The Cairns Taipans have survived a final quarter buzzer-beater to win a NBL nailbiter 91-89 against the Brisbane Bullets in the all-Queensland clash on Friday night.
Will Magnay came of age against Andrew Bogut and the league-leading Kings as the seventh-placed Bullets breathed life into their season with an 87-80 win.
An opportunity beckons for Brisbane Bullets to surge back into NBL finals reckoning after dismantling Illawarra Hawks 101-91 in their round 10 clash at Nissan Arena.
The Taipans produced a collective four-quarter performance to subdue Queensland NBL rivals Brisbane 94-85 and claim the'Sunshine Stoush'in Cairns.
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.