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Bob's Corner: Nets cut down
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BOB'S CORNER: THE NBA playoffs are in full swing but for one of the preseason championship favourites the Brooklyn Nets, it was a swing and a miss, bowing out in straight sets to Boston. US correspondent BOB CRAVEN brings us uptodate on what's been going down across the Pacific.
B&B: Top Hawk talks on Finals eve
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THE NBL semi finals tipped off last night in Melbourne and continue tonight in Wollongong when Illawarra Hawks host Sydney Kings in Game 1 of that series. Brad Rosen and I picked the brain of Hawks captain AJ Ogilvy for our Brad&Boti podcast, taking him through his stellar career and up to tip-off tonight.
Careful what you wish for - NBL Semis, Play-In Tourney
THE NBL's best-of-three semi finals tips off tonight with regular season champion Melbourne hosting Tasmania, a situation United helped to contrive by not putting their best foot forward in their last-round meeting, playing into the JackJumpers' (now achieved) goal of reaching the playoffs in their maiden season.
Adams apple of Sydney's eye
PLAYMAKING import Jaylen Adams tonight became Sydney's fifth winner of the NBL's Most Valuable Player award and the club's third import to claim the honour, relegating the league's most consistent game-influencer, Perth's Bryce Cotton, to second place, Melbourne's Jo Lual-Acuil third.
Veal deal done, Hurst first for Lightning
CANBERRA Capitals, the WNBL's most successful club, have announced Kristen Veal as their new coach and expect Lightning assistant Natalie Hurst to move one seat to the left (or right, depending on the bench) and be named Adelaide's successor to regular finallist Chris Lucas.
TOTW Rd21: They had us jumping all year
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THEY were our NBL Team of the Week five times during the regular season - a record in itself. But after storming into the playoffs with a 17-11 record, Tasmania JackJumpers made it six of the best in Season 2021-22 by claiming the Round 21 accolade, bookmarking it with their Round 1 success.
NBL Rd21: It's history! JJs in - Wildcats out!
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THE roars of delight could probably be heard all over Tasmania tonight as South East Melbourne beat Perth 102-100 in overtime to knock the Wildcats out of the playoffs for the first time since 1986, with the JackJumpers leafrogging them into fourth place and the NBL semi finals.
Bob's Corner: Maybe this old guy is the G.O.A.T.
BOB'S CORNER: TIME flies when you're having fun and for most of those in the First World, there is far more to enjoy than to endure. But time does not stand still, as US correspondent BOB CRAVEN points out with one of the greatest basketballers of all time recently celebrating a milestone birthday.
SEN backs the Spirit as new owner
HAVE no qualms about the sustainability or future of regional WNBL dual-champion Bendigo Spirit, the club purchased this month by the Sports Entertainment Network (SEN), growing its connection to basketball. The Spirit finished fifth this season and gave the league its MVP in Anneli Maley.
NBL Rd.21: D-day for Wildcats, Jackies
LET'S not get carried away. We've had closer finishes to the NBL regular season than the one which will unfold with Round 21, but rarely since 1987 has the finals future of the Perth Wildcats hung in the balance this late in the piece. Scott Morrison definitely has re-election to worry about.
