NBL: Who JR shot
IT came down to the last 2.1 seconds at Auckland's Spark Arena before Adelaide 36ers' star JR, Jerome Randle, came off Daniel Johnson's screen to slice the match-winning 3-pointer, ending NZ Breakers' NBL playoff dreams.
WNBL: Turner burns Spirit hopes
ADELAIDE Lightning import Brianna Turner today sent Bendigo's season into its final tailspin, acting the architect in the construction of a 91-75 home win that should leave the Spirit firmly anchored in WNBL 2019-20's bomb shelter.
WNBL: Tobin bronzed in Spirit sacking
ADELAIDE Lightning can create further separation between the WNBL's top four and the pack if tomorrow it repeats its recent home rout of Bendigo, the Spirit reeling after sacking import Rebecca Tobin.
Reviews: B'ball Christmas stocking fillers
BOOK REVIEWS: It has been a rarity for basketball in Australia to have too many books written about it or its protagonists, so having two available right now as Christmas stocking stuffers is like ... well, Christmas!
Sixers fix Phoenix, Orange squeezed
MITCH Creek's driving layup to the hoop didn't drop tonight, preserving a breath-taking 113-111 Adelaide 36ers win over South East Melbourne at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in an NBL classic.
New Opals eye Tokyo
THE Australian team from the 20-player Opals squad for FIBA's Tokyo Olympic Qualifying Tournament in February will fly to Bourges in France as the four-team group's top seed and needing only a top-three finish to advance.
Tips: Who is No.1 right now?
WHICH team is No.1 right now in the NBL and in the WNBL? But before you answer, bear in mind the NBL's two form teams - Cairns and Perth - launch this round, and the WNBL's two top teams - Southside and Canberra - close it.
Podcast: Here we go again
SYDNEY Kings captain and one-time assistant coach to Brian Goorjian, Brad Rosen has joined me again in our ongoing weekly quest to help cure insomnia.
Rankings: Taipans hit #1 for first time
CAIRNS Taipans have created their own niche of Basketball On The Internet history by reaching our #1 NBL Ranking for the first time in the website's 7-plus years.
NBL? It's all black and white to me
IS the NBL the single most boring league in the world when it comes to colour? It's all black-and-white to me, just about. And that's despite TV in Australia going to full colour on February 28, 1975 - four years before the league launched.

