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| ROUND 16: Monday 31st December Cairns v Brisbane (8.30) Townsville v Gold Coast (9.00) Wednesday 2nd January Melbourne v Gold Coast (7.30) Singapore v Perth (10.30) Friday 4th January Wollongong v NZ Breakers (7.30) Townsville v Sth Dragons (9.00) Saturday 5th January West Sydney v NZ Breakers (7.30) Sydney v Melbourne (7.30) Brisbane v Sth Dragons (8.00) Perth v Adelaide (9.00) ROUND 17: Wednesday 9th January Wollongong v Sydney (7.30) Cairns v Perth (8.30) Thursday 10th January NZ Breakers v Gold Coast (5.30) Saturday 12th January Melbourne v West Sydney (7.30) Brisbane v Cairns (8.00) Adelaide v Sydney (8.30) Perth v Gold Coast (9.00) Townsville v NZ Breakers (9.00) Sunday 13th January Singapore v Wollongong (8.00) All times shown are Sydney time. |
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| ROUND 15 RESULTS Adelaide 36ers 119 d South Dragons 114 Melbourne Tigers 98 d Cairns Taipans 89 Wollongong Hawks 96 d Townsville Crocodiles 74 West Sydney Razorbacks 110 d Brisbane Bullets 105 Brisbane Bullets 107 d Gold Coast Blaze 97 Melbourne Tigers 107 d Perth Wildcats 106 Sydney Kings 103 d New Zealand Breakers 94 |
| Boxing Day at Vodafone Arena saw a bumper crowd in attendance, but the locals were to go home disappointed after South Dragons were consigned to their 6th straight defeat. It was a high-scoring, entertaining shootout between Adelaide's Adam Ballinger and the Dragons' Cortez Groves with 29 and 26 points respectively, but in the end it was Adelaide who landed critical baskets when it mattered to take home the victory. Melbourne Tigers had a solid weekend to move into second spot, first defeating Cairns 98-89 at home, then backing up with a trip to Perth for a thrilling 1-point victory over the Wildcats when Sean Lampley scored the winning point from the free throw stripe with just 1.7 seconds left on the clock. It's been a season to forget for Wollongong, but for one night the Hawks turned back the clock with a performance to warm the heart of their long-suffering supporters. Their defence, so often leaking points this season, was rock-solid to help the Illawarra side to a 96-74 victory. Another team showing a rare glimpse of form at home after a disappointing season to date was the West Sydney Razorbacks, with the Pigs scoring a remarkable come-from-behind 110-105 win over Brisbane to knock the Bullets out of the top 2. But the Bullets were to bounce back at the Brisbane Convention Centre on Saturday night with a 10-point win over Gold Coast. The final match of the round went into overtime, with New Zealand looking set for a shock win on the road against top side Sydney Kings before the Sydney side rallied to take the game into extra time, then dominating the additional period of play to take out a 9-point victory. |
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