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Bob's Corner: Damo fires off a cool 71
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BOB'S CORNER: Portland Trailblazer Damian Lillard has stormed into the NBA's history books and our US correspondent Bob Craven was watching as it all unfolded. Not to mention, though he has, a near record-setting match between Sacramento Kings and LA Clippers, and so much more.
WMW a WMD as Breakers seize Game 1 on road
WHILE gifted playmaker William McDowell-White tonight flirted with a triple-double, his New Zealand Breakers simply overwhelmed the defending NBL champion Kings in Sydney 95-87 to seize a 1-0 lead in the Championship Series, with Game 2 at a sold-out Spark Arena in Auckland on Sunday.
Fantastic Five always drew me in
THE battles have been fought and won. The awards declared. Few would dispute the NBL's regular season has been one of its most outstanding, crowd and viewership numbers all at recent record highs. But on the eve of the grand final, OOPS, "Championship Series," here's the five guys who were always worth tuning in to see.
NBL can take a bow in fairytale South Sudan story
THIS year's FIBA World Cup will feature four debutante national men's teams including the fairytale story of South Sudan, which has much to thank the NBL for, with Sunday Dech one of five players from our league who helped their original nation through to the tournament-proper.
Locking horns with Lew, before he was Kareem
LeBRON James may recently have broken Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA all-time scoring record, but there is little doubt the 7ft2in master of the skyhook revolutionised the game, and B.O.T.I. contributor Bob Craven saw him up-close-and-personal during two years of college basketball, as he recalls here.
By George! Cayla is killing it!
MELBOURNE Boomers and WNBL stalwart Cayla George is enjoying an MVP season and should join contemporaries such as Suzy Batkovic and Abby Bishop as a winner of the coveted individual award this season. And I must confess, I slouch corrected as the soon-to-be 34-year-old is playing career-best basketball.
Boomers whack Kazaks, now on to WC
NOT entirely unexpectedly, Australia brushed past Kazakhstan today at Melbourne's State Basketball Centre 98-53, a 33-11 third period ending it as a contest and Todd Blanchfield logging 31 points at 65 per cent by the end of the third quarter to have pundits checking the record books.
Bob's Corner: Brittney rises for Phoenix
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BOB'S CORNER: The world watched and waited until Russia released Brittney Griner from prison and our US correspondent Bob Craven has been following her journey since, a trip which has taken her all the way back to the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. And Bob has a few more tidbits to share.
FFS: Talbot shock, Sammy gone ... and more
FINAL FRIDAY SUMMARIES: AN extended wrap of many of the key events in basketball this past week, from losing Steph Talbot to an ACL, Sam Mackinnon out as Brisbane Bullets GM and much much more. Boti Nagy and Bob Craven are all over it, Jade Melbourne's prospects and Simon Mitchell's departure all here!!
NBL, BA, FIBA ... Maybe have a Chat?
OUR Australia E team tips off tonight now in its second-last FIBA World Cup qualifying game - the Boomers have already qualified by the way - against Bahrain but this disruption to the NBL Championship Series truly is unconscionable and just makes winning their fourth title that much tougher for Mody Maor's New Zealand.
