Phoenix win in tense last quarter over fast finishing Breakers
DURING their tense victory on Saturday, South East Melbourne Phoenix were in control for three quarters of the match, until New Zealand Breakers came back strongly in the last quarter. However, it wasn’t enough, with the Phoenix holding on to win by three points at John Cain Arena. The Phoenix controlled majority of the first […]
NBL | As It Stands: Round 4
THE National Basketball League (NBL)’s 2023/24 season is well and truly underway now, with the fourth round of action taking place over the weekend. The season is already one-fifth completed, and the shape of the competition is starting to form as title contenders and MVP favourites begin to produce strong performances on a consistent basis. […]
NBL | Stats Central – Round 3
ANOTHER week has wrapped up, and another round of the National Basketball League (NBL) 2023/24 season delivered plenty of entertainment. Despite two sides missing in action due to NBLxNBA games taking place in the United States, there was still plenty to like about the seven games that took place. There were big scores, breakout performances […]
Phoenix grind out crucial win over JackJumpers
THE SEM Phoenix lifted in the second quarter to win by one point at John Cain Arena against the Tasmania JackJumpers in the NBL on Saturday night. The Phoenix were able to secure the much-needed victory after a couple of rocky losses despite still missing some key personnel. The JackJumpers controlled the game for majority […]
NBL Ones to Watch – Round 3
THE National Basketball League (NBL) has commenced its third round for the 2023/24 season, and there are plenty of players to keep an eye on in this batch of games. The round kicked off last night, when the Tasmania JackJumpers produced a significant win over the Illawarra Hawks to remain the form team of the […]
NBL | Stats Central – Round 2
THE National Basketball League (NBL) action resumed over the weekend, with the second round of play delivering just as much excitement as the first. Across eight games, there were plenty of excellent performance at both a team and individual level in what was a high-scoring and entertaining batch of matches. Some of the biggest names […]
NBL | As it stands: Round Two
THE National Basketball League (NBL) continued its 2023/24 season over the weekend, with another batch of entertaining games taking place from Thursday to Sunday. With the fixture now two rounds in, the state of play is becoming much clearer, although the amount of unbeaten teams was completely erased over the weekend, with the standings much […]
Fresh and familiar faces stuff the stats sheet in week one
THERE were plenty of standout individual performances in the opening round of the 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) season over the weekend. After months of waiting, proceedings finally got underway, as seven games took place over the span of four days, with no shortage of action from the first game on Thursday, to the final […]
NBL | As it Stands: Round One
THE National Basketball League (NBL) commenced its 2023/24 season over the weekend, with some interesting results and performances coming from the opening few days of play. There were upsets, breakout efforts and big wins as the off-season ended and the real action finally got underway after some significant build up. Despite speculation around which sides […]
Throwdown kicks off 23/24 NBL season
AFTER months of waiting, the National Basketball League (NBL) returns tonight to commence the 2023/24 season, with the two Melbourne sides locking horns in a tantalising matchup. There was plenty of excitement since the last NBL match, with player movements, coaching changes and preseason hitouts ensuring the hype around this season continued to build. It […]
