Fabulous five : NBA Finals Countdown
THE tally of wins necessary for Australia to again boast an NBA champion is now five following Golden State's 99-98 survival today against Houston.
MAC rides in to the rescue
THE Motor Accident Commision is all about good driving and today it drove women's basketball into the future when it stepped in to save Adelaide Lightning.
Six of the best now : NBA Finals Countdown
THE number of wins Australian NBA fans need now for another Aussie to become a Championship-winner is six, following Cleveland's 97-89 upset today of the Hawks in Atlanta.
Just 'magnificent 7' to go for Oz
SEVEN more wins. That's all we - as in, Australia - need to produce back-to-back NBA champions.
Bites and pieces 1
FREE agency is a reality across two leagues and players are on the move, Melbourne United shortly to announce it has secured former Crocs swingman Todd Blanchfield.
Bye bye Wortho & not happy as Larry
MARK Worthington is bound for Europe and United owner Larry Kestelman's offer to "help out" the NBL is not as good a deal as we first mooted here in March.
Houston gives Clippers a rocket
THEY blew it. There's no other way to explain how the L.A. Clippers bowed out of the Western Conference playoffs today.
Light at the end of the tunnel
THERE appears to be Lightning at the end of the tunnel with several key developments yesterday suggesting there yet may be life in the Adelaide WNBL outfit.
Delly 'does a Patty'
MATTHEW Dellavedova today took Aussie NBA fans on a deja-vu trip with a game reminiscent of Patty Mills' performance for San Antonio in last year's Finals close-out game.

