NBL Round 13: Cairns Taipans edge Adelaide 36ers by three points

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 13 in the NBL took place in Cairns. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Adelaide 36ers (10-9) to fourth ranked Cairns Taipans (12-7) 86-83 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Adelaide 36ers. American point guard Shannon Scott (191-1992, college: Ohio St., agency: Slash Sports) fired 31 points and 4 assists for the winners. His fellow American import guard Tahjere McCall (193-1994, college: Tennessee St.) chipped in 19 points and 5 assists. American guard Antonius Cleveland (196-1994, college: SEMO) produced 16 points for lost side. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Cairns Taipans moved-up to second place. Adelaide 36ers at the other side dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. Cairns Taipans are looking forward to face Melbourne Phoenix (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Adelaide 36ers will play against New Zealand Breakers (#4) and are hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked New Zealand Breakers (11-6) against sixth ranked JackJumpers (11-9) on Monday night. Visiting New Zealand Breakers were defeated by JackJumpers in Hobart 93-82. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Josh Magette (185-1989, college: UAH) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Rashard Kelly contributed with 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. JackJumpers' coach Scott Roth allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. New Zealand guard Izayah Mauriohooho-Leafa (188-1996, college: Sacramento St., agency: BIG) answered with 21 points and 5 assists for New Zealand Breakers. JackJumpers moved-up to fifth place. New Zealand Breakers lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. JackJumpers will play against United (#8) in Melbourne in the next round. New Zealand Breakers will play on the road against Adelaide 36ers (#7) in Findon and hope to get back on the winning track.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Melbourne Phoenix (12-9) against sixth ranked JackJumpers (11-9) on Sunday night. Visiting Melbourne Phoenix was crushed by JackJumpers in Hobart 99-74. Milton Doyle stepped up and scored 25 points, 7 assists and 7 steals for the winners. At the losing side Alan Williams responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. JackJumpers moved-up to fifth place. Loser Melbourne Phoenix dropped to the third position with nine games lost. JackJumpers will meet at home United (#8) in the next round. Melbourne Phoenix will play against the league's second-placed Cairns Taipans (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games of round 13 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Perth were defeated by Brisbane in a road game 97-93. Adelaide beat Brisbane at home 87-84. Tasmania JJ was destroyed by Sydney on the opponent's court 97-77. Bottom-ranked Illawarra unfortunately lost to Perth in a home game 97-107. Melbourne managed to beat Brisbane on the road 99-86. Bottom-ranked Illawarra was defeated by Cairns on its own court 89-96.
The best stats of 13th round was 25 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists by Samson Froling of Illawarra.

Tasmania JJ - NZL Breakers 93-82

Very important is a road loss of second ranked New Zealand Breakers (11-6) against sixth ranked JackJumpers (11-9) on Monday night. Visiting New Zealand Breakers were defeated by JackJumpers in Hobart 93-82. JackJumpers dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to New Zealand Breakers' 26. They outrebounded New Zealand Breakers 41-26 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Josh Magette (185-1989, college: UAH) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. His fellow American import Rashard Kelly (203-1995, college: Wichita St.) contributed with 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. JackJumpers' coach Scott Roth allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. New Zealand guard Izayah Mauriohooho-Leafa (188-1996, college: Sacramento St., agency: BIG) answered with 21 points and 5 assists and American Barry Brown Jr (190-1996, college: Kansas St.) added 16 points and 4 assists in the effort for New Zealand Breakers. Four JackJumpers and five New Zealand Breakers players scored in double figures. JackJumpers moved-up to fifth place. New Zealand Breakers lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. JackJumpers will play against United (#8) in Melbourne in the next round. New Zealand Breakers will play on the road against Adelaide 36ers (#7) in Findon and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
NZL Breakers: I.Mauriohooho-Le'afa 21+4reb+5ast, J.Brantley 16+3reb, B.Brown Jr. 16+4reb+4ast, T.Abercrombie 11+2reb, D.Pardon 10+8reb+2ast, C.Gliddon 8+1reb
Tasmania JJ: J.Magette 16+5reb+4ast, M.Doyle 14+2reb+4ast, F.Krslovic 14+5reb+1ast, J.McVeigh 13+5reb, R.Kelly 12+8reb+3ast, W.Magnay 9+9reb+3ast

Brisbane - Perth 97-93

There was a minor upset in Brisbane where 7th ranked Perth Wildcats (10-8) were defeated by ninth ranked Bullets (5-14) 97-93 on Tuesday. Bullets made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The former international guard Nathan Sobey (190-1990, college: Wyoming) stepped up and scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists (made all of his twelve free throws !!!) for the winners and the former international center Aron Baynes (208-1986, college: WSU) chipped in 12 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side American guard Bryce Cotton (182-1992, college: Providence, agency: Pensack Sports) responded with 30 points and 6 assists and New Zealand guard Corey Webster (188-1988, college: Lambuth) scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Bullets and four Perth Wildcats players scored in double figures. Perth Wildcats' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Bullets maintains ninth place with 5-14 record. Loser Perth Wildcats dropped to the sixth position with eight games lost. Bullets will meet at home league's second-placed Cairns Taipans in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Perth Wildcats will play against the league's leader Kings (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Perth: B.Cotton 30+4reb+6ast, C.Webster 16+5reb+5ast, L.Travers 15+10reb+1ast, T.Thomas 15+6reb+3ast, T.Blanchfield 5+4reb, J.Wagstaff 5+2reb+1ast
Brisbane: N.Sobey 30+6reb+9ast, T.Krebs 15+5reb+1ast, A.Baynes 12+10reb+1ast, T.Johnson 11+5reb+4ast, J.Cadee 10+3reb+5ast, A.White III 9+2reb

