Josh Giddey encouraged with a season-high 15 assists but still Chicago sank to a seventh successive loss, pushing pacesetters Philadelphia 127-121. LeBron James also had a season-high with 22 points for the 9-2 76ers - the Eastern Conference leaders - who are off to their best 11-game start since going 10-1 to open the 2000/01 NBA season.
A fiery Saturday night takes centre stage as Felix Von Hofe, Derek Rucker, Damon Lowery and Pete Hooley unpack the fallout from Makur Maker’s ejection, Justin Tatum’s post-game comments and Basketball Australia’s sanction on Cole Anthony.
The three players cited by the NBL’s Game Review Panel over Saturday’s incident between Adelaide and Illawarra have all accepted early guilty pleas. Following Monday’s sanctions, Adelaide’s Nick Rakocevic will be fined $1,165 for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Kendric Davis and Torrey Craig grab the headlines, but two quieter contributors are just as big a reason the Sydney Kings sit on top of the ladder.
Four straight losses and six straight games conceding 99 points or more: the Perth Wildcats’ defence has become a serious problem. Round 8 of the Hungry Jack’s NBL27 Season brought losses to both Brisbane and Cairns, leaving John Rillie’s side seventh with a 5-6 record.
By Damon Lowery.Round 8 Edition. Author’s note: These opinions are mine and mine alone.
The Game Review Panel (GRP) has made determinations on three players following the on-court incident in the fourth quarter during the Round 8 Adelaide v Illawarra game on Saturday, November 7.Adelaide (ADL).
Round 8 saw heavyweights Sydney, Tasmania and Melbourne continue their rise, while alarm bells ring louder than ever for the Phoenix and Wildcats. Pete Hooley looks at some key talking points from the round just gone.
South East Melbourne raced out to a 21-point lead in Sydney on Sunday, then shot themselves out of it. Now NBL great Derek Rucker says the Phoenix need to take a long, hard look at themselves.
The pressure is mounting on Skylar Mays, but for South East Melbourne Phoenix coach Josh King, the bigger picture is a bench that needs to give him more and a defence still searching for its identity. He needs answers quickly. It all looked so promising in Sydney on Sunday.
Jack McVeigh and Jaylon Brown supplied the fireworks, but it was the leadership of veterans Shaun Bruce and Jonah Bolden that steadied the Cairns Taipans in Perth, and gave Next Star Luke Paul a front-row lesson in how to close out a game.
Chaos in Adelaide, Cole Anthony putting on a show and the contenders making their move - Round 8 delivered plenty to unpack!. Derek Rucker and Matt Hickey break down the biggest talking points on Moments that Mattered, presented by Mitsubishi Motors.
Zylan Cheatham dropped 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists in the Adelaide 36ers’ win to the Illawarra Hawks to record the first triple-double of NBL27.
Jack McVeigh and Jaylon Brown combined for 58 points and 14 three-pointers but it was a standout all-round performance from the Cairns Taipans as they inflicted a fourth straight defeat on the Perth Wildcats with the 100-92 win.
The South East Melbourne Phoenix made a scintillating start with 30 points and seven threes in the first five minutes, but the Sydney Kings took control from there to reclaim NBL top spot with the 110-99 home Sunday victory.
Dyson Daniels has played a key role as the Atlanta Hawks overcame a stiff challenge from the visiting Brooklyn Nets to claim a nail-biting 124-121 NBA win.
The Sydney Kings have received a huge boost ahead of Sunday’s Round 8 clash with South East Melbourne at Afterpay Arena, with Matthew Dellavedova passing a game-day fitness test and cleared to return.
The NBL Game Review Panel (GRP) has received a request for review from the NBL General Manager Referees in relation to the following players, following an on-court incident during the Adelaide v Illawarra Round 8 game on Saturday, November 7 (fourth quarter, 3:51 remaining):. Both Adelaide and Illawarra have been notified and have until 8pm AEDT on Sunday, November 8, to submit any player submissions.
D’Shawn Schwartz is enjoying an impressive debut season with South East Melbourne, but his NBL journey could have started years earlier. Speaking on The Phoenix Files podcast, the import revealed he almost joined the League straight out of college, after stints at Colorado and George Mason.
All eyes were on Cole Anthony on Saturday night, and he put on a show.
Zylan Cheatham grabbed the headlines with the first triple-double of NBL27, but the bigger story in Adelaide was a front court partnership that could be the 36ers’ answer to life after Isaac Humphries’ retirement.
