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Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers |
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NBL 2018-19. Round 1. Time: Fulltime. |
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| Qudos Bank Arena, Homebush, Sydney, NSW | ||
| Sydney Kings | Adelaide 36ers | |
| 83 | SCORE | 94 |
| 19 | Q1 | 21 |
| 24 | Q2 | 23 |
| 25 | Q3 | 21 |
| 15 | Q4 | 29 |
Andrew Bogut will begin life as an official Sydney Kings player when they host the Adelaide 36ers during Round 1 of the NBL season. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 2:50pm (AEST).
This is one of the most highly-anticipated days in the history of Australia’s domestic basketball competition.
A former number one NBA draft pick, Bogut is widely regarded as one of, if not the best Australian to ever step on a court. His signing for the Kings was a major coup for the rebuilding league.
While Bogut is going to be the prized attraction for the Kings and should draw possibly the league’s biggest crowd in history for the opener, the Sydney roster is dripping with talent wherever you look.
They have two former MVP’s leading the guard rotation in Jerome Randle and Kevin Lisch, while Olympian Brad Newley will lock down at the three. With import David Wear likely to round out the starting five and Daniel Kickert set to be the sixth man, the roster is possibly the most talented group ever seen in the NBL.
But they have plenty to prove. The Kings had one of the better rosters last year, only to finish seventh with Andrew Gaze under all sorts of pressure as coach to produce a run this season after two poor showings in a row.
The 36ers are last year’s grand finalists though and will be out to cause the upset on the road to kick-start their season.
The loss of Mitch Creek is a bad one for the club though, with the star forward heading off to the NBA during the off-season. While his career goes from strength to strength, Adelaide proved they would still be a force to be reckoned with after pushing Perth all the way during their opening game on Thursday.
Jacob Wiley looks the important figure to replace Creek, while fellow imports Ramone Moore and Adris De Leon will need to be strong.
The man who has the potential to flip the script though is Nathan Sobey. He has was up and down last season, but the Australian Boomer has the potential to be one of the league’s best players.
Prediction
The Kings should be way too strong in front of a huge home crowd, winning their opening match of the NBL season with Bogut dominating the paint.
Kings by 12.
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Tip-off: 2:50pm (AEST)
Venue: Qudos Bank Arena, Homebush
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Sydney Kings (expected)
Point guard: Jerome Randle
Shooting guard: Kevin Lisch
Small forward: Brad Newley
Power forward: David Wear
Centre: Andrew Bogut
Bench: Deng Deng, Kyle Adnam, Tom Wilson, Daniel Kickert, Brian Bowen, Dane Pineau, Deng Acouth
Adelaide 36ers (expected)
Point guard: Adris De Leon
Shooting guard: Nathan Sobey
Small forward: Ramone Moore
Power forward: Jacob Wiley
Centre: Daniel Johnson
Bench: Brendan Teys, Jack McVeigh, Harry Froling, Majok Deng, Adam Doyle, Anthony Drmic
Nudge
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Wow massive win for the 36ers. With Kickert, Leish, Newley, Bogut and Randle in the team, Andrew Gaze is going to come under some serious pressure if Sydney get off to a slow start. Only one game though and with that 5 you can only see them improve from here
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Thanks for joining me here on The Roar for our live coverage of Andrew Bogut's debut. Bye for now.
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Thoughts on the game Roarers?
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Adelaide end the game on a 19-2 run.
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FULLTIME Well, that's fitting. The Kings brick another three to end the match and the Adelaide 36ers are on the board with their first win of the season, coming away with an 11-point victory over the Sydney Kings, fighting back big time during the fourth quarter after falling behind quite badly after the final break of the match. Andrew Bogut was great on defence, pulling down 14 rebounds, but given he had 10 of those at quarter time, his performance fell by the wayside a little bit. Jerome Randle kept the Kings in it, but they fell away badly there. Nathan Sobey and Daniel Johnson the key men for Adelaide. Kings - 83 36ers - 94
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Q4 0' The Kings with a couple of bricks from three-point land, then Sobey looks to dribble it out, but is fouled by Newley. Kings - 83 36ers - 91
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Q4 0' Adelaide with a miss. Sobey had to throw that up from just about half court, but it was no good. Andrew Gaze looks absolutely shattered on the sideline here. Kings - 83 36ers - 91
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Q4 0' The 36ers force another miss, then draw a quick foul up the floor and with 48 seconds to go, this one looks over. Kings - 83 36ers - 91
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Q4 1' Andrew Bogut fouled out. Kings - 83 36ers - 91
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Q4 1' Randle to Bogut. He hands off, then it's a three for Kickert, but that's no good. Newley the board and Randle then is being double teamed. Kickert the kick out to Lisch and he misses the three. Offensive board again before Lisch threads to Bogut who is called for an offensive foul. Kings - 83 36ers - 91
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Q4 2' Timeout Sydney. Adelaide have had a 13-point turnaround in the last three minutes. Kings - 83 36ers - 91
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Q4 2' Newley now with a look at three, but that's no good off the front iron. Sobey no mistakes at the other end and Adelaide lead by eight with 131 seconds left in the contest. Kings - 83 36ers - 91
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Q4 2' Randle slowing it down, then he goes to Lisch. Sobey never got set there and it would have been a block, but Sobey has been called for a flop this time. Joey Wright is about to blow a gasket on the sideline. Kings - 83 36ers - 89
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Q4 2' Adelaide. Wiley! He is on fire, scoring off the pass from Drmic this time. Kings - 83 36ers - 89
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Q4 3' Sobey up the lane and he scores on the reverse lay up, before Sydney go through Bogut to Randle who scores off the window! Kings - 83 36ers - 87
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Q4 3' Sydney through Bowen and he tries to link with Wear inside, but that pass is off the mark as it goes over the baseline. Adelaide on a 10-0 run and Sydney have lost their way here. Kings - 81 36ers - 85
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Q4 4' Adelaide through Wiley, then it's Drmic sinking a jumper from the high post. He has 14 and Adelaide now lead by 4. Kings - 81 36ers - 85
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Q4 4' Wiley! He is starting to roll, hitting his second straight three after the transition play to put Adelaide up by two. Poor shot from Lisch at the other end and that comes up short. Kings - 81 36ers - 83
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Q4 5' Wiley with a three for the 36ers from the left wing and the lead is back to one. Now it's the Kings through Bogut, he kicks to Lisch and that three is no good. Kings - 81 36ers - 80
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Q4 5' Bogut now goes baseline, but he misses, then can't control the offensive rebound as it heads over the baseline. Kings - 81 36ers - 77