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TOQ: Opals scatter Chinese Taipei
TOKYO OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS: Australia's Opals took care of business tonight, claiming the first of the two wins necessary to move on to Phase Two of qualifying for Tokyo next year by bouncing Chinese Taipei 84-51.
Podcast #4: Brad bruises Breakers
BRAD Rosen and I feel we are starting to hit our stride in our weekly Brad&Boti podcast, talking all things NBL and WNBL, and today with even some Opals in there.
Opals: Pick your poison antidote
SUCCESSIVE Asia Cup campaigns have left no doubt Australia has more issues handling the Asian style than the European or South American, but is a Godsend for players such as Tessa Lavey.
NBL PotW: However the ball bounces
THIS was a truly tough round to find our NBL Player of the Week, with the "rule of thumb" having to apply, reinforcing it had to be the best performance or performances if a team played twice.
WNBL PotW: Former flame's revenge
THIS round's Basketball On The Internet Player of the Week arguably was our easiest choice of WNBL Season 2019-20 so far despite several big individual efforts.
NBL: And yes, that's a wrap!
FOURTH spot on the NBL table remains very much a lottery as Melbourne today smacked another playoff hopeful, manhandling Adelaide 109-90 after Brisbane fell to Sydney, and New Zealand lost to both Victorian clubs.
WNBL: Round 5 reversals
THE WNBL's top four have opened up a two-game break over the four teams pursuing post-season activity after anything but a definitive Round 5 of nationwide action.
36ers on the brink as United soar
MELBOURNE United again sent NBL playoff wannabe Adelaide back to the drawing board with a thoroughly convincing 109-90 win at Melbourne Arena, Melo Trimble with a season-high 32 points.
Lightning level Spirit
ADELAIDE tonight reasserted itself as a WNBL Final Four contender with arguably its most complete team performance of the season, dishing 29 assists in a thoroughly emphatic 105-77 mauling of Bendigo Spirit.
NBL: Third quarter KOs
EXPERTS call it the "championship quarter" and so far in Round 6 of NBL 2019-20, the third period indeed has been the decider in matches on both sides of the Tasman.
