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Adelaide 36ers vs Sydney Kings |
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2016/17 NBL Season, 16 November 2016 |
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| Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, SA | ||
| Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Kings | |
| 82 | SCORE | 80 |
| 31 | Q1 | 26 |
| 10 | Q2 | 16 |
| 15 | Q3 | 23 |
| 26 | Q4 | 15 |
The Adelaide 36ers will be looking to take top spot on the NBL table when they take on the Sydney Kings in a Round 11 double-header with the first of those being played in South Australia. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage of the match from 7:30pm (AEDT).
While the 36ers have already gotten the better of the Kings once this season, turning their season around when they were sitting at the bottom of the table, this much has plenty riding on it.
Following this match, the teams will get straight on the plane to Sydney for a Sunday afternoon blockbuster that is likely to decide who holds first spot at the end of Round 11.
The 36ers have had a monumental rise from the bottom, winning all of their last five games including a brilliant double at home against New Zealand and on the road to Cairns last weekend.
Jerome Randle has been the key man with his attack going to a whole new level, and Adelaide have moulded themselves into probably the most exciting team to watch in the league.
Their transition play is simply scintillating and it’s no wonder they hold the best offensive record in the league.
What does bring Adelaide undone though is their defence and for that reason Sydney need to be locked in this game, but not just through stars Brad Newley and Kevin Lisch.
While the Kings two superstars might be in the top five for scoring, the team simply haven’t found their offensive flow and with inconsistency troubling them at both ends of the court, they are only just hanging onto the top spot.
Plenty of issues flared up last weekend for the Kings last weekend as they went down to Melbourne by seven and even though they haven’t been getting blown out, their level of play looks nothing like what you would expect from the top team in the competition.
Essentially, the Kings are getting very little production off the bench and it’s hurting them big time as they leak too many points and not score enough themselves with a stagnant looking offence.
There is enough going right for them to have a record of ten and seven, but if they are going to compete with the red-hot 36ers, they need to rediscover the form they started the season in – and quickly.
Prediction
Adelaide have really produced something special in the last couple of weeks and with a five-match winning streak it’s hard to see the hot and cold Kings getting a road win.
36ers by 8.
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