Kings roll over Breakers to clinch fifth flag
SYDNEY tonight fulfilled its destiny and claimed back-to-back NBL championships for the second time, coming from behind to overwhelm New Zealand 77-69 in the Championship Series' Game 5 decider, Derrick Walton Jr the key cog in front of another all-time record attendance of 18,124 at Qudos Bank Arena.
B&B: On Game 5 eve, we have 'The Voice'
OK. We know our regular Brad&Boti podcasts with Brad Rosen and myself have been highly irregular lately - we've both had a few private crises - but we're bouncing back today with our NBL Grand Final Eve interview with 'The Voice' of NZ basketball, Casey Frank for all the latest on Game 5 and much, much more.
Lynx sink as Fire burns into Grand Finals
THE Fire made it 14 wins on the trot yesterday in Perth when they sent the Lynx into mothballs by claiming Game 2 in their best-of-three semi final series 91-84 to complete the sweep, import Tianna Hawkins leading Townsville into the Grand Final Series where it awaits the Southside-Melbourne series winner.
Breakers bounce back to force decider
SHOWING the heart and courage missing in Game 3's road loss to Sydney, New Zealand today produced the blueprint for how to claim the NBL championship, stunning the Kings 80-70 in Game 4 and in front of a record attendance of 9,742 fans at Auckland's Spark Arena.
Bob's Corner: Let's dance
BOB'S CORNER: We're closing in on March Madness and the Big Dance and our man in the US, Bob Craven has an update on how it's all panning out. He also updates on the form of Aussies Josh Giddey and Patty Mills in another of his weekly comprehensive round-ups.
Boomers find formula, force decider
FOUR successive defeats at the hands of preseason WNBL title favourite Southside meant nothing tonight as defending champion Melbourne drew outstanding performances from Opals pair Cayla George and Kristy Wallace to force their semi final series to a decider with a 96-77 rout.
Kings hold serve, now heat on NZ
AN NBL record attendance of 18,049 at Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena tonight watched mesmerised as the defending champion Kings banged a nail into New Zealand's coffin with a comprehensive 91-68 rout, built on a second half defensive masterclass and a reasonably acceptable contribution by Tim Soares.
Reid it and weep - Fire singes Lynx
FIRE starter Steph Reid tonight advanced her case for Opals consideration, steering Townsville to its 13th straight WNBL win with a solid 81-68 Game 1 success over Perth in their best-of-3 semi final series, delighting a big crowd of home fans at Townsville Entertainment Centre.
Flyers flex and foes flummoxed
DOMINATING from the tip-off tonight, Southside had Game 1 in the WNBL's best-of-3 semi final against Melbourne almost on ice before a dramatic recovery from the defending champs ultimately was derailed by two heinous offensive calls which led to Sara Blicavs steering home the Flyers 84-76.
WNBL awards almost an SA clean sweep
THERE's been more than a few lean years nationally for players and teams out of South Australia, so an almost clean sweep of the individual accolades in the WNBL - led by Cayla George's MVP victory - has gone some distance toward restoring some pride to a state struggling to vaguely resemble its former glories.