Round 20 Review of the National Basketball League: Hummer Championship
Julius Hodge - photo: pix.s23.com.au
Singapore 108 - South 93.
The Slingers suck, but the Dragons suck harder and all but clinched the wooden spoon with their 13th straight non-win.
Brisbane 112 - Melbourne 92.
Ebi moves 37 points closer to the Hummer.
Sydney 105 - Wollongong 86.
In an absolute first-half thumping, the Kings applied a relentless defensive sting and were nice enough to let the Hawks to score seven times from the field.
Townsville 111 - West Sydney 104.
Rillie (best import in the game) gets 26 in his old gym and the Crocs ride a 67-point first half.
New Zealand 93 - Perth 83.
Breakers racked up 81 in the last 36 minutes with Vukona's 18 and 16 (off the bench) more then picking up the slack for their slouchy imports.
Melbourne 109 - Wollongong 98.
D-Mac and Anstey had seven of the Tigers' 13 threes as they opened up a can on the Hawks.
Cairns 87 - Gold Coast 85.
Cat in the clutch with the game-winner.
Adelaide 133 - Brisbane 97.
If hybrid mutants are eligible for awards then Ballinhodger moved 61 points, 24 boards, 15 assists, 2 blocks and a steal closer to the Hummer.
Sydney 104 - Perth 85.
Kings do it again in the first half, 59-39.
New Zealand 104 - South 93.
Yeah the Dragons really suck.
Gold Coast 127 - Adelaide 118.
Blaze clinch a playoff birth in a foul fest against the 36ers, who can't decide if they want to participate in the post-season.
Champoid of the week
- Julius Hodge averaged 31 points, 10.5 boards and 9.5 assists.
Rotmen of the week
- The Perth Softcats couldn't break 86 points in losses to New Zealand and Sydney.
