Weekend previews: NBL- Round 13
ROUND 13 of the National Basketball League (NBL) begins in northern New South Wales with the Hawks, who are riding high after beating Sydney, hosting the 36ers. Illawarra travels to Sydney to play the Kings again on Sunday where the home side will be wanting revenge for last week. Adelaide and Brisbane should be a […]
Number crunching: NBL – Round 12
ROUND 12 of the National Basketball League (NBL) saw another big man challenge Andrew Bogut in terms of the best centre in the league, as Shawn Long had a round to remember for the Breakers. His teammate, Finn Delany also joined in on the party. The Wildcats had a round they would want to forget […]
Weekend previews: NBL – Round 12
ROUND 12 of the National Basketball League (NBL) begins and ends in the top end this weekend, as the Taipans host the Bullets on Thursday, and again host the Kings in Cairns for the second time in two weeks on Monday night. The Wildcats have broken their losing streak, hoping to beat the Breakers on […]
NBL- How your team went over the Christmas break
THE Adelaide 36ers were back to their winning ways with three big wins over the Christmas break. But it was the opposite for the Perth Wildcats, who lost two games out of their three games in Rounds 10 and 11. The Sydney Kings are definitely the team to beat at the moment, sitting on top […]
Weekend previews: NBL – Round 10
ROUND 10 of the National Basketball League (NBL) kicks off in Cairns where the Taipans are pitted against a tough opposition in the Kings. Illawarra has a chance to charge further ahead of the bottom three against New Zealand, before hosting Perth on Sunday. There’s two games this round that could shape the top four […]
Weekend wash-up: NBL – Round 9
THE dominant Perth Wildcats were dealt with two losses in Round 9, but still managed to hold top spot on the ladder. But the two teams they lost to are hot on their heels. Meanwhile, the Illawarra Hawks honoured Indigenous Australians in their loss against the Kings on Sunday. Perth Wildcats (97) defeated by Sydney […]
Weekend previews: NBL – Round 9
IT’S a light National Basketball League (NBL) schedule this weekend as Round 9 starts late in the night in Perth, as tensions continue between the Wildcats and Kings amid Angus Brandt and Andrew Bogut‘s war of words. The ladder-leaders also travel to Melbourne in a potential championship clash, with United keen to leave behind the trauma of last […]
Weekend wash-up: NBL – Round 8
THE National Basketball League (NBL) returned this week, and we witnessed a number of compelling games, several upsets and a mini playoff series between the Brisbane Bullets and Melbourne United. Sydney Kings (77) defeated Perth Wildcats (72) The Sydney Kings have enjoyed quite the resurgence in season 2018/19. After spending the majority of the […]
Weekend previews: NBL – Round 8
FRESH from international duty where the Boomers, which featured many National Basketball League (NBL) stars, progressed to the World Cup, we look ahead to Round 8. The weekend kicks off in Sydney with the Kings hosting the Wildcats. On Friday night, it’s seventh versus eighth with Cairns needing a win before coming up against the […]
Weekend previews: NBL- Round 7
ROUND 7 of the National Basketball League (NBL) gets underway on Friday, with two teams who are desperate to get back on the winners list. The Breakers and Wildcats will be using up plenty of miles, as they each make the longest trip in the league, with the two teams playing a double-header this weekend. […]
