The Sydney Kings showed signs of vulnerability before fighting back for a 10-point NBL win over the Bullets on Friday night.
LaMelo Ball couldn't resurrect Illawarra in his first game running the show as the NBL battlers were hammered 83-69 by Brisbane.
The Brisbane Bullets are now relying on results to go their way to make the NBL finals after a crushing 79-68 loss to the Cairns Taipans on Saturday.
Shawn Long and a productive New Zealand Breakers bench have proved too much for the undermanned Brisbane Bullets in a rugged 109-96 NBL win in Auckland.
With a lonely gym magnifying his pointscoring appetite,Bullets import Lamar Patterson has defied Melbourne United with 33 points in an NBL upset at Brisbane Convention Centre.
The fight for the NBL's top four promises to be a bare-knuckled one,with the New Zealand Breakers needing a touch of class to hold off a Brisbane comeback in an 85-84 thriller.
A stunning last-second three-pointer from Cam Gliddon has catapulted the Brisbane Bullets to a thrilling 93-90 NBL away victory over Adelaide 36ers.
"I was not trying to scam my way into Australia with a dog,"an apologetic Lamar Patterson said a day after illegally bringing in his bulldog.
Brisbane Bullets recruit was stopped upon arrival in Australia and his French bulldog placed in quarantine.
Cairns have claimed the NBL bragging rights against their former captain in Brisbane,ousting Cameron Gliddon's Bullets 88-70 on Saturday night.
The AFL has snared one of Australia’s leading junior basketballers with Brisbane Bullets forward Tom Fullarton signing with the Brisbane Lions.