2019/20 NBL preview: Round 13/14 – The look ahead
IN a special National Basketball League (NBL) preview, we take a look at each NBL side and their upcoming games in Round 13 and Round 14 to determine where they might be situated heading into the final month of basketball action. 1 SYDNEY KINGS Position: 1st Wins: 13 Losses: 4 Points: 26 Difference: +105 vs. […]
2019/20 NBL weekend preview: Round 7 – Adelaide vs. Perth
IN a standalone Friday night game, two finals hopefuls go head-to-head with Adelaide 36ers hosting Perth Wildcats in a huge night of Round 7 action. The Wildcats dropped their first game after gaining some strong momentum, sitting two games adrift of top spot, while the 36ers languish in sixth place following three consecutive losses. It […]
NBL 2019/20 Weekend Preview: Round 6
MELBOURNE United will be looking to continue their recent good form when they start Round 6 off with a road trip to New Zealand. We take a look at the six games across the weekend. NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS vs MELBOURNE UNITED Thursday, November 7, 5.30pm Spark Arena The round opens with the Breakers and United […]
NBL Round 5 review: Long turns it on for United as they end Kings’ undefeated reign
SHAWN Long and his Melbourne United teammates ended Sydney Kings’ reign as the only undefeated side in the competition, producing a thrilling 107-104 win in the final game of the National Basketball League (NBL) competition on Monday night. Long rocketed to the top of the Draft Central Medal with five votes from his two games, […]
NBL Round 4 review: United strikes as Taipans emerge as wildcards
THE Sydney Kings are the only team to remain undefeated in season 2019/2020 with South East Melbourne Phoenix suffering their first loss of the year after their dominant start. On the other hand, Melbourne United got on the board with their first win of the season. New Zealand Breakers (103) defeated Illawarra Hawks (72) The […]
NBL 2019/20 Weekend preview: Round 4 – Huge round of action with plenty of double-ups
ROUND 4 of the NBL brings plenty of action with eight games set to be played from Thursday to Monday. Melbourne United are yet to register a win this season while the Kings and Phoenix will be searching to keep their unbeaten streak alive. NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS v. ILLAWARRA HAWKS Thursday, October 24 5:30pm It […]
NBL Round 3 review: Bogut steps up as Kings go outright top
IT was another big round of NBL action with South-East Melbourne Phoenix notching up their third consecutive win while it went down to the wire in the grand final rematch with Perth Wildcats clenching the game in the dying seconds. Sydney Kings (96) defeated New Zealand Breakers (91) In the first match of the round […]
NBL Round 2 review: Three sides remain undefeated
NEWCOMERS South East Melbourne Phoenix have joined three of last year’s National Basketball League (NBL) finalists in the top four following two rounds of action. While New Zealand Breakers are yet to play a game due to their NBAxNBL pre-season games in America and Adelaide 36ers have played just the one match so far, it […]
2019/20 NBL season team preview: Adelaide 36ers
THE Adelaide 36ers fell agonisingly short of the finals finishing in fifth spot after a relatively inconsistent season. Despite stringing patches of good play together the 36ers simply just did not enough to play finals but will be looking for a chance to rectify those issues heading into the upcoming season. During the off-season the […]
Weekend wash-up: NBL – Round 17
IN just the penultimate round of the regular season teams battle for the final available spot in the finals, while the three teams entrenched in the top four jostle for home court advantage throughout the playoffs. New Zealand Breakers 107 defeated by Adelaide 36ers 114 With finals out of reach for the Breakers they […]