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Adelaide 36ers vs Illawarra Hawks: NBL semi-finals Game 3 live scores, blog

23rd February, 2017

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Adelaide 36ers vs Illawarra Hawks

2016/17 NBL semi-finals, Game 3, 23 February 2017

Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, SA
Adelaide 36ers Illawarra Hawks
98 SCORE 106
18 Q1 27
24 Q2 29
22 Q3 26
34 Q4 24
Tip-off: 7:30pm (AEDT)
Venue: Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
TV: Live, Fox Sports 503
Online: Live, NBL.TV and Foxtel Go
Betting: 36ers $1.50, Hawks $2.60
Season series: Hawks 3 - 36ers 1
Game 1: 36ers 93 defeat Hawks 78
Game 2: Hawks 100 defeat 36ers 94

Adelaide 36ers (expected)
Point guard: Jerome Randle
Shooting guard: Nathan Sobey
Small forward: Terrance Ferguson
Power forward: Daniel Johnson
Centre: Matt Hodgson
Bench: Eric Jacobsen, Brendan Teys, Mitch Creek (c), Nelson Larkins, Adam Doyle, Anthony Drmic

Illawarra Hawks (expected)
Point guard: Mitch Norton
Shooting guard: Marvelle Harris
Small forward: Kevin White
Power forward: Nick Kay
Centre: AJ Ogilvy
Bench: Rotnei Clarke, Tim Coenraad, Cody Ellis, Oscar Forman, Michael Hollyfield, Rhys Martin (c)
Jerome Randle of the Adelaide 36ers.
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Match result:

For the second season in a row, the NBL minor premiers have been knocked out in the semi-finals as the Illawarra Hawks defeated the Adelaide 36ers on the road in Game 3 by eight points.

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Final score
Adelaide 36ers 98
Illawarra Hawks 106

Match preview:

It all comes down to this. The winner goes to the grand final, the loser is eliminated as the Adelaide 36ers head back home to host Game 3 in their NBL semi-final series against the Illawarra Hawks. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:30pm (AEDT).

The 36ers might have had a brilliant second half of the season, but four straight losses leading into the playoffs left us unsure of what to expect.

They did turn it around during Game 1 on home court and as expected, the series has so far gone the way of the home team with the Hawks pinching Game 2 back in Wollongong.

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It hasn’t been surprising to see the best two offensive teams in the competition putting on a show, with plenty of points scores and some stunning individual performances throughout the series, but in a series between two very evenly matched sides, the home court advantage has had the final say at the moment.

The 36ers were dominant during Game 1, with Jerome Randle leading the way as he has done all season. They picked up the victory by 15 points and were good enough at the defensive end to stop the Hawks every time they looked like getting a run.

What has been pleasing for the 36ers right throughout the series is the form of captain Mitch Creek, who led the second half effort in Game 1.

Back in Wollongong for Game 2, the Hawks came away with a six-point win, proving they will need a high-scoring game to win. Their defence simply isn’t good enough as they took a 100-94 victory.

The Hawks have proven time and time again they can score 100 points, but doing it on the road against Adelaide has proven a little more difficult.

Tim Coenraad was the man to keep the first game close for the most part, and like the 36ers they had no other options stand up at the offensive end of the court.

Game 2 was much more impressive for Illawarra in the sense that they had multiple players in double figures, passed the ball well and genuinely had a good team display of offence.

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The winner of this game will go on to play the Perth Wildcats who beat the Cairns Taipans 2-0 in their series during the grand final series, which tips off on Monday.

Prediction
There hasn’t been much to split the sides during the series, but the 36ers have more attacking weapons and should advance to the big dance on home court.

36ers by 7.

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