Adelaide - Brisbane 87-84

No shocking result in a game in Findon where fifth ranked Adelaide 36ers (10-9) edged 9th ranked Bullets (5-14) 87-84 on Thursday. However just three-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. American forward Robert Franks (201-1996, college: WSU) stepped up and scored 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import guard Antonius Cleveland (196-1994, college: SEMO) chipped in 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. At the losing side the former international guard Nathan Sobey (190-1990, college: Wyoming) responded with 24 points and the former international center Aron Baynes (208-1986, college: WSU) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds. Five Bullets players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Despite that victory Adelaide 36ers went down to seventh position due to points difference. Bullets lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 14 games lost. Adelaide 36ers will meet at home higher ranked New Zealand Breakers (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Bullets will play against the league's second-placed Cairns Taipans (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Brisbane: N.Sobey 24+4reb+2ast, T.Krebs 13+7reb, A.White III 12+3reb+2ast, T.Johnson 12+2reb+2ast, A.Baynes 10+12reb+2ast, J.Cadee 5+4reb+3ast
Adelaide: R.Franks 18+6reb+3ast, A.Cleveland 13+9reb+5ast, A.Drmic 11+11reb+2ast, D.Johnson 9+3reb+2ast, I.Clark 9+1reb, S.Dech 8+4reb+4ast

Sydney - Tasmania JJ 97-77

Very expected game in Sydney where 6th ranked JackJumpers (11-9) were rolled over by first ranked Kings (13-5) 97-77 on Friday. Kings dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to JackJumpers' 36. They outrebounded JackJumpers 35-15 including a 29-10 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Xavier Cooks (203-1995, college: Winthrop) stepped up and scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners and American guard Derrick Walton Jr (185-1995, college: Michigan) chipped in 11 points and 7 assists. Five Kings players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international swingman Clint Steindl (200-1989, college: St.Mary's, CA) responded with 13 points and the former international guard Sean Macdonald (185-2000) scored 11 points. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-5 record. Loser JackJumpers dropped to the fifth position with nine games lost. Kings will meet at home Perth Wildcats (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. JackJumpers will play against United and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tasmania JJ: C.Steindl 13+2reb, S.Macdonald 11+1reb+2ast, I.White 9+1reb+1ast, M.Doyle 9+2reb, R.Kelly 8+1reb+1ast, F.Krslovic 7+3reb+1ast
Sydney: X.Cooks 23+7reb+4ast, D.Vasiljevic 13+7reb, J.Simon 12+6reb, D.Walton Jr. 11+3reb+7ast, K.Noi 10+2reb+1ast, S.Bruce 7+1reb

Illawarra - Perth 97-107

Rather predictable result in Gwynneville where seventh ranked Perth Wildcats (10-8) beat bottom-ranked Illawarra Hawks (2-17) 107-97 on Saturday. Perth Wildcats made 23-of-30 free shots (76.7 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American forward Brady Manek (206-1998, college: UNC) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and New Zealand guard Corey Webster (188-1988, college: Lambuth) chipped in 25 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side the former international power forward Samson Froling (212-2000, college: Creighton) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds and American guard Tyler Harvey (194-1993, college: EWU) scored 28 points. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Perth Wildcats moved-up to sixth place. Illawarra Hawks lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 17 games lost. Perth Wildcats will meet league's leader Kings in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Illawarra Hawks will play against Adelaide 36ers (#7) in Findon and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Illawarra: T.Harvey 28+2reb+2ast, S.Froling 19+13reb+3ast, D.Deng 15+12reb+1ast, M.Frazier II 13+4reb+2ast, M.Mathiang 10+7reb, P.Siva 6+3reb+3ast
Perth: C.Webster 25+5reb+3ast, B.Cotton 24+3reb+6ast, B.Manek 23+10reb+5ast, T.Thomas 18+5reb+1ast, L.Travers 10+7reb+4ast, T.Blanchfield 4+1reb

