The New Zealand Breakers have snapped a three-year losing streak on Adelaide soil, comfortably defeating the wayward 36ers by 16 points.
Steve Barrett
Nathan Sobey and South East Melbourne Phoenix have ended their shooting woes to torch the Illawarra Hawks by 17 points.
Chris Fagan may be a Brisbane Lions legend, but his NBL allegiance to the Tasmania JackJumpers has proved a lucky charm too.
Four Cairns players have posted 20-plus scoring nights as the Taipans unleashed a 35-14 fourth quarter to steamroll Melbourne United in an NBL boilover.
Taran Armstrong has starred for the Tasmania JackJumpers, who scored the last 10 points of the overtime period to mow down the Bullets in Brisbane.
Perth Wildcats won another tight contest on Friday night and coach John Rillie quickly identified the moment which could have turned the game if his player hadn’t reacted the right way.
Craig O'Donoghue
No team in NBL history attempts more three-pointers than South East Melbourne, but the Phoenix are struggling with a horrific conversion rate from long range.
Perth trio Elijah Pepper, Kristian Doolittle and Anthony Dell'Orso have all posted 20-plus points in the Wildcats' 92-88 win over South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Perth Wildcats have reversed their loss to South East Melbourne from earlier in the season and handled the late minutes significantly better despite being undermanned.
Illawarra unleashed what one club great called the "greatest half of basketball" in their history to break their duck with a 22-point win over Adelaide.
Local hero Taran Amrstrong's late dagger has helped the Tasmania JackJumpers overcome a late wobble to edge Melbourne United in Hobart.
Perth Wildcats have been below full strength for the whole season so far, which meant the big question at training on Thursday was whether Jo Lual-Acuil or Brandon Knight would play on Friday.
Kendric Davis starred as Sydney handed the improved Brisbane a tough lesson - and their first defeat of the season - with a 15-point Ignite Cup win.
Led by Parker Jackson-Cartwright, the New Zealand Breakers swept all seven points to get their Ignite Cup defence off in style, beating Cairns by 23 points.
Perth Wildcats import Brandon Knight is hoping his integration with his new team proves seamless, but the veteran American is expecting his first forays on the court “won’t be perfect”.
Josh Kempton
Ben Simmons is back in the NBA and ready to "dominate" as he blocks out criticism over his reasons for sitting out of basketball for a year.
Shayne Hope
Sydney produced some second-quarter magic to claim their second victory of the season while leaving the struggling Hawks winless to start their campaign.
Sebastian Tan
Bryce Cotton and Nick Rakocevic have made light work of the Cairns Taipans, helping Adelaide to a 14-point win in their first home game of the season.
Perth Wildcats have confirmed a timeline for the arrival of import point-guard Brandon Knight — but his start to life at the club could come with one of his best teammates on the sidelines.
The Perth Wildcats have made it two wins in the space of 48 hours, overcoming an injury to their starting centre to defeat the New Zealand Breakers 97-93.
Son-of-a-gun Max Mackinnon showed why NBA teams are circling with a match-winning display in the surprise-packet Bullets' eight-point win over Illawarra.
Wildcats hero Elijah Pepper has labelled his match-winning three against Adelaide on Thursday night the best shot of his career, but revealed sinking the bucket wasn’t his first thought when he put up the shot.
Aaron Kirby
Bryce Cotton was epic in his 300th game, but Elijah Pepper proved the hero for the Perth Wildcats, landing a miracle bomb to bury the Adelaide 36ers.
MVP candidate Cole Anthony has shaken off a knee injury scare to lead Melbourne United to a 25-point NBL hammering of a wayward South East Melbourne.
