NBL Round 9

7th v 8th on the ladder & both are desperate for the win here. 

Kings have injury concerns to Ellis & Blanchfield who are both game time decisions. They are looking better offensively with Randle running the point but overall this team is still a work in progress.

Bullets have been very competitive lately & are due for a win on the road. They are 0-5 on the road with an avg losing margin of 7 points. This team went to Adelaide two weeks ago and pushed them all the way before losing in a 1 point heart breaker. They then came home and beat up on the high flying Breakers and on Thursday went to NZ and gave them all they could handle before going down by 7 points. The game was a lot closer than the margin here as the Bullets were very competitive throughout.

Coach Lemanis deserves a lot of credit for their recent turnaround in form and their commitment to the zone D have kept them in with a chance to win games.

I really like the Bullets chance of causing an upset here & will gladly take the points. Will also take a stab at ML @ 2.61 for some value. But wait for the news on both Ellis and Blanchfield and if either one takes the court or both, the odds will surely go up which I'm more than happy to take.

GLTA      

Play stands

Kings have the size advantage over the Bullets but got killed on the offensive boards. That clearly tells you the mindset of this team

My favorite spot is in play today....fade the 2 teams playing in Perth on Friday then flying out to play again in 2 days time. Teams in this spot are a perfect 0-5 so far this season. Fatigue & time zone difference are the main reasons.

Gonna trust the system and make plays accoringly.

Conger & Olgilvy are back for this game & the Hawks at home should be fresh and ready to run & gun.

Breakers played at home on Thursday & have an extra day of rest (over the 36ers) before flying out to Adelaide. NZ is the best defensive team for a reason, plays well within the team structure  and has a very balanced attack with multiple scorers on any given night. 

Breakers have the D to slow down the 36ers and make life difficult for them in the fast transition game. Creek (hamstring) will likely miss this game which is a huge blow for 36ers as he is the spark plug for his team.

   

 

Sorry I wasn't around to reply Ocean12

Wildcats was too good to be denied, Cotton was on fire!!! Hawks were super competitive & competed well but fell apart late in the match. That effort would've been enough to beat any other teams apart from the Wildcats