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Perth Wildcats vs New Zealand Breakers |
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2016/17 NBL Season, 13, November,2016 |
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| Perth Arena, Perth WA. | ||
| Perth Wildcats | New Zealand Breakers | |
| 86 | SCORE | 87 |
| 21 | Q1 | 19 |
| 20 | Q2 | 27 |
| 19 | Q3 | 17 |
| 26 | Q4/OT | 24 |
The New Zealand Breakers scored a valuable one-point win in overtime against the Perth Wildcats on the road on Sunday night.
Final score
Perth Wildcats 86
New Zealand Breakers 87
One of the best modern NBL rivalries heats up again with the Perth Wildcats facing off against the New Zealand Breakers in Perth. Join The Roar for what should be another classic between these two teams who have shared the past seven NBL championships, from 7pm (AEDT).
The Wildcats are coming off a tight win against the Adelaide 36ers, just scraping by with a 3-point win despite being up for almost the entire game, the Wildcats let the lead slip in the dying stages before escaping. New Zealand won both of their games in Round 5 and again have a double this week.
Perth will be without defensive stalwart Damien Martin who has been ruled out for at least 10 weeks with an MCL injury he sustained against the 36ers last week, while New Zealand themselves are battling with an injury to starting point guard Ben Woodside, to replace him they have named a new import in David Stockton who should be fine to suit up against the Wildcats for his first game.
Perth have named Mason Bragg to his first regular season game to hopefully cover for Martin, however he will not be in the starting lineup at this stage.
New Zealand took home the bragging rights in the last matchup between these two just scraping by with a 1-point win and again this game will likely go down to the wire, both teams always put on their best display against one another and it often gets heated so watch for the referees to try and keep it in control. Perth will want some revenge after losing on their home floor by a point and will come out firing early.
Prediction
The loss of Martin is huge for Perth but the home crowd advantage they have is always a big key. New Zealand just need to keep playing the way they have been in recent rounds and they will be able to overcome that crowd. New Zealand playing two games in three days though especially considering the trip from New Zealand to Perth being so long – they will be tired and Perth can capitalize on that.
Perth Wildcats by 5
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