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Angus Glover once wondered whether he’d ever play a single NBL game. On Sunday, he will play his 200th. The South East Melbourne guard will bring up the milestone back on the court where he won two championships with the Kings, adding another layer to the occasion.
Cole Anthony and Josh Oduro combined for another 60 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists on 24/29 shooting as Melbourne United made it four straight wins with the 120-92 home thrashing of Brisbane Bullets.
Things fired up late but the Adelaide 36ers had already set up a huge win by then with the season's first triple-double from Zylan Cheatham, 17 third-quarter points from Bryce Cotton and the eventual 106-78 win over the Illawarra Hawks.
At six wins and six losses, the Adelaide 36ers aren’t where they want to be. They lost just 10 games across the entire NBL26 regular season, and it’s fair to say they haven’t gone near those lofty standards so far in NBL27. But help looks like it’s on the way.
Gun defender Dyson Daniels has helped spoil Trae Young’s return to play against the Atlanta Hawks. It was the Hawks’ first home game against their former kingpin since four-time All-Star Young was traded to Washington in January after seven years in Atlanta.
Melbourne United star Cole Anthony has accepted a sanction for "conduct unbecoming" in the club's wins over Cairns and New Zealand. The sanction was handed down by Basketball Australia's Integrity Unit on Saturday.
Seven players. Five starters past the 30-minute mark. For the second straight game, that’s all the Tasmania JackJumpers had to work with.
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Trevor Gleeson’s return to the Hungry Jack’s NBL has been anything but a smooth ride, and the questions are starting to mount.
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Gordie Herbert spent last week calling out his New Zealand Breakers for a lack of effort. In Launceston on Friday night, he got the fight he had been demanding, even if it ended in a fifth straight defeat.
Sam Mennenga had a chance to steal it for the New Zealand Breakers on the buzzer but the Tasmania JackJumpers had a degree of control all evening and eventually secured the 79-77 win in Launceston to return to NBL top spot.
Cole Anthony’s run-ins with officials have become one of the biggest talking points of the season, but Melbourne United coach Jacob Chance is keen for the chapter to close.
Two NBL legends have weighed in on what appears to be incessant complaining by coaches and players this season. The latest incident occurred during Illawarra’s big win over Cairns on Thursday night when Taipans’ coach Adam Forde picked up an early technical.
Tipped by many as genuine championship contenders, the Adelaide 36ers have instead stumbled to five wins from their opening 11 games, and the pressure is mounting.
Melbourne United will chase a fourth straight win on Saturday night when they host the resurgent Brisbane Bullets at John Cain Arena. It’s a clash between two of the League’s hottest teams, and a reunion between a star and his former coach.
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When the Illawarra Hawks signed Makur Maker, they knew he would help. What they might not have expected was that he would become the man leading their season's resurrection.
Boomers stars Dyson Daniels and Josh Giddey continue to have contrasting fortunes in the NBA. Daniels dominated the glass on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT) in Washington and finished level with Atlanta centre Onyeka Okongwu for the most rebounds in the game with 16, six more than All-Star Wizards big Anthony Davis.
After both teams produced a scintillating first half made up of 123 points and 19 three-pointers, the Illawarra Hawks kept that going better to claim back-to-back wins for the first time in NBL27, beating the Cairns Taipans 107-95. The Hawks arrived at the Cairns Convention Centre fresh off a strong win in Perth with the Taipans trying to hit back from a loss in Melbourne having previously won five of their last six.
The Tasmania JackJumpers have received a boost on the eve of their Round 8 clash with the New Zealand Breakers at Launceston’s Silverdome. The club announced on Thursday that guard Ben Ayre will make his season debut against the Breakers, after recovering from a hip flexor injury.
Months after Tyler Harvey was granted Australian citizenship, another Illawarra Hawk is reportedly set to follow suit. According to NBL commentator Ariana Prather, Illawarra Hawks’ Lamar Patterson passed his Australian citizenship test this week.
The Brisbane Bullets have already matched their win total from last season with six wins from their first 11 games.
With the Hungry Jack’s NBL27 Season in full swing, the standings of the Ignite Cup, presented by 7-Eleven, are beginning to take shape. The competition’s new format have seen multiple teams put themselves in a strong early position to secure their place in the Finals.
