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NZNBL teams prepare for massive final month

ONLY five rounds remain in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) with the final third of the season getting underway tonight. Ahead of Round 11 tipping off between the Otago Nuggets and Canterbury Bulls, we look at how each of the 10 teams is shaping up in the run home. Auckland Tutatara Position: 1stWin-Loss: […]

Nuggets clip Hawks’ wings, advance to semi

AFTER conceding an early lead, Otago Nuggets clicked into gear and answered every challenge a Hawke’s Bay Hawks outfit could throw at them, running out 11-point winners in the first match of the Final 6 series last night. In picking up the victory, the Nuggets not only stayed alive in the final series, but knew […]

Saints resurrection continues by clipping Hawks

AFTER looking down and out early in the season, Wellington Saints are on the verge of cracking into the Final 6 of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). The reigning champions are a star-studded unit on paper, but did not quite click, and have been much improved over the last month to win four […]

Hawks keep touch with top four, down Bulls

IT was the equivalent of a four-point game given the stakes, and Hawke’s Bay Hawks came out on top, defeating Franklin Bulls in a strong New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) performance. Both sides had recorded seven wins for the season coming into the Round 12 clash, and the Hawks were able to go outright […]

Saints rise up over Hawks in scoring bonanza

IN a free-flowing, high-scoring match, Wellington Saints have won out by 30 points over Hawke’s Bay Hawks to keep their New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) playoff hopes alive. The second highest scoring combined match of 2022 season – behind Taranaki Airs’ 131-100 victory over Manawatu Jets – the Saints scored no less than 23 […]

Jets claw past wounded Hawks

MANAWATU Jets took full advantage of a Hawke’s Bay Hawks side that had a run of bad luck both pre and mid-game to secure a tight three-point win in a rare mid-week New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) fixture. The Jets never had it easy, but were able to set up the win with a […]

Giants stand tall, finish Round 9 on top

THERE is a new ladder leader in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) after Nelson Giants toppled fellow contender Hawke’s Bay Hawks to become the first side to record eight wins in the 2022 season. The Giants moved to an 8-3 win-loss record – with the Hawks going 7-4 – and in the process […]

Tuatara clip Hawks’ wings in NZNBL win

AFTER losing to the Hawke’s Bay Hawks just two rounds earlier, Auckland Tuatara were able to exact revenge on their opponents, posting an 11-point win last night. The New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) title favourites were able to push past a gallant Hawks outfit on the back of a dominant performance from bigman Chris […]

Hawks’ Giant NZNBL road win

GOING back-to-back on the road in Round 5, the Hawke’s Bay Hawks will heat home happy having accounted for a Nelson Giants side by nine points in Christchurch yesterday. The Giants were dealt a big out in New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) leading scorer Trey Mourning out due to illness, and the Hawks bigs […]

Hawks win for the Agee(s) against Rams

A SENSATIONAL fadeaway baseline jumper from Hawke’s Bay Hawks debutant Tajuan Agee has sunk the Canterbury Rams in a thrilling contest last night. The battle between two New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) contenders lived up to expectations, with the game needing until the very last shot to decide the result. It was a topsy […]

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