The Sydney Kings have successfully avenged their shock loss to the Adelaide 36ers last round, running out a 22-point win at home on Thursday night.
After a tight first quarter the 36ers were able to get in front and lead 23-22, but the second quarter was dominated by the Kings and set up a winning leading of 55-40 at half time, led by Al Harringon and Jason Cadee.
In the third quarter the 36ers bounced back to win the quarter with Jerome Randle nailing some important shots to keep them with a sniff of another comeback.
In the end though, the Kings would put their foot to the floor in the dying stages, running out 106-84 winners with import Harrington the best on court.
Harrington finished with 27 points and Cadee 22 for Sydney, while Randle had 22 and Johnson 15 for the 36ers.
A nice win at home and they responded to last weeks tough loss really well.
Final score:
Sydney Kings 106
Adelaide 84
The Sydney Kings host the Adelaide 36ers after a soul-destroying one-point loss to the 36ers on the road last Friday night. Join The Roar for live updates and scores from 7:15pm (AEST).
Sydney have to find a way to get over the heartbreak of their away defeat to Adelaide, after dominating the majority of the game.
With the Kings leading by 18 points at three-quarter time, the 36ers charged back to take the win, Jerome Randle hitting two free throws with 5.7 seconds on the clock.
Randle – who was disappointed against the Breakers – led the last-quarter charge and was well supported by Anthony Petrie, Daniel Johnson and Ebi Eri.
The 36ers’ withering final stanza will leave massive mental scars for the Kings to overcome. Sat on the bottom of the NBL ladder, with a 2-7 record, Sydney need to respond in front of their home crowd to keep their season alive.
The head-to-head record is in the 36ers’ favour, taking four of the past five meetings.
This season, aside from last Friday’s match-up, the two sides also faced off in October, the 36ers taking a 91-80 win on the road.
Last season they played each other three times, the 36ers winning the last two. So the last time the Kings defeated the 36ers was in Adelaide in November 2014.
Prediction
The 36ers hold the mental edge and will prevail.
Adelaide 36ers to win by 6 points.
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Sydney kings 106 Adelaide 36ers 84
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Game wrap: After a tight first quarter the 36ers were able to get in front and lead by 1 point 23-22, the second was dominated by the Kings and set up the win leading 55-40 at half time,being well led from Al Harringon and Cadee, third quarter the 36ers bounced back to win the quarter with Jerome Randle nailing some important shots to keep them close enough and the Kings led 72-63, with all the mental demons they had to confront the Kings ran out 106-84 winners with import Al Harrington being the games MVP. Harrington had 27 points and Cadee 22 for the winners and Randle had 22 and Johnson had 15 for the 36ers, a nice win at home and they responded to last weeks tough loss really well. Jason Dowlin
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Ladbrokes MVP is Al Harrington
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Sydney Kings STARTERS FG REB AS ST BS PTS M. Thornton 7-14 5 2 1 0 17 J. Cadee 8-13 3 5 1 0 22 J. Khazzouh 3-5 9 3 1 5 10 D. Prewster 3-8 2 0 0 0 9 A. Harrington 9-15 11 5 1 0 27 BENCH FG REB AS ST BS PTS B. Kearins 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Brandt 1-1 2 0 2 0 2 T. Garlepp (C) 4-6 2 0 0 0 13 R. Carter 2-6 6 6 2 0 6 J. Trustum 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Hill 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 J. Hodgson 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 37-68 40 22 8 5 106 Coach: Damien Cotter Points from Turnovers: 16 Points in the Paint: 38 Assistant: Jacob Jackomas, Ben Knight Second Chance Points: 10 Fast Break Points: 0Adelaide 36ers STARTERS FG REB AS ST BS PTS A. Gibson (C) 3-8 5 6 0 0 9 J. Randle 9-19 2 3 2 0 22 A. Petrie 5-9 2 1 0 0 10 D. Johnson 4-12 9 0 0 1 15 M. Creek 5-9 7 0 3 1 10 BENCH FG REB AS ST BS PTS M. Hodgson 1-2 2 0 1 0 2 B. Teys 1-5 0 0 0 0 3 L. Walker 0-2 0 2 1 1 0 N. Sobey 1-3 3 0 0 0 2 E. Ere 5-12 2 3 2 0 11 TEAM TOTALS 34-81 32 15 9 3 84 Coach: Joey Wright Points from Turnovers: 18 Points in the Paint: 46 Assistant: Kevin Brooks, Second Chance Points: 15 Fast Break Points: 0
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Kings win at home by 22 points 106-84
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Prewster hits two. Missed shot 36ers. Thornton gets a two. Inbound 36ers. Turnover . And it's on............. Both teams at each other. Heavy contact. Two free throws to Prewster. Hits both. Sydney kings 106 Adelaide 36ers 84 Time left : Game over Quarter 4th:
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Gibson missed three. Kings ball. Turnover . 36ers inbound. Sobey missed three. Kings ball. Missed two Cadee. 36ers ball. Sobey missed shot. Travel on Hodgson. Kings ball. Turnover. Sydney kings 100 Adelaide 36ers 84 Time left : 1 Quarter 4th:
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Creek hits two. Cadee on the line missed the first. Gets the second. Turnover. Harrington to the line. Gets both. Sydney kings 100 Adelaide 36ers 84 Time left : 1 Quarter 4th:
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Gets one of two. 36ers missed shot from Randle. Thornton on the line. Gets both. 35ers ball. Randle missed two. Gets it again missed three. Harrington gets a two and one. Missed Sydney kings 97 Adelaide 36ers 82 Time left : 2 Quarter 4th:
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Ere hits the three. Turnover ball. 36ers ball. Johnson gets a two. Harringtonfouled and to the line. Sydney kings 92 Adelaide 36ers 82 Time left : 3 Quarter 4th:
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36ers ball. Randle fouled going to the hoop. Free throws to come. Hits both. Kings ball. Garlepp fouled by Johnson. Garlepp on the line. Gets both Sydney kings 92 Adelaide 36ers 77 Time left : 3 Quarter 4th:
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Timeout
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Ere missed two. Cadeeeeeeeeee gets a threeeeeeeeeer. He is nailing it tonight. Big time Cadee. Sydney kings 90 Adelaide 36ers 75 Time left : 4 Quarter 4th:
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Defense the crowd calls. Khazzouh stops Johnson. And fouled. Shooting two. Gets both. Sydney kings 87 Adelaide 36ers 75 Time left : 4 Quarter 4th:
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Four fouls on Harrington. Johnson missed two. Inbound Kings. Garlepp missed two. Turnover. Cadee gets a twoooooooooooooo. Sydney kings 85 Adelaide 36ers 75 Time left : 5 Quarter 4th:
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Ok garlepp fouled Johnson and hits two. Kings ball. Garlepp long two. Randle missed three. Sydney kings 83 Adelaide 36ers 75 Time left : 5 Quarter 4th:
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Inbound Kings. Full court press. Harrington inside to garlepp. Gets the two. Great pass and one. And hits the free throw. 36ers ball. Garlepp fouled. Sydney kings 81 Adelaide 36ers 73 Time left : 6 Quarter 4th:
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Kings starting to struggle,36ers going hard,tight finish?
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36ers inbound. Randle massive threeeeeee. Johnson gets a two. Sydney kings 78 Adelaide 36ers 73 Time left : 7 Quarter 4th: