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Sydney Kings vs Melbourne United |
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2016/17 NBL Championship |
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| Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney | ||
| Sydney Kings | Melbourne United | |
| 81 | SCORE | 88 |
| 16 | Q1 | 20 |
| 23 | Q2 | 21 |
| 18 | Q3 | 28 |
| 24 | Q4 | 19 |
Melbourne United gave the league-leading Sydney Kings a surprise on Sunday afternoon, knocking them off on Syndey soil by seven points.
Final score
Sydney Kings 81
Melbourne United 88
It’s a battle of opposite ends as the league-leading Sydney Kings play host to the last-placed Melbourne United looking to extend their advantage at the top. Join The Roar from 3pm (AEDT) for all the live scores, highlights and NBL action.
Andrew Gaze has led the Kings to the top of the standings in his debut coaching season as his side continue to fire off the back of their international stars.
They battled back after trailing at the final break against the Taipans on Friday before blitzing the hapless Cairns defence in the final quarter to steal the win late in the game.
Sydney are trying to stay ahead of a resurgent Adelaide 36ers side who have won their last four in a row.
A couple of wins on the trot have steered them back on the right track after losing three of their previous four and nearly giving up their huge start to the season.
Melbourne haven’t quite had the same fortunes this season but still come into this game with some wind in their sails.
After winning just three of their first ten games, United have fought back, going on a three-match winning streak before losing by just three in a thriller to the Wildcats on Friday.
While still sitting at the wrong end of the table, United have matched the best sides in the league in their last few outings and look to be working their way back up the standings, which in such a close league doesn’t take much form reversal.
This will be their biggest test by far though and can cause a massive upset if they continue to fire in the final quarter.
Melbourne have the advantage from their last meeting, sneaking past the Kings by three points just two weeks ago.
Prediction
It’s hard to look past the Kings on this one especially as the two team stands. They’ve been arguably the team to beat in the NBL this season and that certainly makes the task ahead that much harder for Melbourne.
While United have shown some superb fight in recent times, it’ll be a struggle to keep up with the Kings on the fast break and in the paint.
Kings to win by 12.
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