Breakers starting small with Abercrombie at PF and Wilkinson at C. Taipans need to push it inside to press that advantage and maybe try to get Wilkinson benched with foul trouble.

Didn't take them long. Crosswhite gets to the line a couple of times and Wilkinson hits the pine with two fouls.

A very foul plagued first quarter for the Breakers so far. Nice work on the strategy Isaac, pushing for the Sixers coaching job? :)

And then saying that, Cairns decide to start catching up on the foul front.

NZ got hot hot hot whilst Cairns went antarctic...

XY, not only do I have zero coaching ability, you couldn't pay me any amount to coach in Adelaide - brutal supporters!

Taipans close the third with a 15-2 run. Deficit in the fourth is going to prove too much though.

This thing was over pretty early. Hard to see it going to three games now.

Taipans were non existant in the competitive department...shame on them for that. Allan from 2 and a half mean obviously didnt know how to get across to his players this isnt just another game.

yeah, the taipans have their work cut out for them on sunday.
nz cranked up the d and cairns didn't have plan b.
thought cairns could have gone a bit harder on the on balls screens,but then you have to contend with the length of vikona,abercrombie and big red who are making sure there are no easy entry passes.

the taipans looked a bit drained from the townsville series, but crikey's they walked into an ambush tonight!!

NZ is a horrible place to shoot in. Just watching it, the shots don't ever look good, clunk clunk clunk. Easy layup miss etc.

It has always seemed that way for opposition, even when NZ were bottom, the games were just uglier to watch, while NZ i guess is much more used to shooting on those rims and shoot at a greater clip.

Have you noticed shots don't roll in, not soft rims clearly.

Same applies to Melbourne's rims in a less ugly manner.

Adelaide, watching people shoot feels good because the rims are so soft and you expect the shots to go in at a good clip and not rim out. For the most part this happens for the opposition who get nice percentages here,as for the 36ers...well..they just suck atm :P

Isaac

XY, not only do I have zero coaching ability, you couldn't pay me any amount to coach in Adelaide - brutal supporters!

Pledger stepped up at both ends and played a great game. Hope Cairns can get home and turn it around and make a series of it.

If it weren't for Phil Jones, it could have been worse for Cairns...

yeah his three 3's in a row made the scoreline a lot more respectable

Fizzle, i read that 5 times to work out you think Fearney looks like Allan from 2 1/2 men? Is this correct?

Cairns had that rare off day which you 36ers supporters are used too on a regular basis! They will harden the F UP for sunday!!

They might "harden" up for Sunday, but the Breakers will win game 2 IMO, and therefore the NBL title.

It was impressive even though it technically was not a dunk! I'm sure someone will upload it to YouTube eventually...

Unfortunately i think the main finals clash is already over with the NZ and Perth series proving to be the spectacle. i hope it goes to 3 games but cairns have to lift.

Its 2011, if you don't a PVR, DVD recorder or have Foxtel IQ, step ya game up... SMFH

just get a computer, it beats all those options!