United keep the good times rolling with ninth straight win
MELBOURNE United kept their winning streak going, notching up their ninth straight victory after defeating the Adelaide 36ers in style last night (92-78). It was a comprehensive performance by the ladder leaders who got the jump on their opponents early but really dazzled in the final term to pile on the scoreboard pain. The Adelaide […]
Prewster leads Saints to opening night win
DION Prewster has helped the Wellington Saints return to the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) in style, as the most successful team of the modern era knocked off the reigning premiers Otago Nuggets by 22 points. The match, played at the Edgar Centre saw the Saints claim a 95-73 victory, as Prewster picked up […]
2021 NZNBL Round 1a preview: Trio of matches to tip off new season
A TRIO of highly-anticipated matches will tip-off the 2021 New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) season, which has come around quickly after what was seemingly an eternal wait since last year’s successful NZNBL during a time where most of the world was in lockdown. The top New Zealand basketballers took centre stage across the globe […]
Cotton and Mooney trounce the Bullets, Perth continue chase for top spot
A STRONG start and an even better finish was responsible for the Perth Wildcats’ 92-74 win over the Brisbane Bullets last night, with the hosts securing a tied league-best eighteenth win of the season, putting them half a game back of Melbourne United for top spot in the standings. Even in front of a modestly […]
Breakers fall short of monumental comeback, lose to Cairns by two
LEADING by as much as 19 points in the third quarter, the Cairns Taipans have survived a shock comeback effort from the New Zealand Breakers, squeezing out the 70-68 win in a contest between two of the NBL’s lowest ranked teams. Both sides traded a bunch of turnovers on their way to shooting below 30 […]
Brisbane need to find good form fast, Sobey conducting career-high season
WHILE the NBL21 season continues to tick over, the standings have started to display the different roles that each of the nine competition sides have to play with the final stretch of games remaining. With this in mind, the Brisbane Bullets have emerged as one of the teams that has its season hanging in the […]
NBL1 Central Round 3 Preview: Redemption and momentum the stories this week
THE National Basketball League (NBL)1 Central division is already two weeks into the season, and the games are starting to heat up. With plenty of close contests last weekend, the hype for the third round of action couldn’t be more real. Forrestville Eagles v North Adelaide Rockets Women’s The Forrestville Eagles are currently 2-0 for […]
Sydney Kings make it seven wins from eight appearances against the Phoenix
THE opening game of Round 15 saw the Sydney Kings topple South East Melbourne Phoenix in convincing fashion (101-81). The Kings seem to be South East Melbourne’s bogey team with the Phoenix dropping seven of the past eight games against Sydney. The 21-point win for the Kings also had ladder ramifications as they leapfrogged their […]
2021 NBL1 West preview: Round 2
ROUND 2 of the National Basketball League (NBL) West gets underway on Friday, and we preview two of the big games across the women’s and men’s divisions respectively. In unbeaten clashes, the Cockburn Cougars and Perth Redbacks face off in the women’s competition, whilst the Warwick Senators men’s side will be eyeing off their third […]
2021 Big V Men’s wrap: Round 5
ROUND 5 of Big V Men’s saw multiple close games with three of the five games decided by five or less points in a showing of great talent. The other two matches were decided by larger margins while Sunbury boast an undefeated record with McKinnon and Keilor hot on the Jets’ tail. Hawthorn (71) defeated […]