After a promising start to the season, the Perth Wildcats have lost three straight games, with a pattern emerging as a big reason why they’re in this position.
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Raul Neto lit the fuse, but it was the depth of the Brisbane Bullets that pleased coach Will Weaver most as they held off a fierce Perth Wildcats fightback at Nissan Arena on Wednesday night.
As the Cairns Taipans prepare to return to the winners’ list Thursday night, they’ll have to do it without one of their key players.
On Wednesday night, Perth Wildcats legend Jesss Wagstaff reaches the extraordinary milestone of 550 NBL games.
Cole Anthony starts every game with a clean slate, says NBL head of referees Scott Butler. While refereeing crews scout for “highlight players” as part of their pre-game, that preparation stops short of prejudgement.
In previous seasons, whenever the Brisbane Bullets have faced a tough stretch with injuries, the outcome has been bleak. However, this season it seems to be a stark contrast to recent times, and according to NBL legend Chris Anstey, Will Weaver is the reason for all that.
Brisbane Bullets’ Max Mackinnon ($200,000), now $235,800, is the most traded-out player of the week as injuries and doubles drive the SuperCoach NBL Round 8 trade market. Rookie guard Mackinnon is held by 2,246 fewer teams than at the Round 7 lockout.
SuperCoaches at the top of the table don’t need to do much heading into Round 8, but those who need to claw back points need to Doolittle – Kristian Doolittle ($317,500), now $365,800. He is the captain call, and his ownership at the time of publication is 15.1%. He’s averaged 41.7 SuperCoach points across his last three games, he scored 49 the last time he played Brisbane and 45 the last time he played Cairns, and Perth hosts the Taipans on Sunday.
This exciting seven-game slate features one massive Ignite Cup clash in Brisbane, a blockbuster clash in Sydney and a huge milestone for a Wildcat.
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When Perth Wildcats legend Jesse Wagstaff steps onto the court on Wednesday night in Brisbane, it’ll be the 550th time he has done so in an NBL arena.
Counting down the Top 10 plays from Round 7 of the Hungry Jack's NBL27 Season, presented by Spalding. Watch the full video below..
The Perth Wildcats will be without their stars for Wednesday night’s crucial Ignite Cup fixtures with Brisbane. Point guard Brandon Knight has been ruled out of the Nissan Arena due to soreness, with Development Player Tana Kopa replacing him in the squad.
The Hungry Hack's NBL27 Season was tipped to be one of the most exciting and competitive in recent history, and now the stats back it up.
The Adelaide 36ers are going back to the tape in search of their best form, picking apart every facet of their game as they sit seventh on the ladder. After finishing second in NBL26, the 36ers are yet to find their groove this season, with injuries to key players taking their toll.
Sydney Kings guard Kendric Davis ($436,000 ▼ $419,100) topped SuperCoach NBL Round 7 with 97 points from the Kings’ double, his best round of the season.
Round 7 saw away teams win eight of the nine matches, Melbourne and Sydney continue to build momentum, and Perth and New Zealand suffered back-to-back losses. Pete Hooley looks at some key talking points from the round just gone.
Seven rounds into the season, the NBL ladder has rarely looked tighter. Sydney and Tasmania are locked together on top, just four wins separate first and last, and there’s no clear frontrunner in sight.
Melbourne United’s imports turned it on again on Melbourne Cup eve, with Josh Oduro delighted at how the side is finally coming together and coach Jacob Chance adamant Cole Anthony doesn’t need to change a thing.
Melbourne United are building, Tasmania keep finding a way, and Adelaide’s defence is under the microscope. Jack and Derek Rucker break down the biggest talking points from Round 7 on Moments that Mattered, presented by Mitsubishi Motors.
Melbourne United made it three straight wins with a convincing victory over the New Zealand Breakers on Monday night, yet it was Anthony’s early technical foul that once again put the star import in the spotlight.
The longer the Hungry Jack’s NBL27 Season goes, the louder the noise grows that Raul Neto could be extending his stay in the League.
Cole Anthony and Josh Oduro combined for another 38 points, 21 rebounds and six assists as Melbourne United made it three in-a-row beating the New Zealand Breakers 94-74 on Melbourne Cup eve.
Felix Von Hofe is joined by Derek Rucker, Damon Lowery and Pete Hooley to break down a wild Round 7 of NBL27. Raul Neto wants to stay in the League, and multiple clubs are circling. The 36ers can’t find consistency.
