2021 NBL Round 19: New Zealand play first game on home soil
WITH finals just around the corner, Round 19 of the National Basketball League is set to be a blockbuster as teams jostle for prime position. Melbourne United will be out to hold onto top spot while the New Zealand Breakers will play their first game in New Zealand for the 2021 season, after spending the […]
Melbourne return the favour, clinch postseason berth against Perth
EXACTING a bit of revenge and returning the favour from their last encounter, Melbourne United went to RAC Arena last night and defeated a red-hot Perth Wildcats, 99-91, extending their lead at the top of the NBL ladder in their pursuit of the minor premiership and home court advantage in the finals, as well as […]
2021 NBL Round 18 preview
ROUND 18 of the National Basketball League (NBL) kicks off tonight with Illawarra and Adelaide getting things underway. The ladder is starting to well and truly shape up as Melbourne United sit two games clear at the top while South East Melbourne Phoenix will have plenty of opportunities to retain their hunting position on the […]
United bounces back from snapped streak loss to post 11-point win over Phoenix
MELBOURNE United has come from a quarter time deficit, and then a late charge from the South East Melbourne Phoenix to post an 11-point win over their cross-state rivals at John Cain Arena yesterday. With five players hitting double-figure points – three off the bench – and led by Jock Landale picking up a massive […]
United may have lost to the Wildcats, but are they still top dogs?
AS far as winning streaks go, Melbourne United’s 11-game victory run between Rounds 10 and 16 was a very respectable track record to have heading into the postseason. But following Wednesday night’s outcome between United and the Perth Wildcats, Melbourne’s moniker as clear-cut favourites is being threatened. Dean Vickerman’s side suffered a 28-point drubbing to […]
2021 NBL Round 17 preview: Illawarra only side not to take the court this round
IN a shorter round of National Basketball League (NBL) action than we are used to seeing, only four games will take place in Round 17. Each team bar the Illawarra Hawks will take the court once as sides prepare for the tail-end of the season as finals approach. South East Melbourne Phoenix vs. Melbourne United […]
Perth ends Melbourne’s winning streak thanks to dominant second quarter
PERTH Wildcats put a stop to Melbourne United’s winning streak clinching a 13-point victory over the top of the table side away from home. United came to play in the opening quarter, but once the Wildcats found their groove they were hard to stop outscoring their opponents 70 points to 50 in the following three […]
United make it 11 straight with second half surge against Kings
MELBOURNE United have extended their remarkable winning streak with a victory over an undermanned Sydney Kings side at John Cain Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Kings looked dangerously close to causing the unlikeliest of upsets when they led by seven points midway through the third quarter, but the top of the table United side proved […]
United make franchise history with 10 consecutive wins
MELBOURNE United are flying along extremely nicely having notched up their tenth consecutive win last night, defeating the New Zealand Breakers (90-76). In their first of three games of the round, United came out with a point to prove early and did just that against a flailing Breakers outfit, who despite showing glimpses of magic […]
2021 NBL Round 16 preview: United to triple up over the weekend
IT is going to be a mammoth round of basketball for Melbourne United as they take the court three times across Round 16 of the National Basketball League (NBL). A win, loss or draw from the top of the table side could alter the ladder with Perth Wildcats hot on their heels as the season […]
