2020-21 NBL Season + Off-season news

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Qtr time

Sixers 21
Breakers 14

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H/T

Sixers 39
Breakers 33

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3 Qtr time

Sixers 65
Breakers 55

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Dreadfull from the line.

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Humphries & Giddey such a great combo to watch.

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And on queue, Humphries with the block and Giddey with the settling basket.

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And on queue, Humphries with the block and Giddey with the settling basket.

I was just going to say on queue lol They're a special duo for us already.

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Final

Sixers 88
Breakers 78

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Some good news for the 36ers tonight in their game against the Sydney Kings, Didi Louzada is out joining Xavier Cooks, Daniel Kickert & Angus Glover on the Kings injured list.

Also the NBL have announced that Sunday evening's Perth vs NZ Breakers game has been postponed as a few of the Breakers players/staff have become unwell so remain here in Adelaide unable to travel to Perth and are awaiting Covid-19 test results. The game will be rescheduled at a later date.

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Qtr time

Kings 24
Sixers 22

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H/T

Sixers 43
Kings 36

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3 Qtr time

Sixers 62
Kings 51

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Final

Sixers 85
Kings 80

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Round 3 results:

Brisbane 90 (Law 27, Sobey 26, Cadee 11, Harrison 11) def Sydney 87 (Martin 26, Ware 15, Vasiljevic 13, Newley 10)

Adelaide 88 (Humphries 21, Johnson 17, Crocker 14, Giddey 13, Dech 11) def NZ Breakers 78 (Delany 19, C. Webster 17, T. Webster 15, Iverson 12)

Hawks 90 (Harvey 21, Jessup 19, Froling 14) def Cairns 70 (Oliver 20, Machado 14, Djeric 11)

SE Melbourne 90 (Creek 24, Sykes 19, Adnam 14, Wetzell 14) def Perth 89 (Cotton 32, Mooney 19, Blanchfield 11)

Brisbane 105 (Sobey 30, Law 29, Cadee 11) def Cairns 103 (OT) (Machado 23, Oliver 21, Deng 15, Djeric 11, Noi 11)

Adelaide 85 (Humphries 27, Johnson 16, Crocker 13, Dech 13) def Sydney 80 (Vasiljevic 28, Ware 15, Martin 13, Newley 11)

Melbourne 96 (White 22, Goulding 19, Landale 16, Ili 14, Lual-Acuil 11) def SE Melbourne 90 (Sykes 24, Wetzell 17, Creek 13, Moore 12, Gliddon 11, Adnam 10)

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Round 4 schedule:

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4

Brisbane Bullets v Melbourne United, Nissan Arena, 7.30pm

ESPN, SBS On Demand, SKY Sport

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5

Perth Wildcats v SKY Sport New Zealand Breakers, RAC Arena, 9.30pm

ESPN, SBS On Demand, SKY Sport

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6

Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets, Cairns Pop Up Arena, 5:30pm

SBS VICELAND, SBS On Demand, SKY Sport

Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings, Adelaide Entertainment Centre, 8pm

ESPN, SBS On Demand, Sky Sport

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7

South East Melbourne Phoenix v The Hawks, State Basketball Centre, 3pm

SBS VICELAND, SBS On Demand, SKY Sport

Melbourne United v Perth Wildcats, Bendigo Stadium, 5pm

SBS VICELAND, SBS On Demand, SKY Sport

MONDAY FEBRUARY 8

Cairns Taipans v SKY Sport New Zealand Breakers, Cairns Pop-Up Arena, 7.30pm

ESPN, SBS On Demand, SKY Sport

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With the WA lockdown coming into effect the Perth Wildcats flew to Sydney today and some changes have been made to the Round 4 schedule. This Friday's game Perth vs NZ Breakers has been postponed, the Thursday night game Brisbane vs Melbourne has been moved to Friday and Cairns will now play the NZ Breakers in Cairns on Saturday evening.

https://nbl.com.au/news/perth-wildcats-travel-to-sydney

Also today former 36er and NBL journeyman Lucas Walker who played for the Sydney Kings last season announced his retirement.

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The NBL have released the schedule for Round 5:

https://nbl.com.au/news/hungry-jacks-nb ... in-round-5

Basketball Australia have announced the Boomers squad for the Tokyo Olympics today:

Deng Adel - Hawks (NBL)
Aron Baynes - Toronto Raptors (NBA)
Ryan Broekhoff - Free Agent
Xavier Cooks - Sydney Kings (NBL)
Mitch Creek - South East Melbourne Phoenix (NBL)
Matthew Dellavedova - Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
Dante Exum - Houston Rockets (NBA)
Josh Giddey - Adelaide 36ers (NBL)
Chris Goulding - Melbourne United (NBL)
Josh Green - Dallas Mavericks (NBA)
Isaac Humphries - Adelaide 36ers (NBL)
Joe Ingles - Utah Jazz (NBA)
Nick Kay - Real Betis (Spain)
Jock Landale - Melbourne United (NBL)
Mitch McCarron - Melbourne United (NBL)
Will McDowell-White - Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBA G-League)
Will Magnay - New Orleans Pelicans (NBA)
Thon Maker - Free Agent
Patty Mills - San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
Brock Motum - Galatasaray (Turkey)
Mitch Norton - Perth Wildcats (NBL)
Duop Reath - Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
Ben Simmons - Phildelphia 76ers (NBA)
Matisse Thybulle - Phildelphia 76ers (NBA)

https://nbl.com.au/news/nbl21-stars-nam ... mpic-squad

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The Sydney Kings have announced the signing of swingman Dexter Kernich-Drew as a temporary injury replacement for Angus Glover. He's previously played for Perth and Cairns and is expected to make his debut for the Kings here in Adelaide tomorrow night.

https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-add-dexte ... eplacement

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Qtr time

Kings 21
Sixers 18

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H/T

Kings 48
Sixers 39