Australia
Regular Season Round 15: Breakers - Taipans 113-106
Date: January 24, 2019
The game between closely ranked teams ended with seventh ranked New Zealand Breakers' (10-12) home victory over bottom-ranked Cairns Taipans (4-19) 113-106 on Thursday. New Zealand Breakers shot 61.5 percent from the field and made 25-of-28 free shots (89.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when New Zealand Breakers made 7 blocks. Cairns Taipans were plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. The best player for the winners was American forward Shawn Long (208-93, college: La-Lafayette, agency: Pensack Sports) who scored 32 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks. American-Guamanian forward Tai Wesley (201-86, college: Utah St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals. Four New Zealand Breakers players scored in double figures. New Zealand Breakers' coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Melo Trimble (190-95, college: Maryland) who recorded 31 points and 6 assists and the other American import guard DJ Newbill (193-92, college: Penn St.) added 32 points respectively. New Zealand Breakers maintains seventh place with 10-12 record. Loser Cairns Taipans stay at the bottom position with 19 games lost. New Zealand Breakers will face league's second-placed United in Melbourne in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cairns Taipans will play on the road against Illawarra Hawks (#6) in Gwynneville and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taipans: D.Newbill 32+1reb+2ast, M.Trimble 31+4reb+6ast, L.Walker 16+9reb, N.Jawai 6+2reb+1ast, J.Kenny 6+4reb+3ast, A.Loughton 5
Breakers: S.Long 32+9reb+3ast, T.Wesley 16+6reb+10ast, F.Delany 12+1reb+1ast, J.Weeks 12+3reb+1ast, A.Moore 11+2reb+1ast, S.Ili 11+3reb
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 15: Breakers - Taipans 113-106
Date: January 24, 2019
The game between closely ranked teams ended with seventh ranked New Zealand Breakers' (10-12) home victory over bottom-ranked Cairns Taipans (4-19) 113-106 on Thursday. New Zealand Breakers shot 61.5 percent from the field and made 25-of-28 free shots (89.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when New Zealand Breakers made 7 blocks. Cairns Taipans were plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. The best player for the winners was American forward Shawn Long (208-93, college: La-Lafayette, agency: Pensack Sports) who scored 32 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks. American-Guamanian forward Tai Wesley (201-86, college: Utah St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals. Four New Zealand Breakers players scored in double figures. New Zealand Breakers' coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Melo Trimble (190-95, college: Maryland) who recorded 31 points and 6 assists and the other American import guard DJ Newbill (193-92, college: Penn St.) added 32 points respectively. New Zealand Breakers maintains seventh place with 10-12 record. Loser Cairns Taipans stay at the bottom position with 19 games lost. New Zealand Breakers will face league's second-placed United in Melbourne in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cairns Taipans will play on the road against Illawarra Hawks (#6) in Gwynneville and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taipans: D.Newbill 32+1reb+2ast, M.Trimble 31+4reb+6ast, L.Walker 16+9reb, N.Jawai 6+2reb+1ast, J.Kenny 6+4reb+3ast, A.Loughton 5
Breakers: S.Long 32+9reb+3ast, T.Wesley 16+6reb+10ast, F.Delany 12+1reb+1ast, J.Weeks 12+3reb+1ast, A.Moore 11+2reb+1ast, S.Ili 11+3reb
 BREAKERS (coach: Gordon Herbert)113 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 38 | WRslRF, wia | 46 | 1-7 (11.9%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 82 | 63 |
| 86 | vIjD, AhiTj | 45 | 66-60 (94.4%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 9-2 (29.0%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 69 |
| 79 | WRRVs, ziQQid | 88 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 4-3 (90%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 66 | 9 |
| 7 | WRMsURQ, CIQRF | 88 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-3 (80%) | 3-3 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 63 |
| 65 | SMRQZQIBMaR, whIBis | 85 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 66 |
| 3 | bIIQR, SQBija | 67 | 8-8 (655%) | 6-8 (05%) | 3-3 (655%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 62 | -2 |
| 0 | ola, AhRi | 69 | 3-0 (25%) | 5-6 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 64 | 5 |
| 4 | gRlijF, yajj | 61 | 8-8 (655%) | 6-6 (655%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 63 | -2 |
| 40 | eaZhiQd, OiUQaZV | 61 | 4-4 (655%) | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -4 |
| 88 | binIV, binIV | 6 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | -7 |
| 66 | KRlBij-OIUI, gIBajaEuR | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 85 | XDiUia, zIQdij | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 48-33 (98.9%) | 2-86 (42.6%) | 80-82 (27.4%) | 1 | 80 | 46 | 83 | 86 | 80 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 63 | 664 | 634 | |||
 TAIPANS (coach: Adam Forde)106 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 6 | wQaBMlR, bRlI | 49 | 2-64 (16.0%) | 3-9 (09.6%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 44 | -2 |
| 80 | XRTMall, gz | 43 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 0-68 (36.9%) | 7-65 (75%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 87 | -9 |
| 0 | Hill, gRLIj | 81 | 6-8 (05%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 66 | -6 |
| 68 | WilVRQ, vuZis | 83 | 0-7 (00.1%) | 5-6 (5%) | 1-9 (20.9%) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 61 | -69 |
| 60 | ziTia, XiUhij | 83 | 4-9 (38.7%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | -1 |
| 1 | KRjjF, ziQQId | 62 | 4-0 (15%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| 63 | vIR, eIMRQU | 62 | 6-3 (80%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -8 | 0 |
| 35 | vIuDhUIj, SlRxijdRQ | 66 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -6 | 3 |
| 7 | KRQjaZh-gQRT, gRxURQ | 8 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 |
| 9 | KuijF, KuijF | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | YIujD, baUZh | 5 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| wIUil | 81-05 (08.5%) | 68-89 (33.3%) | 62-86 (20.9%) | 64 | 69 | 45 | 61 | 80 | 86 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 68 | 651 | 70 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
