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2020 Sal’s NBL Showdown: The Run Home
IT has been a blast, but the final week of the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) is here and teams are jostling for the highest possible spot in the finals series which tips off on Tuesday week. While each of the seven teams will contest the finals series, the rewards for finishing higher – […]
Nuggets keep Bulls at bay, move to top of NZNBL standings
OTAGO Nuggets have posted back-to-back wins, following their six-point 89-83 win against a valorous Franklin Bulls cohort that stuck around for 40 minutes of play. The Bulls were unable to overtake Jordan Hunt and company and as a result, the Nuggets join the Taranaki Mountain Airs at the top of the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball […]
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’ Sal’s NBL turnaround comes from experience
FRANKLIN Bulls entered the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) with plenty of unknowns, having yet to take to the court in a competitive match, or coaches knowing how they would gel in a modified season with little preparation. Despite losing the first two games, head coach Liam Simmons said he never lost the faith. […]
NZNBL Team of Week 3: Huskies lead way in week three
AUCKLAND Huskies are one of three sides picking up multiple players in this week’s Draft Central Team of the Week for the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown. The Huskies had some terrific performers across their three games, and had three players make the side, while Taranaki Mountainairs and Otago Nuggets both had two […]
Giant second half and OT not enough for Nelson, fall to Airs
FANS who tuned in to see the Taranaki Mountain Airs take on the Nelson Giants witnessed a treat, as for the first time this season an NZNBL game would need overtime to separate two teams at the end of regulation, with the Airs squeezing out a hard fought victory against a wiley Giants outfit, 95-88, […]
Jones and the Airs emphatically end Bulls’ winning streak
TARANKI Mountainairs have leapt to the top of the 2020 Sal’s NBL (National Basketball League) ladder after winning their fourth match, and halting Franklin Bulls’ four-game winning streak in the provess. The Airs welcomed the return of big man Tai Wynyard who was going to have his hands full with in-form Sam Timmins, as Taranaki […]
2020 Sal’s NBL Showdown Rolling Team of the Year: Week 2 – Bulls, Airs and Jets fly high
FRANKLIN Bulls, Taranaki Mountainairs and Manawatu Jets have all earned dual players in the first Draft Central 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Rolling Team of the Year after two weeks. In what was an incredibly tough decision to make, we picked out five starters and five on the bench (two forwards, two guards and […]
2020 Sal’s NBL July 5 night preview: Huskies v Giants and Jets v Airs
THE bottom two sides searching for a second consecutive win to keep building their form go at it in the first game, before the Taranaki Airs hope to take top spot with a win over the up-and-down Manawatu Jets. AUCKLAND HUSKIES VS NELSON GIANTS A battle between the two bottom sides opens the final night […]
Bulls continue rodeo against Jets, extend winning streak to four
FRANKLIN Bulls have cemented themselves as the hottest team in the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) right now after earning their fourth straight win, with another convincing victory over a physical and scrappy Manawatu Jets side without Hyrum Harris. FRANKLIN BULLS 25 | 16 | 29 | 13 (83) MANAWATU JETS 17 | 20 […]
