How the mighty stood and the flighty fell
WELL, that sure was a lot easier than we expected, home teams Perth and Melbourne whipping Brisbane and Sydney respectively by a combined 52 points in Game 1s of their NBL semi final series.
Here we go! NBL semis tip-off tonight
HAVE the NBL playoffs lost some momentum due to last weekend's FIBA World Cup qualifying interruption? Honestly? Probably, yes. But right now, who cares? Let's roll!
Boomers go full bore at Kazakhstan
ISAAC Humphries this morning changed what looked as if it might be a long night for the Boomers in Astana into a guaranteed first place Group finish with an 81-60 victory over Kazakhstan.
Creek now face of the Boomers too
ADELAIDE's 2018 club MVP Mitch Creek, for almost a decade the "face of the 36ers" NBL club, inadvertently has become the "face of the Boomers" for this final window of FIBA World Cup qualifications.
Patting down a playoff spot: PotW
WE always knew the last round of the NBL's regular season was going to be key but who expected Cairns to top United or Melbourne-Perth to go to overtime?
Ball in Brizzy's court, W'cats top
BRISBANE Bullets tomorrow can determine their own NBL finals fate after Perth tonight all but clinched the regular season championship with a come-from-behind 93-85 win over hapless Adelaide.
It all comes down to this! NBL Rd.18 Preview
A MEMORABLE and magnificent NBL regular season and it all comes down to this last round to determine Final Four positions for the top three, and who will join them out of Adelaide and Brisbane.
Sportsdeck Dream Team Week 18
IT'S grand final time for those who made it this far with their NBL Dream Teams, and Crystal Ball has some final tips on how to approach your grande finale.
The ultimate ending: NBL Rankings
ADELAIDE has its NBL finals fate in its own hands - just as it did last round - but so too do Perth and Melbourne in their quest for the regular season championship and the playoff advantages that go with it.
FFT: Does anyone want to finish 4th?
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: FOR weeks, Brisbane held the door to the Final Four open for Adelaide and the 36ers refused to oblige. Then the Bullets shot themselves in the foot and the 36ers did find a way in. So last Sunday, when the Sixers could have shut the door, they instead very politely kept it ajar for Brisbane.

