New Zealand

Regular Season Round 5: Giants - Airs 107-91

Date: May 2, 2026
An interesting game took place in Nelson where higher ranked Airs (3-3) were upset on the court of ninth ranked Giants (2-2) 107-91 on Saturday. Giants made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by Airs' players. The best player for the winners was forward Liam Judd (196-2001) who scored 26 points and 6 rebounds. Finnish Eemi Luukkonen (203-2002) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Giants' coach used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Xavier Green (198-1996, college: Maryland, agency: One Motive Sports) produced 28 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and the other American import guard Aaron Cook (188-1997, college: Georgia) added 19 points and 4 steals respectively for the guests. Five Giants and four Airs players scored in double figures. Giants moved-up to seventh place. Loser Airs dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. Giants will meet Bulls (#8) in the next round. Airs will play against Sharks and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  AIRS91
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
  CIIV, SiQIj 49 0-7 (00.1%) 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 4 8 4 3 5 5 3 67 67 5
0 kRi, vuVi 40 4-9 (38.7%) 5-8 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 8 8 3 4 0 3 8 5 5 6 2 9 5
4 zIjRs, biQZRl 46 4-4 (655%) 6-1 (61.9%) 6-6 (655%) 6 2 7 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 65 60 5
65 GQRRj, NiLaRQ 82 65-64 (91.7%) 5-3 (5%) 2-7 (22.7%) 8 3 1 1 3 2 8 5 5 8 82 41 5
48 mialRF, ruajUaj 82 4-1 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 5 4 4 6 0 4 5 6 5 6 65 9 5
8 AiBuRl, wiijR 84 3-2 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 6 8 4 6 6 4 5 5 5 3 66 9 5
66 wuuUi, ealRF 85 5-8 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 6 4 6 5 6 5 5 0 8 5
1 wuhiVi, vFQaZ 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
2 CIIpRQ, zIQdij 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 wiBiURi, zRQIBR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
  ORiQj, ciLaRQ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
88 CIIpRQ, ziBRs  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   82-32 (02.4%) 0-80 (85.5%) 85-83 (24.4%) 1 83 45 61 86 88 7 8 5 68 76 74  


  GIANTS107
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
19 zudd, vaiB 44 4-0 (15%) 1-66 (03.0%) 8-3 (05%) 6 0 1 8 6 9 6 5 5 8 81 45 5
0 ORQQIUU-HujU, KQuJ 44 3-9 (09.6%) 4-3 (90%) 0-1 (24.4%) 8 5 8 2 8 3 5 5 5 3 88 80 5
99 vuuVVIjRj, qRBa 87 1-9 (20.9%) 8-8 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 6 65 66 4 6 6 4 5 6 8 85 44 5
65 gRBpsURQ, AiBuRl 82 5-6 (5%) 3-7 (33.3%) 8-8 (655%) 6 7 65 4 5 8 3 5 5 5 63 89 5
5 bZXiuDhU, SlRxijdRQ 80 8-1 (44.4%) 5-3 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 5 8 2 3 8 5 5 5 5 0 3 5
62 ABaUh-baljRQ, wIha 86 4-0 (15%) 5-4 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 5 1 1 8 0 4 6 5 5 4 65 2 5
40 biUUhRTs, ziBRs 60 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 4 6 6 5 6 5 5 -8 5
6 qlanih, ojTIId 63 4-3 (90%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 6 5 6 6 3 6 5 5 5 6 65 0 5
66 XaZVRl, zIshui 3 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
8 SdiBs, CIIpRQ 3 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
9 kiQQaZZhaI, eaZI 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
80 zRQIBR, AajZliaQ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   86-41 (02.4%) 61-47 (36.5%) 69-88 (99.4%) 2 46 47 45 84 86 65 5 8 68 659 689  


Height: 203 cm
Position name: PF
Born: Dec 18,2002
Weight: 104kg / 228.8lbs
29
MINS
28
20
POINTS
28
10
D.REB
4
1
O.REB
2
11
T.REB
6
3
ASSISTS
6
3
STEALS
2
2
TO
2
0
BLOCKS
0
6/7
85.7%
2FGP
10/13
76.9%
2/2
100.0%
3FGP
0/4
0.0%
2/2
100.0%
FT
8/9
88.9%
33
RANK
36
Height: 198 cm
Position: F
Born: Sep 9,1996
Weight: 91kg / 200.2lbs
Giants  107
VS
91  Airs
107
Points Scored
91
87
Starting Five Points
75
20
Bench Points
16
31
Defensive Rebounds
24
8
Offensive Rebounds
6
39
Rebounds
30
30
Assists
16
10
Steals
9
12
Turnovers
12
0
Blocked Shots
2
23
Personal fouls
21
21/36
58.3%
2FGP
28/48
58.3%
16/39
41.0%
3FGP
5/25
20.0%
17/22
77.3%
FT
20/24
83.3%
127
Rank
93

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)