2019/20 NBL Semi-final 3 preview: Sydney Kings vs. Melbourne United
FOLLOWING their fourth quarter disintegration back in Game 1, nobody expected the retaliation that Melbourne United was going to release upon a visiting Sydney Kings side at Melbourne Arena in Game 2. A retaliation so severe that one might ask, “how are Sydney meant to bounce back from this?” Moving on from their monumental 45-point […]
2020 WNBL: Kia Nurse hits three pointer to secure Capitals’ ninth flag
WITH only 22 seconds left to win the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Grand Final, Kia Nurse nailed arguably the most important three pointer of her career to run out 71-68 winners. In what will go down as one of the most memorable and clutch moments in WNBL history, the Canberra Capitals were in dire […]
Capitals a win away from glory as Flyers look to repeat history
BOTH Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) teams know that there is a maximum two games left in the season, and for the University of Canberra (UC) Capitals, there is no better time to strike than tonight. The reigning premiers came from behind in Game 1 to upset the Southside Flyers on the road and get […]
NBL Semi-final review 2: United destroy Kings in record-breaking night
MELBOURNE United has forced historians to pour through the history books after an unbelievable performance in the second of a best-of-three semi-finals series against the Sydney Kings. United not only broke finals records, but season ones as well, with the home side winning by a whopping 45 points – the most ever recorded in the […]
NBL Semi-final reviews: Wildcats and Taipans exchange blows, set up for wild Game Three
AFTER an A-grade first two games in this season’s semi-final matchup between the Perth Wildcats and the Cairns Taipans, we look forward to what will be an intense final game between two of the top offensive sides in the league. Here were the series of events that occurred over the weekend during a turbulent first […]
WNBL Grand Final G1 review: Cap’s one win away from back-to-back glory
IN the first game of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) grand finals series the Capitals clenched victory over a gallant Flyers side by a mere two points. Southside Flyers (80) defeated by UC Capitals (82) The league’s top two teams finally met in a clash that embodied everything the WNBL, as both the Southside […]
2019/20 NBL Semi-final 2 preview: Melbourne United vs. Sydney Kings
MELBOURNE United will be ruing their last quarter stumble less than two days ago in their best-of-three series against the Kings, and as a result are down to their final chance as they host their New South Wales rivals at Melbourne Arena. Despite leading by as much as 16 against the minor premiers with less […]
NBL Semi Final review: Kings overrun United in a Game 1 thriller
GAME 1 of the National Basketball League (NBL) clash between the Kings and United lived up to the hype with Sydney showing who’s boss in an enthralling encounter. Sydney Kings (86) defeated Melbourne United (80) Despite facing a side that has only lost at home twice this season, Melbourne United was not going to lay […]
Flyers and Capitals to do battle for 2019/20 WNBL title
GAME One at Dandenong Stadium cannot come quick enough as the teams who finished first and second on the ladder, UC Capitals and the Southside Flyers, finally square off in the 2019/20 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Grand Final. The Flyers’ captain Jenna O’Hea makes her anticipated return to the floor after breaking her wrist […]
Melbourne-Sydney rivalry continues with grand final spot on the line
WITH the regular season done and dusted, there is no better way to start the playoffs with a classic Melbourne-Sydney rivalry in one semi-final. Every Kings fan still remembers when their head coach, Will Weaver ‘lost his cool’ at the officials, getting himself ejected when these two juggernauts played each other in early November. To […]
