Basketball

Mills's quest to thrill

Guy Hand For Boomers star Patty Mills and coach Brett Brown, it was the perfect distraction from the NBA finals series they were trying to forget.

Basketball

Wildcats win first game of NBL semi in Perth

Jesse Wagstaff and Kevin Lisch put the Perth Wildcats one win away from a crack at a sixth NBL title following a 85-70 game-one semi-final victory over the Gold Coast Blaze on Sunday.

Basketball

Blaze keep NBL hopes alive, downing Perth

The Blaze's NBL championship hopes remain alive after surviving a Perth Wildcats onslaught in their semi-final to claim a nail-biting 72-70 win on the Gold Coast on Wednesday night.

Tigers slide from NBL top spot

Guy Hand Melbourne Tigers coach Al Westover has challenged his NBL team to find some "killer instinct" as they face a tough week following another loss by South Dragons.

South Dragons outgun Adelaide 97-82

Sam Lienert A giant game from South Dragons centre Matt Burston ensured his side continued their NBL winning streak with a 97-82 win over Adelaide in Melbourne.

Dragons stay top, beat Blaze 95-83

The South Dragons remained atop the NBL ladder and spoiled Shane Heal's return with a hard fought 95-83 win over the Gold Coast Blaze.

Dragons stay on top of NBL

Guy Hand The South Dragons' turnaround under coach Brian Goorjian gathered further pace with their sixth successive NBL win - a nine-point victory over Sydney.

Dragons smoke Taipans in NBL

Melissa Woods South Dragons blew away NBL title challengers Cairns to maintain their position at the top of the competition ladder with a 94-65 win in Melbourne.

Dragons surge into NBL top two

Adrian Warren South Dragons stamped themselves as NBL title contenders in a round which highlighted the sport's contrasting fortunes in Australia's two biggest cities.

Dragons crush struggling Hawks

The South Dragons have continued their impressive road form with a 114-95 win over Wollongong at the WIN Entertainment Centre.

Dragons too good for Blaze

Crystal Ja The South Dragons have delivered a stinging NBL victory over the Gold Coast Blaze and former player-coach Shane Heal, downing them 107-90.

Williams leads Crocs to stun Dragons

Guy Hand South Dragons coach Brian Goorjian has read the riot act to his NBL side after they were beaten by Townsville, 91-89.

Basketballers call for comp change

The NBL's longest serving coach Brian Goorjian has urged Australian basketball's powerbrokers to axe the league for a new competition next year.

Taipans beat the Dragons in NBL opener

The Cairns Taipans survived a late South Dragons fightback to notch a 98-92 win in the opening game of the new NBL season at the Cairns Convention Centre.

Black wants Taipans to be aggressive

Wayne Heming Cairns coach Allan Black has pledged the Taipans will turn on the aggression in Saturday night's NBL season opener against the South Dragons.

Tigers almost unbeatable, says Goorjian

Justin Chadwick South Dragons coach Brian Goorjian says the Melbourne Tigers would have to "fall on their sword" not to win back-to-back NBL Championships.

Dragons secure Ere's signature

South Dragons have snared last season's NBL leading scorer Ebi Ere on a two-year deal.

Boomers 'wrestle' win from Tall Blacks

Sam Lienert Boomers coach Brian Goorjian says his side showed off the "tag-team wrestling" style he hopes will be their trademark as they blitzed NZ.

Boomers record 88-65 triumph over Iran

Sam Lienert A stellar second half from Australian forward Mark Worthington helped the Boomers overcome a scare from Iran and record an 88-65 win in Melbourne.