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| ROUND 8 RESULTS Sydney Kings 113 d Brisbane Bullets 109 New Zealand Breakers 98 d Singapore Slingers 92 Townsville Crocodiles 103 d Wollongong Hawks 85 Sydney Kings 102 d Melbourne Tigers 94 West Sydney Razorbacks 102 d Cold Coast Blaze 93 Townsville Crocodiles 103 d South Dragons 97 Cairns Taipans 103 d Wollongong Hawks 86 Brisbane Bullets 102 d Perth Wildcats 95 New Zealand Breakers 90 d Gold Coast Blaze 77 Adelaide 36s 111 d Singapore Slingers 93 |
| Round 8 belonged to the Sydney Kings; the triple premiers of 2002-2005 starting the week with a thrilling 4-point win over Brisbane Bullets in a spiteful clash at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. A mellee in the first quarter set the tone for a match in which fouls were plentiful and feelings ran high, with the Kings having the edge when it mattered to take the points. Click here to see Harboursport's photo gallery from this match. The Kings then followed up this result with an even better one on Saturday night, travelling to Melbourne and defeating the previously-undefeated Tigers. It was a see-sawing contest for much of the night, with the Tigers leading by a point at the main break, but the Kings pulled away in the last for an 8-point win. New Zealand also made a move up the table this week. Thursday night was a thriller, when the Breakers came from behind to force overtime against Singapore and then get on top during the additional time. The Breakers then backed up on Sunday, travelling to the Gold Coast Convention Centre to defeat the competition newcomers by 13 points. After a disappointing start to the season, Townsville had a strong weekend to get back into contention, with strong wins against Wollongong and South Dragons. It was the start of a disappointing North Queensland double for the Hawks, who would be comfortably defeated on Saturday night by Cairns Taipans. West Sydney were also in good form, the Razorbacks getting the better of Gold Coast at home to move into the top 4. Brisbane Bullets snapped out of their 3-match losing streak on Saturday night, with a 7-point home win over Perth Wildcats in another match where the momentum fluctuated through the night. The remaining match was on Sunday evening, with Adelaide travelling to Singapore and returning with a much-needed win. |
| ROUND 8: Wednesday 7th November Sydney 113 d Brisbane 109 Thursday 8th November NZ Breakers 98 d Singapore 92 Friday 9th November Townsville 103 d Wollongong 85 Saturday 10th November Sydney 102 d Melbourne 94 West Sydney 102 d Gold Cst 93 Townsville 103 d Sth Dragons 97 Cairns 103 d Wollongong 86 Brisbane 102 d Perth 95 Sunday 11th November NZ Breakers 90 d Gold Coast 77 Adelaide 111 d Singapore 93 ROUND 9: Wednesday 14th November West Sydney v Sth Dragon (7.30) Thursday 15th November NZ Breakers v Wollongong (5.30) Friday 16th November Sydney v WS Razorbacks (7.30) Sth Dragons v Gold Coast (7.30) Saturday 17th November Adelaide v Sth Dragons (8.00) Cairns v NZ Breakers (8.30) Perth v Wollongong (9.00) Townsville v Singapore (9.00) Sunday 18th November Gold Coast v WS Razors (5.00) Brisbane v Singapore (7.30) |
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