NBL21 Round 3 preview: Victoria to host first NBL match of the season as blockbuster round awaits
NATIONAL Basketball League (NBL) Round 3 action tips off tonight, in what is a blockbuster eight-game round, the biggest of the season thus far. The round yet again features a few rematches, as Adelaide 36ers, Perth Wildcats, Brisbane Bullets and Cairns Taipans all remain at home venues. For the first time this season, an all-Victorian […]
36ers survive second overtime thriller to outlast Breakers
ADELAIDE 36ers are proving to be the masters of overtime games, winning their second National Basketball League (NBL) match in a week that went longer than the prescribed 40 minutes. In a topsy-turvy game, Adelaide outlasted New Zealand Breakers to win 94-91, including a 12-9 overtime period to secure the win. Boom recruit Lamar Patterson […]
Phoenix turn tables on 36ers to claim first win
SOUTH East Melbourne Phoenix are on the board in the 2021 National Basketball League (NBL) season, downing Adelaide 36ers by six points to reverse the result of their Round 1 clash. In that encounter, it took double-overtime for the 36ers to pull through with a win, but this time it was the Phoenix that managed […]
NBL21 Round 2 preview: Rematches galore, while Breakers and Wildcats enter the fray
ROUND 2 of the National Basketball League (NBL) tips off tonight, with several games rematches of Round 1 contests throughout the week. With one game on every night, basketball fans will be treated to some high-class matches, and it all begins back in Adelaide with the 36ers and Phoenix locking horns. Adelaide 36ers vs. South […]
Giddey up: Adelaide 36ers get the win thanks to future star
NATIONAL Basketball League (NBL) Next Star young gun Josh Giddey has guided the Adelaide 36ers to their first win of the season in a tense double overtime victory against South East Melbourne Phoenix last night. Following the 36ers’ defeat at the hands of Melbourne United on Friday night, the team returned to the Adelaide Entertainment […]
United opens season with 24-point road win over 36ers
MELBOURNE United have opened their season with style, claiming a 24-point victory over Adelaide 36ers at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre last night. United did not have it all their own way, with the nominal National Basketball League (NBL) title favourites defeating the 36ers on opening night, 89-65. United loaded up on star power over the […]
NBL21 Round 1 preview: Taipans, Hawks and 36ers to double up in opening round
A FIVE-game opening round which features seven of the nine teams was eventually indicative of what became of the 2020 season. Just when it looked like 2021 was going to be a better version on its predecessor, the global pandemic reared its head once again, and the National Basketball League (NBL) was forced to make […]
