Five games, all 10 teams complete 20-day NBL festival
FIVE games remain in Round 15 of the NBL and not only will it bring a close to the round, but also the run of 20 consecutive days of basketball action which first tipped off on December 17. All 10 teams will take to the court of the next three days in what promises to bring plenty of highlights.
ROUND 15 RESULTS:
Illawarra Hawks (92) def. Tasmania JackJumpers (90)
Cairns Taipans (96) def. by South East Melbourne Phoenix (111)
Brisbane Bullets (75) def. by Perth Wildcats (95)
Adelaide 36ers (85) def. Sydney Kings (79)
ROUND 15 SCHEDULE:
Saturday, January 3:
Illawarra Hawks vs. Cairns Taipans @ WIN Entertainment Centre, 5:30pm
Tasmania JackJumpers vs. Melbourne United @ MyState Bank Arena, 8:00pm
Sunday, January 4:
New Zealand Breakers vs. Perth Wildcats @ Spark Arena, 2:30pm
Brisbane Bullets vs. Adelaide 36ers @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 4:30pm
Monday, January 5:
Sydney Kings vs. South East Melbourne Phoenix @ Qudos Bank Arena, 7:30pm
LADDER:
| No. | Team | G | W | L | P F | P AG | W% | P% |
| 1st | Adelaide 36ers | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2035 | 1878 | 81.82 | 108.36 |
| 2nd | Melbourne United | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2083 | 1955 | 68.18 | 106.55 |
| 3rd | South East Melbourne Phoenix | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2027 | 1854 | 66.67 | 109.33 |
| 4th | Sydney Kings | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1972 | 1785 | 61.90 | 110.48 |
| 5th | Perth Wildcats | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1950 | 1895 | 54.55 | 102.90 |
| 6th | Tasmania JackJumpers | 23 | 10 | 13 | 1975 | 1974 | 43.48 | 100.05 |
| 7th | New Zealand Breakers | 21 | 8 | 13 | 1859 | 1868 | 38.10 | 99.52 |
| 8th | Illawarra Hawks | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1773 | 1930 | 35.00 | 91.87 |
| 9th | Brisbane Bullets | 23 | 6 | 17 | 1952 | 2192 | 26.09 | 89.05 |
| 10th | Cairns Taipans | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1727 | 2022 | 23.81 | 85.41 |
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