Three Magic Moments: Hawks vs Phoenix
AFTER an entertaining batch of games over the weekend, Round 10 of the National Basketball League (NBL) concluded on Monday night, with the Illawarra Hawks hosting the SEM Phoenix at WIN Entertainment Centre. This was set up to be a blockbuster clash, given the two sides were sitting inside the top four heading into the […]
2021/22 NBL: Team Focus – Tasmania JackJumpers vs United
OVER the weekend, the National Basketball League (NBL) began its 10th round of action across a number of courts around Australia. There were some surprising results to take out of the schedule in this time, as the standings begin to slightly change. One of the sides making a move up the ladder is the Tasmania […]
Sydney Breaks New Zealand in dominant triumph
ROUND 10 of the National Basketball League (NBL)’s 2021/22 season is well and truly underway, with a number of games taking place over the weekend to kick things off. There has been plenty of big wins as teams look to flex their muscles and boost their percentages. One of these big wins took place in […]
Three Talking Points: Phoenix v Wildcats
THE National Basketball League (NBL) continued into its 10th round of action for the 2021/22 season over the weekend, with some mouth-watering clashes across a packed schedule. One of the biggest matches of the bunch was the clash between the SEM Phoenix and the Perth Wildcats at John Cain Arena on Saturday night. This was […]
Taipans snap streak by beating Bullets
IT was the game they had to win, and the Cairns Taipans did just that, defeating the Brisbane Bullets on the road by eight points, 102-94. The Taipans won their first game of 2022, having started the season strongly, but fell into a three-game losing streak, forcing coach Adam Forde to question the commitment of […]
JackJumpers march to third straight win
AFTER being lodged in the bottom two for the most part of the early season, the National Basketball League’s (NBL) newest side, the Tasmania JackJumpers have strung together three consecutive wins. Their latest dispatch – of the Sydney Kings – resulted in the JackJumpers marching past their opponents into the top five, and now within […]
Breakers stun competition with huge boilover
ROUND 10 of the 2021/22 National Basketball League (NBL) season got underway on Wednesday night, with the New Zealand Breakers welcoming the Illawarra Hawks to their ‘home away from home’ at MyState Bank Arena. The Hawks entered the match heavily favoured, given their strong start to the season and the form slump of the Breakers […]
2021/22 NBL: Team of the Week – Round 9
IN this series each week, we take a look at the strongest performing players at each position to create the National Basketball League (NBL)’s Team of the Week. Round 9 of the 2021/22 NBL season saw some cracking contests and surprising results across a number of courts. It appeared to be the week of the […]
Underdogs look to continue trend of upsets
THE 10th round of the National Basketball League (NBL) is set to kick off, with seven clashes set to take place over the next six days, as the competition looks to ramp up its workload. COVID has already caused some havoc preparations this week, with the clash between the Brisbane Bullets and the Adelaide 36ers […]
2021/22 NBL: Stats Corner – JackJumpers v Breakers
ROUND 9 of the 2021/22 National Basketball League (NBL) wrapped up on Sunday evening, with the New Zealand Breakers taking on the Tasmania JackJumpers at MyState Bank Arena (despite it being a Breakers home game). The league’s bottom two sides went head-to-head in an intriguing matchup, given both sides have shown a bit over recent […]
