Players of the Wk, Rd6
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SO many Wildcats contributed to their come-from-behind win over Illawarra that it's tough to separate them, but then, they did lose on the road to New Zealand.
The Breakers had terrific performances from Tom Abercrombie, Corey Webster and Charles Jackson, while some of Cedric Jackson's passing was breath-taking.
But who stood out for the B.O.T.I. NBL Player of Week?
Sydney Kings replacement import Al Harrington, of course. Big Al shot his NBL career-high of 27 points, his three straight 3-pointers in the second quarter breaking open the Kings' win over Adelaide.
Harrington also pulled down 11 boards and whipped out five assists in a fairly significant performance.
NBL PotW
Rd1 Todd Blanchfield
Rd2 Kirk Penney
Rd3 Jerome Randle
Rd4 Corey Webster
Rd5 AJ Ogilvy
Rd6 Al Harrington
MUCH tougher in the WNBL but I'm going for a bench player this round in Perth's Carley Mijovic.
Notorious for floating outside the 3-point line, Carley took only three triples coming off the bench against Dandenong, finishing with a game-high 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting, PLUS three offensive boards.
Even Oscar Forman was impressed!
The Lynx won 83-66, then headed east to beat Bendigo 86-73 after a 54-37 first half, Carley backing up with 16 points on 4-of-7 shooting (that's 61% from the floor over two games).
For someone who has been struggling to establish her credentials, that was a very strong round and also helped Perth establish its credentials, Carley's prize - a sausage roll - warming up even now in the pie oven.
WNBL PotW
Rd1 Tess Madgen
Rd2 Suzy Batkovic
Rd3 Sami Whitcomb
Rd4 Suzy Batkovic
Rd5 Gabrielle Richards
Rd6 Carley Mijovic