The Brisbane Bullets all but ended the Adelaide 36ers’ NBL finals hopes with a gripping 106-101 overtime victory at Nissan Arena.
Brisbane co-owner Jason Levien has appointed long-time sidekick Stu Lash as an advisor to the struggling Bullets,flagging his intention to be more hands-on at the battling NBL club.
The ladder-leading Kings outscored the hapless Bullets 92-46 after a tight opening quarter on Wednesday to post their largest-ever road-winning margin.
Melbourne United players are planning out how they can squeeze Christmas celebrations in between games on December 23 and Christmas night after veterans Chris Goulding and Brad Newley bring up major milestones.
Ex-NBA centre Aron Baynes produced easily his best performance as an NBL player,while Jason Cadee caught fire from the perimeter.
Import Antonius Cleveland played until he was hoarse,figuratively and literally,leading the Illawarra Hawks to a vital win over South East Melbourne Phoenix on Sunday night.
NBL round 13 will be headlined by a showdown between South East Melbourne Phoenix and Perth Wildcats at John Cain Arena on Saturday night.
Star forward Mitch Creek was dominant as South East Melbourne Phoenix fended off the New Zealand Breakers for the second time inside a week,and they now turn their attention to Sunday’s local derby.
SEM Phoenix import sent into 14 days of quarantine after being on a flight from Doha with two people who had COVID-19 Omicron variant. On Friday night,Tasmania’s JackJumpers beat Brisbane but became the first team to go to overtime in their first game.
The Bullets needed to beat the third-placed Taipans by at least 34 points in their final regular-season game to keep their faint finals hopes alive. It seemed like Mission Impossible.
Brisbane's finals hopes have spiralled with a round to play in the NBL but coach Andrej Lemanis will remind his players how they snuck through the back door a year ago.