Sydney Kings @ Cairns Taipans
Sydney KingsKingsSYD
16-13
81
16-13
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kings SYD | 20 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 81 |
Taipans CNS | 26 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 75 |
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
75
8-21
Game Leaders
26
C. Oliver#1
10/16 FG, 5/6 FT
26
28
T. Armstrong#1
8/18 FG, 9/12 FT
28
9
C. Oliver#1
7 DREB, 2 OREB
9
10
S. Waardenburg#21
5 DREB, 5 OREB
10
6
J. Adams#2
5 TO, 35 MIN
6
2
S. Waardenburg#21
0 TO, 29 MIN
2
Team Stats
SYD
CNS
42% (24-57)
Field Goal %
28% (22-78)
20% (5-25)
Three Point %
22% (8-37)
70% (28-40)
Free Throw %
82% (23-28)
10
Turnovers
10
36
Rebounds
40
Game Information
Cairns, QLD
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 24-57 | 22-78 |
| Field Goal % | 42 | 28 |
| 3PT | 5-25 | 8-37 |
| Three Point % | 20 | 22 |
| FT | 28-40 | 23-28 |
| Free Throw % | 70 | 82 |
| Rebounds | 36 | 40 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 8 | 17 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 28 | 23 |
| Assists | 19 | 7 |
| Steals | 4 | 8 |
| Blocks | 8 | 3 |
| Total Turnovers | 10 | 10 |
| Fouls | 23 | 25 |
| Technical Fouls | 1 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Matchups
2025-26 NBL Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 24 | 9 | .727 | - | W11 |
| Adelaide | 23 | 10 | .697 | 1 | L1 |
| South East Melbourne | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2 | L1 |
| Perth | 21 | 12 | .636 | 3 | W1 |
| Melbourne | 20 | 13 | .606 | 4 | W1 |
| Tasmania | 14 | 19 | .424 | 10 | L2 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 20 | .394 | 11 | W1 |
| Illawarra | 13 | 20 | .394 | 11 | W2 |
| Cairns | 9 | 24 | .273 | 15 | L2 |
| Brisbane | 6 | 27 | .182 | 18 | L13 |
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