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Now for the REAL challenge

THE NBL was 100 per cent correct in charging Brian Conklin for the incident from which Perth captain Damian Martin suffered broken teeth and a fractured jaw on Wednesday.

Yes, NBL should review incident

YES, the NBL should review the late-game incident in which Brian Conklin last night broke Damian Martin's jaw as Townsville made it 2-0 over Perth, this time 89-77.

The Tips and Rankings: Rd5

INCREDIBLE as this may seem, seven of the nine WNBL teams have positive win-loss records as we head into Round 5 while only one team remains unbeaten in the NBL and no-one has less than two wins.

Just the Rankings - Rd5

IF it's just this week's rankings you are after, this is where to come. For the whole shebang, go to "The Tips and Rankings" blog

Just the Tips - Rd5

IF it's just this week's tips you are after, this is where to come. For the whole shebang, go to "The Tips and Rankings" blog.

Wrapping 4: Life in the fast lane

IT was interesting to see how Markel Starks at Cairns and Marcus Thornton at Sydney responded to the pressures of life as an NBL import this past round.

B.O.T.I. Player of the Wk (NBL) 4

WOW, that was a round and a half (literally) with some sizzling performances.

Yeah, No Kidding #4

OK, I've worked out what I missed with the poorly-named "NBL Blitz" TV show last week.

Biggest Winners/Losers #4

MELBOURNE United was the round's biggest NBL winner, beating Perth in a controversial finish, then entertaining 8,000-plus as they spanked Sydney, Chris Goulding putting on a show.

Markel makes his mark