EssenX
Last year
Breakers haven't played too badly in their losses, but will not want to fall too far behind the pack. Cheatham is a big out with Mathiang struggling and out of favour.
Dunkman
Last year
NZ are going to leave nothing to chance today, this now could be the game of the round as SEM have also shown they have some fight. PJC is the key, who from Phoenix can guard him. At a guess, breakers by 1.
Dunkman
Last year
SEM got sloppy in the last minutes and let NZ back in, neither side playing that good D.
Anon
Last year
Bryce Cotton watching Parker Jackson Cartwright get to the line for 12 or 14 free throws must be wondering what he needs to do for a call??
Anonymightymouse
Last year
NZ fans watching Maor butcher this game with his silly first-half small ball with Mathiang on the bench must be wondering what was going on!
Dunkman
Last year
Look at the plus minus, it tells you a lot about the game, breakers should get a lot out of the last quarter, Mathiang showed something, JPC was fantastic. Kelly got his subs badly in end of the third and start last. SEM starting five were excellent but their bench was poor today.
Dunkman
Last year
To be fair Mathiang has not really been doing well. He did well when sauce was on the bench and Creek was playing five. Both coaches got it wrong a bit today, it's not easy.
This Phoenix starting five is good, it’s surprised me, not United class though.
Kolzee
Last year
Yes but mody let his petulance get in the way of judgement in not playing mathiang. I was thinking at the time regardless of how bad he's been looking there's no option but to play him. It ended up costing them any chance of winning really
Dorito
Last year
Kelly definitely has SEM playing some decent basketball.
LV
Last year
NZ desperately need Cheatham back, and more from Mathiang/Pineau
Mystro
Last year
WMW is still finding his feet after sitting out pre-season which isn't helping.
Now with Cheatham out Mathiang really needs to step up and show something otherwise they’ll be digging a huge hole in the Loss column that they won’t be able to claw back.
EssenX
Last year
Some very bad decision making by Browne on offence that let the Breakers claw back into it. SEM we're lucky not to let that one slip.
Kolzee
Last year
Hard to do mystro if mody decides he's not willing to play him like last night
I'm not a big fan of mathiang but that was a bad bad call
Perthworld
Last year
Kelly definitely has SEM playing some decent basketball.
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