Led by a dominant performance from Jaylen Adams,The Kings booked their spot in the NBL grand final - where they have the chance to end a 17-year championship drought.
In defeating the Hawks and moving to within one win of a grand final berth,the Sydney Kings have set a new NBL record.
Days after being crowned the league’s MVP,Jaylen Adams put on 30 points to help Sydney claim game one of the semi-finals against Illawarra.
Chase Buford’s comments have attracted criticism from rival coach Brian Goorjian,whose Illawarra Hawks will host Buford’s Kings in the NBL semi-finals,starting Friday night.
Jaylen Adams,who also worked with Sydney Kings coach Chase Buford at the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks,has been named the MVP in his first NBL season.
Hawks coach Brian Goorjian has criticised the behaviour of Sydney Kings coach Chase Buford who personally named a referee he didn’t want for the play-offs.
The Illawarra Hawks secured home-court advantage for Game 1 of the NBL semifinals,fighting off an incredible Sydney Kings comeback in the final regular game of the season.
Sydney Kings coach Chase Buford has grown along with his team,who are one win from securing the all-important second place heading into the play-offs.
The Chicago Bulls and Australian Boomers legend has become Yoda for the Sydneysiders as they chase a first championship since 2005.
Sydney sealed a 10-point win over Cairns to put them in the box seat for home-court advantage in the NBL play-offs.
Chase Buford is still upbeat after losing to Adelaide to cap their winning run,claiming he’s relieved not to be talking about it any more.