Taipans crush Bullets in NBL
Cairns Taipans smash Brisbane Bullets by 26 points to rack up a seventh straight win over their Queensland rivals.
Cairns Taipans smash Brisbane Bullets by 26 points to rack up a seventh straight win over their Queensland rivals.
The Flyers have made it five straight wins by claiming the prized scalp of ladder leaders Bendigo after their midweek defeat of Melbourne in the WNBL.
The Taipans made it four wins on the trot without their MVP candidate Keanu Pinder, proving too strong for the Phoenix.
The Taipans made it four straight wins without their MVP candidate Keanu Pinder by beating the Phoenix, who lost star Mitch Creek to an eye injury.
Melbourne United's finals hopes remain intact after Chris Goulding and Rayjon Tucker combined to put the Brisbane Bullets away in a 99-84 NBL win.
Without Keanu Pinder, the Cairns Taipans worked impressively as a unit to start 2023 with a 96-89 NBL win on the road over the Illawarra Hawks.
The Boomers' WNBL title defence remains on track, while the Caps' year from hell finished with more bad news.
Cairns Taipans have pulled off a record-equalling fourth-quarter comeback to stun the Adelaide 36ers on New Year's Eve.
The 36ers have extended their winning streak and re-entered the NBL top six, thrilling their biggest-ever home crowd.
The Perth Wildcats have chalked up their highest score of the season to knock off the Illawarra Hawks 107-97 in the NBL.
The Sydney Kings have taken advantage of Chris Goulding's absence to defeat Melbourne United 101-80 in the NBL's historic Christmas Day clash.
Nathan Sobey stars with 30 points as Brisbane Bullets end a run of five straight losses to defeat the in-form Perth Wildcats.
The red-hot South East Melbourne Phoenix make it five wins from their last six games after crushing Brisbane Bullets.
Struggling Brisbane Bullets have appointed ex-NBL centre Greg Vanderjagt as coach for the remainder of the season after he was thrust into the role last week.
Rayjon Tucker has threatened to put the open air clash to bed for Melbourne United, but Cairns almost pulled off a late miracle before going down 84-81.
Perth Wildcats defeated Cairns Taipans for the tenth time in a row to remain in the thick of the NBL playoff race.
South East Melbourne are hopeful Zhou Qi will return to the NBL this season despite the towering import heading home to China for family reasons.
Basketball legend Lauren Jackson has made a triumphant return to Canberra to help the Southside Flyers defeat her former club UC Capitals in the WNBL.
New Zealand's COVID-19 isolation requirements have forced the postponement of Perth's NBL clash with the Breakers, who are battling an outbreak of the virus.
Keanu Pinder's star continues to shine in the NBL for the Cairns Taipans, who stormed home to beat the Tasmania JackJumpers in a 92-81 win.
Imports Robert Franks and Antonio Cleveland starred as the Adelaide 36ers made light work of the Brisbane Bullets in their NBL clash in Adelaide.
Cairns Taipans continued their push for an NBL playoff berth after proving too strong for Queensland rivals Brisbane.
Cairns Taipans have shored up their top-four spot in the NBL with a thrilling 102-101 double-overtime home win over the battling Illawarra Hawks.
Red-hot Bendigo remain unbeaten after a masterclass from Kelsey Griffin, Sydney have broken their duck and Melbourne have jumped to second spot in the WNBL.
A sparkling return to the NBL from guard Shea Ili has helped Melbourne United end their five-match losing run with a 104-88 home win over Brisbane
The Phoenix have the look of genuine NBL title contenders after belting the 36ers, whose season of underachievement continues.
Fit-again guard Shea Ili will return for Melbourne United as they attempt to snap a five-game NBL losing streak against the Brisbane Bullets.
Australian Josh Green's breakout NBA season has continued, shooting six-from-seven to finish with 16 points in Dallas's 19-point defeat of Phoenix.
Illawarra's nine-game NBL losing streak is over after Sam Froling led the Hawks to 93-78 victory over Melbourne United in Wollongong.
Australians Ben Simmons and Patty Mills have watched their Brooklyn teammates crumble to the NBA-best Boston, while Jock Landale was busy in Phoenix's win.
Reigning WNBL MVP Anneli Maley was at her best this weekend, steering the pacesetting Spirit to two hard-fought wins to help separate her side from the pack.