Posts Tagged "NBL"

Kings win NBL overtime thriller in Cairns

By , 24 Nov 2012
 

The Cairns Taipans slumped to their fourth-straight home NBL defeat with an 83-76 overtime loss against a Ben Madgen-led Sydney Kings.

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Wildcats thrash Breakers to end losing streak

By , 23 Nov 2012
 

The Perth Wildcats have bounced back from three consecutive losses to win against the New Zealand Breakers in only the second game played at Perth Arena.

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Wildcats thrash Breakers in NBL

By , 23 Nov 2012
 

The Perth Wildcats recorded their first win inside Perth Arena and snapped a three-game NBL losing run by thrashing the New Zealand Breakers 89-64 in a grand final rematch on Thursday night.

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Perth Arena sets up return to boom

By , 22 Nov 2012
 

There has been a sense of excitement building for some time among Perth basketball fans with the imminent opening of the Wildcats new home, Perth Arena.

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NBL: Adelaide beats Perth in new home

By , 17 Nov 2012
 

The Adelaide 36′s have defeated the Perth Wildcats 69-65 in the first game at Perth Arena. The visitors spoiled the party for the home team, the historic occasion proving too much for the Wildcats.

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Hawks thrash Wildcats to end road run

By , 5 Nov 2012
 

The Wollongong Hawks have trounced the Perth Wildcats 100-67 in Wollongong to end Perth’s perfect start to their season.

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For the NBL to fire, they need to load up the Bullets

By , 25 Oct 2012
 

It was somewhere around the first Friday in October that it all came back to me – take Friday Night Football out of the equation, and I have no life.

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Wildcats tame Tigers to continue fast start

By , 22 Oct 2012
 

The Perth Wildcats have continued their great start in the NBL, with a 72-65 win over the Melbourne Tigers at Hisense arena in Melbourne.

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All hail King Henry and the fresh prince of Lazare

By , 19 Oct 2012
 

The Sydney Kings have appointed a new heir to their throne – Corin Henry.

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NBL must kill off in-game music

By , 15 Oct 2012
 

When it comes to music at games during play, the NBL need to look at the NBA and hit ‘copy and paste’. Indeed, the entire audio aspect of game night needs to be immediately peeled back and re-modelled on the world’s best league.

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NBL.TV: Do or die for Aussie Basketball

By , 9 Oct 2012
 

As I raced home Friday afternoon to catch the New Zealand Breakers taking on the Perth Wildcats in the opening round of the NBL season, it wasn’t long until the realisation set in that this would not be the night I’d be cheering for my beloved champion winning team.

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Breakers seek NBL three-peat

By , 5 Oct 2012
 

New Zealand Breakers believe they have the hunger and the talent to become just the second team in NBL history to win three successive titles when the new season gets underway on Friday.

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Basketball Australia have built it, now NBL fans must come

By , 3 Oct 2012
 

When the NBL season tips off Friday night, fans won’t have to worry about unreliable live scores, ridiculous TV delays or controlling their anger towards the game’s administration. They can simply get back to enjoying the basketball.

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NBL goes it alone for broadcast deal

By , 28 Aug 2012
 

Basketball Australia has taken a different path than other sports codes in this country, deciding to embrace digital platforms and the demand for live sport.

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Gold Coast’s sad end is a golden opportunity

By , 20 Jul 2012
 

The Gold Coast basketball team have gone down in an inglorious and ironic blaze.

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Lin to blame for the Knicks not matching Rockets’ offer

By , 20 Jul 2012
 

Jeremy Lin must take the blame for his departure from the New York Knicks. All those who are condemning the Knicks front office for not matching the Houston Rockets’ back-loaded offer must stop and read into it further. One word becomes apparent: Betrayal.

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Cash-strapped Gold Coast Blaze pull out of NBL

By , 18 Jul 2012
 

The National Basketball League has been reduced to an eight-team competition after the cash-strapped Gold Coast Blaze chose to withdraw from the league.

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NBL a sleeping giant in sporting landscape

By , 8 May 2012
 

The NBL has traditionally had its fair share of bad publicity, thanks in part to poor management and a serious lack of on-court talent.

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The best NBL performances of 2011-2012

By , 8 May 2012
 

Eddie Gill’s 27 points in a half, head to head against NBA point guard Patty Mills, is a game which fans in Melbourne won’t soon forget.

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Draw gives Boomers Olympic medal hopes

By , 2 May 2012
 

Two big announcements for the Australian Boomers came out yesterday. Firstly, the two pools for the Olympics games were drawn. Secondly the Boomers squad for the 2012 Olympics was released.

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