NBL Round 13 (Regular Season): Adelaide is defeated by Perth

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between second ranked Adelaide 36ers (8-3) and fifth ranked Wildcats (6-5) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Adelaide 36ers were defeated by Wildcats in a tough game in Findon 87-94. Perth had a 30-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. American Dylan Windler (201-1996, college: Belmont) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and his fellow American import forward Kristian Doolittle (201-1997, college: Oklahoma, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side American guard Bryce Cotton (182-1992, college: Providence, agency: Pensack Sports) responded with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Perth moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Sydney. Adelaide at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. Perth is looking forward to face NZL Breakers (#9) in Auckland in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Adelaide will play at home against Cairns (#10) and is hoping to win this game.
Bottom-ranked Breakers managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the series of two consecutive losses. This time they outleveled sixth-ranked Bullets in Brisbane 113-84. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 29-point difference suggests that Breakers is in a good shape to leave the bottom place. New Zealand forward Sam Mennenga (206-2001, college: Davidson) nailed 25 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and Robert Baker accounted for 12 points and 11 rebounds. American swingman Casey Prather (198-1991, college: Florida) came up with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for Brisbane in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. NZL Breakers (4-9) moved-up to ninth place. Brisbane at the other side keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with Tasmania JJ. NZL Breakers will play against higher ranked Perth (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Brisbane will play against the league's leader Melbourne Utd having rather not much hope for a victory.
The game in Hobart was also quite interesting. Second ranked Adelaide 36ers (8-3) played at the court of 6th ranked JackJumpers (5-8). Adelaide 36ers defeated JackJumpers 97-86 on Thursday. Zylan Cheatham fired a double-double by scoring 27 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Josh Bannan produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds for lost side. Adelaide maintains second place with 8-3 record having just three points less than leader Melbourne Utd. Tasmania JJ lost fifth consecutive game. Defending champion keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with Brisbane. Adelaide will meet at home bottom-ranked Cairns (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tasmania JJ will have a break next round.

In the last game of round 13 bottom-ranked NZL Breakers lost to Sydney on the opponent's court 72-79.



Adelaide - Perth 87-94

The game between second ranked Adelaide 36ers (8-3) and fifth ranked Wildcats (6-5) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Adelaide 36ers were defeated by Wildcats in a tough game in Findon 87-94. Perth had a 30-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. American Dylan Windler (201-1996, college: Belmont) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and his fellow American import forward Kristian Doolittle (201-1997, college: Oklahoma, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side American guard Bryce Cotton (182-1992, college: Providence, agency: Pensack Sports) responded with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and Serbian-American power forward Nick Rakocevic (211-1997, college: USC, agency: Slash Sports) scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Perth moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Sydney. Adelaide at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. Perth is looking forward to face NZL Breakers (#9) in Auckland in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Adelaide will play at home against Cairns (#10) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Adelaide: B.Cotton 23+5reb+7ast, N.Rakocevic 15+8reb+2ast, I.White 15+2reb, I.Humphries 13+8reb, D.Vasiljevic 13+2ast, Z.Cheatham 4+9reb+1ast
Perth: W.Dylan 18+12reb+5ast, D.Kristian 16+9reb+3ast, D.David 16+3reb+4ast, L.Jo 13+6reb, R.Jaron 10+4reb+3ast, H.Ben 6+2reb+3ast

Sydney - NZL Breakers 79-72

Very expected game in Sydney where 10th ranked Breakers (4-9) were defeated by fifth ranked Kings (6-5) 79-72 on Sunday. Sydney forced 20 NZL Breakers turnovers. The former international forward Xavier Cooks (203-1995, college: Winthrop) fired a double-double by scoring 21 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American point guard Kendric Davis (183-1999, college: Memphis) chipped in 21 points and 6 assists. American point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright (180-1995, college: Arizona) produced 23 points and 7 assists and New Zealand forward Sam Mennenga (206-2001, college: Davidson) added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Kings have a solid series of three victories in a row. Sydney moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Perth. Loser Breakers dropped to the ninth position with nine games lost. Sydney will meet Illawarra H. (#8) in the next round. NZL Breakers will play against Perth and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
NZL Breakers: P.Jackson-Cartwright 23+3reb+7ast, S.Mennenga 15+5reb+1ast, R.Baker 9+3reb, I.Brockington 8+8reb+2ast, K.Lopez 8+8reb+3ast, R.Te Rangi 5+1reb
Sydney: D.Kendric 21+4reb+6ast, C.Xavier 21+14reb+4ast, N.Kouat 12+2reb, K.Bul 9+3reb, D.Matthew 7+5reb+2ast, G.Jaylin 5+2reb+2ast

Brisbane - NZL Breakers 84-113

Bottom-ranked Breakers managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the series of two consecutive losses. This time they outleveled sixth-ranked Bullets in Brisbane 113-84. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 29-point difference suggests that Breakers is in a good shape to leave the bottom place. NZL Breakers made 17-of-21 charity shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. New Zealand forward Sam Mennenga (206-2001, college: Davidson) nailed 25 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and American forward Robert Baker (208-1998, college: Harvard) accounted for 12 points and 11 rebounds. American swingman Casey Prather (198-1991, college: Florida) came up with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and New Zealand center Tyrell Harrison (214-1999) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Brisbane in the defeat. Five NZL Breakers and four Brisbane players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. NZL Breakers (4-9) moved-up to ninth place. Brisbane at the other side keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with Tasmania JJ. NZL Breakers will play against higher ranked Perth (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Brisbane will play against the league's leader Melbourne Utd having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Brisbane: C.Prather 26+8reb+4ast, D.Mathias 12+2reb+1ast, T.Harrison 11+8reb+2ast, A.Ducas 11+1reb+5ast, D.Tristan 7+4reb+1ast, M.Norton 6+2ast
NZL Breakers: M.Sam 25+6reb+2ast, B.Izaiah 19+2reb+2ast, J.Parker 15+2reb+7ast, L.Karim 13+6reb+5ast, B.Robert 12+11reb+2ast, T.Reuben 7+4reb+1ast

Tasmania JJ - Adelaide 86-97

The game in Hobart was also quite interesting. Second ranked Adelaide 36ers (8-3) played at the court of 6th ranked JackJumpers (5-8). Adelaide 36ers defeated JackJumpers 97-86 on Thursday. Adelaide shot 27 for 37 from the free-throw line, while Tasmania JJ only scored eight points from the stripe. American forward Zylan Cheatham (203-1995, college: Arizona St.) fired a double-double by scoring 27 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. His fellow American import guard Bryce Cotton (182-1992, college: Providence, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws). International forward Josh Bannan (208-2001, college: Montana) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds and South Sudanese forward Majok Deng (205-1993, college: ULM) added 17 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Adelaide maintains second place with 8-3 record having just three points less than leader Melbourne Utd. Tasmania JJ lost fifth consecutive game. Defending champion keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with Brisbane. Adelaide will meet at home bottom-ranked Cairns (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tasmania JJ will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Tasmania JJ: T.Campbell 20+1reb+3ast, M.Deng 17+8reb, J.Bannan 16+14reb+2ast, N.Marshall 12+6reb+4ast, B.Hamilton 12+4reb+2ast, N.Stoddart 5+2reb+2ast
Adelaide: C.Zylan 27+14reb+4ast, V.Dejan 14+1reb+1ast, C.Bryce 12+7reb+4ast, R.Nick 11+7reb, C.Flynn 11+3reb+1ast, H.Isaac 10+6reb