The Sydney Kings have won their first NBL title in 17 years, scoring a 97-88 home win over the Tasmania JackJumpers to sweep the newcomers 3-0 in the best-of-five series.
Watched by a NBL grand-final record attendance of 16,149 at Qudos Bank Arena on Wednesday, Sydney trailed after the first three quarters but never by more than eight.
Frontcourt stars Xavier Cooks (23 points and 13 boards) and Jarell Martin (22 and 16) had double doubles for Sydney, while former NBA champion Ian Clark scored 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.
Captain Cooks won the Larry Sengstock Medal for MVP in the grand-final series.
Feisty to the end, the JackJumpers fought hard after starters Fabijan Krslovic and Jack McVeigh were ruled out because of flu.
Josh Adams enjoyed a game-high 27 points for Scott Roth's brave men.
Sydney's NBL MVP Jaylen Adams missed the second straight game with a hamstring strain.
The Kings dominated the boards, winning 49-35, and Tasmania made just three turnovers.
The JackJumpers got off to a fast start to lead 8-2 with Adams hitting two three-pointers and Sydney missing their first three field-goal attempts.
Sydney's game-two hero Dejan Vasiljevic was well off target early on with a three-point attempt and hit just two from 11 from the field.
However, Cooks and Martin dominated down low and Clark put the game beyond the JackJumpers reach.
The JackJumpers led 25-22 at quarter time despite being out-rebounded 14-4.
Coming off the bench, Kings centre Makur Maker bagged seven points and three boards in under five minutes in the first quarter, but Sydney turned the ball over five times to Tasmania's none in the opening term.
Sydney edged ahead 34-30 in the second quarter, but the JackJumpers hit four straight three-pointers to open up an eight-point lead.
Two more triples from Jock Perry, who was elevated into the rotation after the late withdrawals, kept the visitors ahead but the dogged Kings closed to within a point at halftime.
Adams had 13 by halftime while Cooks and Martin had the same for Sydney.
Cooks made all five of his first-half shots and Martin missed just one of six from the field.
The lead changed numerous times in the third quarter which ended with Tasmania ahead by three.
The Kings dominated the last quarter 31-19 to end the JackJumpers' fairytale.