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Q3 2′
Craig now jab steps a three. Taipans right back in this.
Adelaide:65
Cairns:60
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q3 2′
Tough spin fadeaway from Tragardh – him and Gliddon are keeping them in this.
Bit of feeling as Worthington and Gibson chest up to one another like a pair of mating walruses.
Adelaide:65
Cairns:57
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q3 3′
Poor offence from Cairns as they are forced to flick up a shocking shot in the last second of the shot clock.
Adelaide follow suit by throwing the ball out of bounds.
Worthington misses what would have been a big three before making up for it by drawing the charge.
Adelaide:65
Cairns:55
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q3 4′
Big five minutes coming up here.
Huge three from Gliddon there, they needed that.
Then an offensive foul called on Randle.
Big play. Here’s Cairn’s chance.
Adelaide:65
Cairns:55
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q3 5′
Johnson now with the fadeaway, Adelaide are scoring at will.
Too much space from the Cairns defence.
Randle is having an effect all over the court here.
TIMEOUT CAIRNS
Adelaide:63
Cairns:52
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q3 6′
Cairns would have been hoping for a better start to The half.
Rhys Darby’s doppelganger is far from happy on the sideline.
Less so now Walker hits a fadeaway.
Gliddon hits a big three for Cairns before Randle hits straight back with a three of his own.
Adelaide:63
Cairns:52
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q3 8′
Randle fouled – he really looks like Isaiah Thomas with the ball in hand.
Both team have poor misses.
Adelaide then miss an easy fast break after Johnson travels.
Adelaide:58
Cairns:47
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q3 8′
Poor start to the half from Cairns before Weigh drops a bucket down low.
Randle hits back with a 19 footer.
He’s good.
Adelaide:58
Cairns:45
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q3 9′
Both teams miss from three to start the half before Johnson scores two in the post
Adelaide:56
Cairns:43
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Aaron Fearne was just speaking to his Cairns team, his voice is remarkably similar to Rhys Darby in Flight of the Concords.
I’m not sure how his team can concentrate.
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Adelaide shot 54 percent for the half from the field and a whopping 55 percent from three.
They’ll be doing well to sustain that sort of form in the second half.
I still feel this will come down to the wire….
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Anyone following along at home with any thoughts?
Who’s going to win this?
How well is Gibson playing?
Is it too early to give Randle the MVP?
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
HALFTIME
What a half from Adelaide.
Much has been spoken about the spluttering 36ers offence but it has been anything but in the opening stanza.
Adam Gibson has been superb with 16 points and has controlled the tempo well for Adelaide.
Jerome Randall has injected a bolt of lightning into the 36ers, proving to be a livewire on both ends of the court.
He has been a revelation early scoring 11 points in nine minutes of action and looking very dangerous whenever he touches the ball.
His presence has completely changed the 36ers offensive sets, they are playing with far more energy.
Cairns have been content moving the ball around the arc before working it inside with little success.
Despite the lack of buckets inside, they are getting quality looks at the bucket and if they can halt this free flowing Adelaide offense then they will be right back in the game.
Tragardh is proving to be the leading light for Cairns with 10 off the bench in his milestone game.
Very good performance from Adelaide early…can they sustain it?
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
HALFTIME
What a finish to half, Gibson drives before finding a cutting Sobey driving to the hoop who slams it home with authority.
Great bucket, Sobey has some bounce!!
2.2 seconds left on the clock for Cairns and Worthington misses the turnaround three.
Adelaide:54
Cairns:43
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q2 0′
Now Loughton is fouled by Ere while shooting.
Makes ’em both
Adelaide:52
Cairns:43
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q2 0′
Ere fouled while rebounding on D and with Adelaide in the bonus has two shots – makes one.
Adelaide:52
Cairns:42
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q2 1′
Tragardgh again in the post, makes another.
Ere hits back with a very, very long three
Adelaide:51
Cairns:41
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q2
Shake and bake from Randall draws the foul on Stark.
Stark has the last laugh after the Adelaide turnover sees him on the layup.
Ere then gets fouled straight away at the other end driving to the hoop – makes the bucket and the foul
Adelaide:48
Cairns:39
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q2
Gliddon steals the ball and goes coast to coast for the easy bucket.
Timeout Adelaide.
Adelaide:45
Cairns:37
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q2 3′
Tragardh drops two in the post.
Nice assist from Ere to find Petrie under the hoop for two.
Tragardh hit another fadeway in his 300th before Petrie knocks in the three.
All happening!
Adelaide:45
Cairns:35
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q2 4′
Sloppy pass from Gibson there, turnover Adelaide.
Another miss from Starks from deep before a foul on Loughton chasing the board
Very patient move from Petrie in the post scores two for Adelaide.
Adelaide:40
Cairns:31
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q2 5′
Loughton hits the important long range two.
Adelaide: 38
Cairns:31
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q2 5′
Cairns miss inside again, they’re hammering the post but not having luck down low.
Adelaide:38
Cairns:29
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q2 5′
Cairns miss a couple of bunnies before Gibson hits a long two.
Great start here from Gibson.
Timeout Taipans.
Adelaide:36
Cairns:29
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog
Q3 1′
Ere shoots an airball three before Gliddon misses one from the car park.
Both teams struggling to score before Worthington fakes the handoff, drives the lane drawing the foul and making the bucket.
Makes the foul shot.
Adelaide:65
Cairns:63
Adelaide:65
Cairns: 60
Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans: NBL results, scores, blog