Bulls charge through Taranaki as Airs fall out of top two race
TARANAKI Mountainairs’ bid to finish within the top two in the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) standings is officially over, following their 92-65 drubbing by way of the Franklin Bulls, as Everard Bartlett’s perfect night from the field helped cement his side their seventh win of the campaign. FRANKLIN BULLS 24 | 25 | […]
Sal’s NBL night preview July 22: Bulls v Airs and Nuggets v Jets
The penultimate night of the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown regular season has a couple of tantalising clashes. The third placed Taranaki Mountainairs are fighting for a top two spot with a loss to the Franklin Bulls ruling them out of qualifying final contention. The second game is a potential qualifying final preview […]
Airs keep top two hopes alive with win over Giants
TARANAKI Mountainairs have kept their dreams of finishing in the top two of the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown alive after downing Nelson Giants by seven points last night. In what was a team effort – five players scored double-figure points – the Airs reached the hundred mark yet again in the 102-95 […]
2020 Sal’s NBL night preview July 22: Airs v Giants and Rams v Huskies
EACH 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown side only has two games left in the regular season as the finals seres has already taken shape. With the top two teams winning overnight, it all but locks up the qualifying final unless one massively stumbles, while the bottom two are also secured with Nelson Giants […]
Jets navigate Airs in explosively high-scoring contest
MANAWATU Jets powered on in the final term of their 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown contest with Taranaki Mountainairs to record a memorable 15-point win over the top of the table side. It was no surprise that the two highest scoring sides went toe-for-toe and surpassed the ton, with 11 individual scorers reaching […]
Huskies continue to be Airs kryptonite, win in OT thriller
FOR the second consecutive time, the Auckland Huskies have upset the league-leading Taranaki Mountainairs in the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NZNBL) season’s second overtime contest of the year, 102-99. Tohi Smith-Milner‘s 22 points and 21 rebounds was a huge factor in the result as the Huskies continued their good form over the last couple […]
2020 Sal’s NBL night preview July 16: Huskies v Airs and Rams v Nuggets
SAL’S National Basketball League (NBL) action sees the dangerous Auckland Huskies taking on the ladder-leading Taranaki Mountainairs, before the last placed Canterbury Rams hope to turn around their form against the Otago Nuggets tonight. AUCKLAND HUSKIES vs. TARANAKI MOUNTAINAIRS The red-hot Taranaki Mountainairs take on the reformed Auckland Huskies in a match that is predicted […]
Final quarter thriller leaves Airs two games clear at top of the table
HIGH-octane offence combatted stringent defence, as Taranaki Mountainairs came out on top of the Otago Nuggets, 106-105 in one of the games of the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown. For much of the game, both teams took care of the ball, but it was Taranaki that took home the win despite a fierce […]
2020 Sal’s NBL night preview July 14: Bulls v. Huskies and Mountainairs v. Nuggets
A TOP four clash is set to headline Week 4 of Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) with the Taranaki Mountainairs playing the Otago Nuggets in the second game of the night while the Huskies will be hoping to continue to bridge the gap between them and the top four with a win over the second […]
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 […]
