Another Perth Wildcats season has come to an end in the semifinals, with Sydney Kings notching a 14-point victory at RAC Arena to secure a clean sweep of their series.
Josh Kempton
Aussie NBA star Josh Giddey turned in another superb performance, but the Chicago Bulls had their wings clipped again in Los Angeles.
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In-form Aussie guard Josh Giddey has fallen just shy of an NBA triple-double and his Bulls suffered another loss, this time to the Luka Doncic-led Lakers in LA.
The Perth Wildcats are 1-0 down in their semi-final series against Sydney and could be without star import Dylan Windler for game two on Saturday night.
Justin Chadwick
Dylan Windler has been ruled out of Perth Wildcats’ must-win semifinal against the Sydney Kings on Saturday and an NBL star has had his say on who should receive more responsibility in his place.
Craig O’Donoghue & Josh Kempton
The Opals have shown their fighting spirit with a gutsy 10-point win over Japan in their Women's Basketball World Cup qualifying clash in Istanbul.
Kawhi Leonard went big, but not Bam Adebayo levels, to lead the Clippers to victory over Minnesota, while Denver won another all-West shootout with the Rockets.
Wildcats coach John Rillie once again raised eyebrows among fans by not calling a time-out to draw up a play late in their play-off loss to Sydney. Kings coach Brian Goorjian reveals his thoughts on the tactic.
Craig O'Donoghue
WNBL superstar Isobel Borlase blazed brightly from the bench to help the Australian Opals to a comfortable win over Argentina.
It's long been his Achilles heel but Xavier Cooks is becoming more confident in his free-throw shooting, says Sydney Kings coach Brian Goorjan.
Jasper Bruce
Perth Wildcats suffered a heartbreaking loss to Sydney Kings on Wednesday night and they may have lost import Dylan Windler for the next game too after he suffered an injury during the final play.
The Sydney Kings have narrowly won a tense first game of the NBL play-off series against the Perth Wildcats.
Miami's Bam Adebayo has compiled the second-highest scoring night in NBA history, while Aussies Dyson Daniels and Josh Giddey helped their sides to victory.
Miami’s Bam Adebayo has produced one of NBA’s all-time most remarkable performances, pouring in 83 points for the second-highest tally in a game in league history.
Chris Robinson
Former Sydney Kings coach and Boomers assistant Will Weaver is back in the NBL with the battling Brisbane Bullets, who have a US star backing WNBL expansion.
Murray Wenzel
Perth Wildcats star David Duke understand what his defensive assignment will be against Sydney Kings and he’s determined to cut off the head of the snake in the semifinal battle.
A big mistake cost Xavier Cooks his place in the Sydney Kings' last post-season tilt so the forward is eager to hit the court and make things right.
Perth Wildcats are the only semfinalist without a dominant scorer this season, but that’s exactly how they wanted it to be when they signed their squad. Now they’ll find out if that gives them a finals edge.
Josh Giddey has surpassed the great Scottie Pippen on Chicago's all-time triple-doubles list, but it wasn't enough to get his Bulls the win against Sacramento.
Nicholas Zorbas
Basketball legend Matthew Dellavedova enters the NBL play-offs on the back of a disrupted first season with championship favourites the Sydney Kings.
Perth Wildcats will play in their third consecutive semifinal series under coach John Rillie, but he continues to receive criticism. One of his biggest stars wants everyone to recognise what he’s doing.
It's been a memorable day for an Aussie trio in the NBA, with Dyson Daniels and Jock Landale enjoying another win and a T'wolves teen scoring his first points.
Perth Wildcats have won through to the semifinals after Jo Lual-Acuil produced a massive game against Melbourne United and he was extremely open about what led to his brilliance.
Almost 300 days after he underwent Achilles tendon surgery, Boston star Jayson Tatum returned to NBA action in a 120-100 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Kyle Hightower
