2010/11 NBL season & off-season news

[Gozu]

Yep, all the playoff games are being shown.

This week's games on One HD:

Game 1-Wildcats at Breakers Thurs 5pm

Game 1-Taipans at Crocs Fri 9pm

Game 2-Crocs at Taipans Sun 12:30pm (played on Sat night)

Game 2-Breakers at Wildcats Sun 2:30pm

[mighty_tiger_79]

just read that Perth and Breakers have both been fined $10k for not having their award winning players at a presentation in melbourne. How ******* ridiculous considering they start the finals series tonight in kiwi-land

[Gozu]

Wow, just like that the Breakers now face elimination in Perth on Sunday arvo.

[Johno6]

As a wildcats fan I dunno if I'm more excited by the win or more in shock!
I saw half time scores and thought breakers would run away with it.
Couldn't believe the full time scores

[mighty_tiger_79]

As a wildcats fan I dunno if I'm more excited by the win or more in shock!
I saw half time scores and thought breakers would run away with it.
Couldn't believe the full time scores

itsa good feeling knowing the series could be all done and dusted on sunday

[Johno6]

bloody oath!!

i was thinkin of having a big go at NZ to win the championship at the start of the play offs, till i saw they were playing perth.

glad i didnt!!

[Gozu]

Turned out to be a pretty good game tonight with the Crocs getting up in OT. Ubaka hit a few massive 3's in the 4th quarter none bigger than this one to send the game into OT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woWXuuqVW6U

[Gozu]

Big win by the Breakers today to keep their series alive and good to see both series going down to deciding Game 3's.

[Gozu]

NBL playoff games coming up on One HD this week:

Game 3-Wildcats at Breakers Wed live 4:30pm

Game 3-Taipans at Crocs Sun live 1:30pm

[Gozu]

Breakers up 52-43 at the half.

[RoosterMarty]

Not a bad game so far.

Good to see Luc Longley in the crowd.

[Gozu]

It will be a massive achievement if the Breakers go on to win this. The Wildcats had this series in the bag after Game 1.

[RoosterMarty]

It will be a massive achievement if the Breakers go on to win this. The Wildcats had this series in the bag after Game 1.

Their win in Perth was excellent, I didn't think they could win that.

Breakers win - off to the Finals for the first time.

99-83

Their fans must love their free burgers for cracking the ton, one of the Breakers players almost injured himself going for a steal with less than 15 seconds left!

[Gozu]

Semi Final series #1

Game 1

Perth 101 (Lisch 29, Knight 14, Brown 12, Weigh 12, Tovey 11) def New Zealand 78 (Abercrombie 17, Wilkinson 16, Penney 14)

Game 2

New Zealand 93 (Penney 38, Braswell 16, Wilkinson 13, Bruton 11) def Perth 89 (Knight 17, Wagstaff 16, Martin 14, Lisch 13, Tovey 11)

Game 3

New Zealand 99 (Wilkinson 20, Penney 18, Bruton 17, Abercrombie 10) def Perth 83 (Knight 17, Wagstaff 12, Weigh 12, Tovey 11)

New Zealand win the series 2-1

[Gozu]

One HD's broadcast of Game 3 Crocs vs Taipans is now starting at 1:15pm on Sunday arvo.

Also the Grand Final series dates have been announced:

2011 iiNet NBL Grand Final Series – Schedule (all times local)

New Zealand Breakers vs. Townsville Crocodiles OR Cairns Taipans

Game One
Wed 20 April - 6:30PM -
North Shore Events Centre (Auckland)

Game Two
Sun 24 April - 4:00PM
Townsville Entertainment Convention Centre OR Cairns Convention Centre

Game Three (if required)
Friday 29 April - 7:30PM
North Shore Events Centre (Auckland)

[Gozu]

Semi Final series #2

Game 1

Townsville 76 (Crawford 17, Schenscher 15, M. Cedar 13) def Cairns 73 (OT) (Ubaka 19, Dorsey 17, Loughton 14)

Game 2

Cairns 74 (Crosswhite 15, Loughton 14, Dorsey 11) def Townsville 57 (Ellis 14, Schenscher 12)

Game 3

Cairns 93 (Dillon 21, Rychart 16, Ubaka 15, Crosswhite 12) def Townsville 83 (Crawford 29, M. Cedar 16, Schenscher 13)

Cairns win the series 2-1

[Gozu]

GF Game 1-Taipans at Breakers Wed 4pm live on One HD.

[Johno6]

ill be taking breakers -6.

thought itd be closer to 8 or 9.

[Gozu]

On the series I think the Breakers will win it 2-0 but would like to see Cairns send it to three games at least.

[CK]

As I said pre-season - would not be in the least bit shocked to see Cairns win the title, particularly against a team that, until they win a title, lacks a little credibility in my eyes.