2020 Sal’s NBL July 9 night preview: Airs v Giants and Huskies v Rams
TONIGHT’S 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NZNBL) Showdown matches are a Throwback to opening night of the season, when the Airs faced the Giants and the Rams took on the Huskies. TARANAKI MOUNTAINAIRS vs NELSON GIANTS Top spot is on the line for the Taranaki Mountainairs who will be keen to take back pole position […]
Jones and the Airs emphatically end Bulls’ winning streak
TARANKI Mountainairs have leapt to the top of the 2020 Sal’s NBL (National Basketball League) ladder after winning their fourth match, and halting Franklin Bulls’ four-game winning streak in the provess. The Airs welcomed the return of big man Tai Wynyard who was going to have his hands full with in-form Sam Timmins, as Taranaki […]
2020 Sal’s NBL July 7 night preview: Nuggets v. Huskies and Bulls v. Airs
WEEK 3 of New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) action kickstarts with the top two sides in the Franklin Bulls and Otago Nuggets taking on the bottom two teams in the competition, Taranaki Mountainairs and Auckland Huskies. Each team has shown throughout the season that they have the ability to burst out the blocks and […]
Jets fly high over Taranaki to round out week two action
The Manawatu Jets backended another week of New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) action as they took on the Taranaki Mountainairs. With both teams looking for back-to-back wins, an action-packed and offense stacked game would see the Jets taking the win 102-93. No Hyrum Harris through a hip injury would again require a performance increase […]
2020 Sal’s NBL July 5 night preview: Huskies v Giants and Jets v Airs
THE bottom two sides searching for a second consecutive win to keep building their form go at it in the first game, before the Taranaki Airs hope to take top spot with a win over the up-and-down Manawatu Jets. AUCKLAND HUSKIES VS NELSON GIANTS A battle between the two bottom sides opens the final night […]
Mountainairs stun Nuggets with 68-point second half
COMING off a loss last night the Taranaki Mountainairs came out with a real fire in the belly downing the Otago Nuggets (107-81). It was a game of two halves with the Airs taking full control in the second half and going on a scoring spree to overrun the Nuggets who simply could not keep […]
Huskies claim first scalp of the season with impressive win
YET to register a win this season, the Auckland Huskies pulled out their bag of tricks, getting the job done against the Taranaki Mountainairs in the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown. With the lead getting out to as much as 20 points plus throughout the game the Huskies walked away with a 16 […]
Rams buckle Airs, extend undefeated start to 3-0
ONLY two teams would remain undefeated in the NZNBL (New Zealand National Basketball League) following Saturday night, after the Canterbury Rams would pull away from the Taranaki Mountainairs in the final period off the back of Taylor Britt and Samuel Smith. Good shooting and ball movement would also prove to be deciding factors in helping […]
Airs tame Bulls, climb to second win in three-point shooting extravaganza
TARANAKI Mountainairs withstood a number of gallant charges by Franklin Bulls last night to earn a second consecutive win in Week One of the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown. The Bulls were in their inaugural game and raced out of the blocks early, but the consistency of the Airs throughout the match – […]
Airs get on top of Giants in season opener
THE opening game of Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown lived up to the hype, as both the Taranaki Mountainairs and Nelson Giants coming out with plenty of intensity and hunger from the first buzzer. Despite a couple of notable omissions, the Giants were unable to unlock their full potential but that did not seem […]