By Damon Lowery.Round 7 Edition. Author’s note: These opinions are mine and mine alone.
When a culture is built right, it stands up when things get tough. That remains the calling card of the Tasmania JackJumpers, and it’s why coach Scott Roth was so proud of all seven players he sent out on Sunday. The JackJumpers continue to be a marvel.
Dash Daniels, Yannis Morin and D’Shawn Schwartz gave Josh King what he wants from his South East Melbourne Phoenix players. He doesn’t think he’s asking too much of the rest: to play with energy, toughness and pride, and to fight and compete.
Losing star import Arnas Velicka to injury could have derailed the Brisbane Bullets’ season. Instead, their swift move to sign Raul Neto has paid off handsomely.
The Adelaide 36ers will be looking in the mirror this week after splitting their Round 7 games. They first secured a gritty road win over the Breakers in New Zealand on Friday, but backed it up with a tough loss on their home court against Brisbane on Sunday.
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The National Basketball League (NBL) on Monday announced a new partnership with Movember, the world’s leading men’s health charity, which joins the league as its first Impact Partner.
Will Weaver has preached the identity he wants his Brisbane Bullets to play with and that was fully on show on Sunday when they upset the homecoming of the Adelaide 36ers with a standout all-round performance to win 96-89. The Bullets arrived at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre having lost by 22 points at home to the Cairns Taipans on Thursday night and losing Lat Mayen and Max Mackinnon in the process.
Every team preaches a next-man up mentality, but the Tasmania JackJumpers live it and despite losing two more key players, they put in a standout performance with all five starters starring in a 98-89 win against the South East Melbourne Phoenix.
It was a painful day in the NBA for Boomers teammates Dyson Daniels and Jock Landale, with injury adding to the disappointment of a loss for their Atlanta Hawks. However, it wasn't all doom and gloom for the Aussies, with fellow Boomer Tyrese Proctor saluting with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Every team preaches a next-man up mentality, but the Tasmania JackJumpers live it and despite losing two more key players, they put in a standout performance with all five starters starring in a 98-89 win against the South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Less than a week ago, the Perth Wildcats were 5-2 after edging Melbourne United 103-102 in a thriller. Since then, John Rillie’s side has dropped home games to the competition’s two NSW sides, Sydney and Illawarra.
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Sam Waardenburg is still adjusting to Melbourne United’s physical style, but his first trip back to Cairns showed both he and his new side are building momentum.
Justin Tatum backed his Illawarra Hawks players and they repaid his faith in Perth. Two home losses last week to Sydney and Brisbane, by a combined 43 points, had left the Hawks at 2-8 and pressure mounting on Tatum to find answers.
Kelan Martin returned to form and then it was home state boy Johny Narkle who saw the Illawarra Hawks see off the charge of the Perth Wildcats for the much-needed 105-98 win at RAC Arena.
Josh Oduro and Cole Anthony combined for 51 points, 13 rebounds and five steals with Melbourne United outscoring the Cairns Taipans 62 points to 43 after half-time to win 113-97. Both teams came into the Saturday night match up at the Cairns Convention Centre in winning form with Cairns having won five of their last six including in Brisbane on Thursday.
The Brisbane Bullets’ injury crisis has worsened, with two of their key players ruled out of Sunday’s Round 7 showdown with Adelaide.
Seven points down with three minutes to go in a low-scoring game, the Sydney Kings had just about everything going against them in Launceston. Sydney was playing its fourth game in eight days, while the Tasmania JackJumpers hadn’t played since the previous Wednesday.
It’s an unfortunate case of déjà vu for Tasmania fans as more injuries continue to pile up for a team that’s been slammed by them in recent history.
DeMarcus Cousins came closer to the NBL than most fans realise. The four-time NBA All-Star, unveiled this week as the NBA ambassador for HoopsFest, has revealed that Australia was a serious option as he weighed his next move after the NBA. He also says the door to the League isn’t closed.
Bryce Cotton was still Bryce Cotton, but this time the Adelaide 36ers’ superstar wasn’t left to do it alone in a big road win over the New Zealand Breakers.
Breakers coach Gordie Herbert didn’t hold back after Friday night’s homecoming at Spark Arena, labelling his side’s first half “pathetic” and benching some players after the break because of their lack of effort.
Melbourne United head north on Saturday chasing back-to-back wins for the first time in weeks, with a fresh scalp to build on and a score to settle against the Taipans.
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