Cairns - Adelaide 86-83

The most exciting game of round 13 in the NBL took place in Cairns. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Adelaide 36ers (10-9) to fourth ranked Cairns Taipans (12-7) 86-83 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Adelaide 36ers. American point guard Shannon Scott (191-1992, college: Ohio St., agency: Slash Sports) fired 31 points and 4 assists for the winners. His fellow American import guard Tahjere McCall (193-1994, college: Tennessee St.) chipped in 19 points and 5 assists. Four Cairns Taipans players scored in double figures. American guard Antonius Cleveland (196-1994, college: SEMO) produced 16 points and the former international swingman Anthony Drmic (198-1992, college: Boise St.) added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Cairns Taipans moved-up to second place. Adelaide 36ers at the other side dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. Cairns Taipans are looking forward to face Melbourne Phoenix (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Adelaide 36ers will play against New Zealand Breakers (#4) and are hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Adelaide: A.Cleveland 16+4reb+3ast, I.Clark 15, A.Drmic 14+6reb+2ast, D.Johnson 11+3reb+2ast, R.Franks 9+8reb+1ast, K.Sotto 8+4reb
Cairns: S.Scott 31+4reb+4ast, T.McCall 19+3reb+5ast, D.Hogg 13+4reb+4ast, S.Waardenburg 10+4reb+1ast, B.Ayre 8+2reb+3ast, M.Deng 3+1reb+1ast

Tasmania JJ - SE Melbourne 99-74

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Melbourne Phoenix (12-9) against sixth ranked JackJumpers (11-9) on Sunday night. Visiting Melbourne Phoenix was crushed by JackJumpers in Hobart 99-74. JackJumpers forced 25 Melbourne Phoenix turnovers. American Milton Doyle (193-1993, college: Loyola, IL) stepped up and scored 25 points, 7 assists and 7 steals for the winners and guard Isaac White (188-1998, college: CBU) chipped in 18 points and 7 rebounds. Five JackJumpers players scored in double figures. At the losing side American center Alan Williams (203-1993, college: UCSB) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds and the former international swingman Mitch Creek (196-1992) scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. JackJumpers moved-up to fifth place. Loser Melbourne Phoenix dropped to the third position with nine games lost. JackJumpers will meet at home United (#8) in the next round. Melbourne Phoenix will play against the league's second-placed Cairns Taipans (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
SE Melbourne: A.Williams 21+11reb, M.Creek 18+8reb+4ast, J.Madut 8+4reb+2ast, F.Owen 7+2reb+4ast, K.Adnam 5+3ast, G.Anticevich 4+4reb+1ast
Tasmania JJ: M.Doyle 25+2reb+7ast, I.White 18+7reb, J.Magette 14+3reb+3ast, R.Kelly 12+8reb+3ast, F.Krslovic 10+7reb+1ast, J.McVeigh 9+2reb

Brisbane - Melbourne 86-99

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 9th ranked Bullets' (5-14) home loss to eighth ranked United (10-12) 86-99 on Sunday. United forced 19 Bullets turnovers. American guard Rayjon Tucker (191-1997, college: UALR) stepped up and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and the former international guard Chris Goulding (192-1988) chipped in 20 points. At the losing side center Gorjok Gak (211-1996, college: CBU) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds and the former international guard Nathan Sobey (190-1990, college: Wyoming) scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Bullets players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. United maintains eighth place with 10-12 record. Bullets lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 14 games lost. United will meet higher ranked JackJumpers (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Bullets will play against the league's second-placed Cairns Taipans (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Brisbane: G.Gak 18+13reb+3ast, T.Johnson 17+2reb+2ast, D.Mitchell 16+1ast, N.Sobey 14+5reb+4ast, J.Cadee 9+5reb+2ast, T.Krebs 8+6reb+1ast
Melbourne: R.Tucker 20+6reb+4ast, C.Goulding 20+2reb+2ast, D.Barlow 11+5reb+1ast, S.Ili 10+4reb+3ast, M.Lee 10+7reb+3ast, X.Rathan-Mayes 8+4reb+6ast

Illawarra - Cairns 89-96

Everything went according to plan in Gwynneville where fourth ranked Cairns Taipans (12-7) won against bottom-ranked Illawarra Hawks (2-17) 96-89 on Monday. Cairns Taipans made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American point guard Shannon Scott (191-1992, college: Ohio St., agency: Slash Sports) stepped up and scored 18 points and 6 assists for the winners and his fellow American import forward DJ Hogg (203-1996, college: Texas A&M) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds. Five Cairns Taipans players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international power forward Samson Froling (212-2000, college: Creighton) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and American guard Tyler Harvey (194-1993, college: EWU) scored 21 points. Cairns Taipans moved-up to second place. Illawarra Hawks lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 17 games lost. Cairns Taipans will meet at home Melbourne Phoenix (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Illawarra Hawks will play against Adelaide 36ers (#7) in Findon and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Illawarra: S.Froling 25+13reb+5ast, T.Harvey 21+1reb+3ast, H.William 14+5reb, M.Mathiang 8+6reb, D.Deng 7+6reb, D.Grida 7+4reb+1ast
Cairns: S.Scott 18+4reb+6ast, D.Hogg 16+8reb+3ast, B.Ayre 15+2reb+1ast, M.Deng 13+7reb+1ast, S.Waardenburg 11+9reb+1ast, T.McCall 11+4reb+6ast



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