterbury Rams culminated in a 102-77 finish on Wednesday night, with the game never decided until the fourth when the Bulls pulled away late in the contest. The Bulls’ win meant Franklin has won five of its past six games, whilst handing the Rams their fourth consecutive […]
Jets quartet fly high with impressive 15-point triumph over Rams
A QUARTET of big scorers led the Manawatu Jets to a memorable 15-point win over Canterbury Rams last night, handing the Rams their first defeat of the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown. Taane Samuel, Tom Vodanovich, Hyrum Harris and Jayden Bezzant all combined for 95 points, 27 rebounds, 14 assists, 10 steals and […]
Young Guns in the NBL: LaMelo Ball
OF all the National Basketball League (NBL) young guns, the top one from the season was clearly LaMelo Ball. He only played 12 games, but in every stop, Australian basketball fans flooded the stadium just to get a glimpse of the 6’7 point guard. Were the fans buying those tickets just so they could say […]
