Kings will lose if they can't improve in the 3 areas of rebounding, Bogut defending the perimeter and on-ball screens, and low post scoring in the paint (instead of live or die from the 3PG).

No chance of improving those 3 things IMO. Kings will lose if they aren't shooting the ball really well, because that's the only thing that wins them games due to lack of team D and rebounding.

As a Cats fan I'm hoping for a Kings win to push the Bullets back...I feel dirty for wanting Sydney to get a W.

As a 36ers fan, same applies above ^

Love the descriptions of the ladder. Superb.

So much offensive firepower on display here. Unders

Does anyone get the impression Shane Heal is a Cadee fan???

What time does the game start?

NBL app doesn't list start time for this one

It started five minutes ago.

Just saw. I pro checked as it was beginning, hence no start time and no stats either.

Actually three minutes ago with the weird 43 past the hour tipoff time.

Which would be 13 past the hour in South Australia.

Yeah, I've noticed them loving 43 and 53 min past the hour. Must be for tv formats with previews and reviews/ overtime allowances.

Or 1943 / 7:43 AEDT

Just going off stats (out the house soon) is Bairstow exposing Sydney's weakness at pf???

Sydney gave Bairstow a few open looks to start the game, but it's a mix of poor matchups and Bairstow just knocking down shots I think (that drive past Kickert aside).

Though if Sydney could knock down an open 3, they'd probably be up 15 right now.

That is a terrible goaltending call. Woeful.

horrible shooting performance

BBL cross-promotion?!

Lisch 1-7 from 3pt, 6 of those wide open looks.

Finally gets one to go, and Kickert follows it up with the first confident looking release on a 3 I've seen from him since the game in Perth.

Vukona's always been a fouling machine.

bricks party

Brisbane Stray Bullets

The Corpse of Daniel Kickert showing some life tonight.

Brisbane basically give up with a minute left. Weird.

Tough win by Sydney. Still look fragile at times but got the job done somehow.

Kings first team to win while picking 0 offensive rebounds. I'll take it though. This is why I'd rather play Brisbane than any other team in the league come post season, too. Fair amount of talent, but I just don't trust them to perform when they need it most.

One of the things I do like about this limited but competitive League is that the good, well-coached teams get better with repeated match-ups as the seasons progress.

Bairstow putting up 23 points, 10 boards and a rejection if you don't mind.

Bairstow was great. It's really just fatigue for him now, tends to start well and fade in the 2nd half. I reckon next season he'll be an absolute beast.

why wasn't Bairstow in with 5-2.5 minutes left in the game? That's when sydney made that run.

#607 tell me about it.

"the trifecta"

"a bunnie"

ad nauseam

On the PER-ADL telecast they're currently airing a love-in interview between Heal and Froling, who happen to have an agent-player relationship.

Kings still ball watching. Kicket's answer to poor rebounding = left elbow.

Lemanis - all Bairstow had to do was lob it over Bogut, and there was someone on the other side for the alley oop, or bank it off the glass, and there was someone there for the rebound.