The NBL season hits its ultimate stage tonight as the Sydney Kings and Adelaide 36ers meet with the title on the line.
After a season of momentum swings and standout performances, the league’s top two sides now face off in a Championship Series set to define the year.
From ESPN:
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The Sydney Kings will battle the Adelaide 36ers for the NBL Championship in a blockbuster Championship Series between the league’s top teams starting, Saturday March 21 live on ESPN.
Game One between the Sydney Kings and Adelaide 36ers is live at 7pm AEDT tonight, Saturday March 21.
Game Two turns to Adelaide on Friday March 27 live at 7.30pm AEDT, with Game Three on Sunday March 29 live on ESPN at 2.30pm AEDT.
The NBL Championship Series will see the league’s two dominant teams compete for the title, with the Sydney Kings and Adelaide 36ers finishing first and second after the regular season.
The Sydney Kings are riding a 13-game win streak – the second longest in team history – and will enjoy home court advantage for Saturday’s opener, as well as the NBL Championship Series as the top ranked qualifier.
The Kings secured their passage to the Championship Series sweeping the Perth Wildcats 2-0 in the Semi Final series.
After a heart stopping 105-104 win in Game One, Sydney showed their class disposing of the Wildcats in Perth in Game Two.
Sydney will again be led by star Kendric Davis, who managed 27 points in the series securing win over the Wildcats.
Makuach Maluach also produced a career best with 23 points with Torrey Craig and Matthew Dellavedova also supporting.
Sydney finished the regular season in top spot on the NBL ladder, having exploded to life after a slow start to the campaign.
The Adelaide 36ers secured their place in the NBL Championship Series following victory in the win or go home deciding third game against the South East Melbourne Phoenix.
The Adelaide 36ers finished in second spot on the NBL ladder but were pushed to the wire in their Semi Final series against the Phoenix.
Former Sydney King DJ Vasiljevic returned to the Adelaide starting side against the Phoenix, scoring 27 points, and NBL MVP Bryce Cotton continued to deliver with a massive 38-point haul in the deciding game three.
Cotton has claimed five of the last eight NBL MVP awards and his battle with Kings star Kendric Davis will be a key talking point throughout the NBL Championship Series, as the two best players in the league go head-to-head with it all on the line.
Adelaide 36ers will look to win their first NBL Championship since 2002 and enter their first Grand Final series for eight years.
Saturday March 21
7pm AEDT, Game 1: Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers, ESPN
Friday March 27
7.30pm AEDT, Game 2: Adelaide 36ers vs Sydney Kings, ESPN
Sunday March 29
2.30pm AEDT, Game 3: Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers, ESPN
Wednesday April 1
7.30pm AEDT, Game 4: Adelaide 36ers vs Sydney Kings, ESPN *if required
Sunday April 5
2.30pm AEDT, Game 5: Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers, ESPN *if required
ESPN and ESPN2 is available on Disney+, Foxtel, Kayo Sports and Fetch TV in Australia, along with Sky TV in New Zealand.
The NBL Championship Series tips off tonight with Game One live at 7:00pm AEDT on ESPN, also available free to air on 10 Drama and 10’s website and app.
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