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A big choke job by Melbourne in Sydney tonight up 16 half way through the final quarter and found a way to lose.

Game 1

Sydney 86 (Tate 23, Newley 17, Cooks 13) def Melbourne 80 (Trimble 34, Long 23)

Kings lead the series 1-0

Series level heading back to Perth for the decider.

Game 2

Cairns 85 (Oliver 22, Newbill 16, Machado 13, Jawai 12, Deng 11) def Perth 74 (Steindl 18, White 13, Cotton 11, Kay 10)

Series level 1-1

Anyone see Jerome Randal injure his knee overseas?
Looked Horrific.

helicopterking wrote:Anyone see Jerome Randal injure his knee overseas?
Looked Horrific.

Looks that way a serious knee or leg injury playing in Spain.

An emphatic response from Melbourne tonight setting up a great double-header of deciding games.

Game 2

Melbourne 125 (Long 26, Trimble 21, Kidd 18, Lual-Acuil 17, Ili 14, Goulding 10) def Sydney 80 (Tate 18, Louzada 10, Walker 10, Ware 10)

Series level 1-1

Gozu wrote:An emphatic response from Melbourne tonight setting up a great double-header of deciding games.

Game 2

Melbourne 125 (Long 26, Trimble 21, Kidd 18, Lual-Acuil 17, Ili 14, Goulding 10) def Sydney 80 (Tate 18, Louzada 10, Walker 10, Ware 10)

Series level 1-1

They led by 58 points in the third qtr!

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No team in NBL history has ever lost a playoff game by as many as the Kings did tonight and recovered to win the series.

Semi-Finals games live on SBS Viceland:

Thu 7pm Game 3 Melbourne at Sydney

Thu 9pm Game 3 Cairns at Perth

Melbourne getting hosed by the refs.

Spargo wrote:Melbourne getting hosed by the refs.

Ironic isn't it?

What a great game loving the intensity.

Gozu wrote:

Spargo wrote:Melbourne getting hosed by the refs.

Ironic isn't it?

What a great game loving the intensity.

Sadly shows how far our lot is behind.

Melbourne have ran some really ordinary plays in this last qtr.

Kings win 89-87 will host Perth or Cairns in the Grand Final.

Spargo wrote:Melbourne have ran some really ordinary plays in this last qtr.

The knock on them all season Trimble poor decision making at the point and both he and Long pad their numbers at the expense of the team.

I would expect a very different team at Melbourne next season.

That officiated stank

Game 3

Sydney 89 (Tate 20, Ware 15, Cooks 14, Bogut 10, Louzada 10) def Melbourne 87 (Goulding 19, McCarron 18, Long 17, Trimble 17)

Kings win the series 2-1

Game 3

Perth 93 (White 26, Kay 24, Steindl 11, Norton 10) def Cairns 82 (Oliver 20, Machado 19, Djeric 12)

Wildcats win the series 2-1

Grand Final dates Sydney vs Perth starts this Sunday all games live on SBS Viceland & ESPN.

Game 1: Sunday 8 March at Qudos Bank Arena, 5:00pm AEDT

Game 2: Friday 13 March at RAC Arena, 6.30pm local/9:30pm AEDT

Game 3: Sunday 15 March at Qudos Bank Arena, 5:00pm AEDT

Game 4 (if required): Friday 20 March at RAC Arena, 6.30pm local/9:30pm AEDT

Game 5 (if required) : Sunday 22 March at Qudos Bank Arena, 5:00pm AEDT

An NBL record 54,353 people attended the Semi-Finals games.

Also in other NBL news the NZ Breakers have re-signed veteran PG Jarrad Weeks to a 1 year deal and the team have also signed Chanel Pompallier as an assistant coach for next season.

Perth strikes first in the opening game and with the series moving to Perth for Game 2 they're now in the driver's seat.

Game 1

Perth 88 (Cotton 32, Kay 14, Plumlee 10) def Sydney 86 (Bogut 18, Lisch 17, Bruce 11, Tate 11)

Wildcats lead the series 1-0

A big coup for the 36ers signing 17 year old Josh Giddey as a Next Stars player for next season. The 6'8" PG is considered a possible first-round pick in the 2021 NBA Draft and is the son of former Melbourne Tigers veteran Warwick Giddey.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball ... 7011ef930c

I would be expecting the announcement of Andrew Gaze as the new coach.

The Cairns Taipans have announced the signing of 17 year old Mojave King as their Next Stars signing for next season. The 6'5" PG like Giddey is viewed as a possible first round pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.

https://nbl.com.au/news/mojave-king-joi ... -next-star