Brisbane Bullets vs Cairns Taipans – Box Score, Shot Chart & Play-by-Play

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Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
BRI	28	21	23	26	98
CNS	31	36	29	33	129

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Recap

Taipans rout Bullets by 31

Cairns Taipans beat Brisbane Bullets 129–98 at University of Sunshine Coast in the Preseason.

Jack McVeigh led all scorers with 33 points on 12-of-18 shooting, including 6 threes; Nate Hinton had 24 for Bullets.

A 10–0 run in the fourth quarter stretched the lead from 20 to 30.

Taipans made 20 threes to 7 and scored 23 points off turnovers to 11.

Key moments

Q1 08:36 – 07:25Run
8–0 Taipans runBRI 5–10 CNS
CNS: Taipans turned a 3-point deficit into a 5-point lead.

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Brisbane Bullets98

Brisbane Bullets box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
1A. VelickaG	31:57	5	3	14	0	0	2	2	0-12	0-10	5-6	-23	32
4N. HintonG	30:20	24	7	4	2	0	3	3	8-14	3-7	5-5	-8	39
11L. MayenG	24:12	11	1	1	1	0	2	1	4-6	1-1	2-3	-16	13
24T. HarrisonFC	23:29	18	6	0	4	0	3	1	8-11	0-0	2-2	+4	30
14H. RouhliadeffF	16:54	6	3	2	0	0	0	2	2-4	0-2	2-2	-27	13
3M. MackinnonG	26:29	6	3	3	2	0	5	2	3-12	0-4	0-0	-37	11
2J. WilliamsF	23:39	17	5	6	3	0	1	2	6-8	2-3	3-4	-5	41
15J. HoltF	16:32	9	2	1	0	0	0	2	4-4	1-1	0-0	-35	13
8M. NortonG	6:29	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	-8	3
13R. BrutonG	Did not play
5J. DuachG	Did not play
10B. McRaeG	Did not play
6A. WoodhillF	Did not play
Team		98	31	31	13	0	17	16	35-71	7-28	21-24
Shooting									49.3%	25.0%	87.5%

Cairns Taipans129

Cairns Taipans box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
33M. LewisF	34:33	17	6	4	0	0	2	4	5-8	2-4	5-5	+28	27
9J. McVeighF	30:11	33	2	2	0	1	3	2	12-18	6-11	3-3	+27	36
3J. BrownG	29:44	20	4	6	1	0	1	1	8-15	2-7	2-2	+25	37
2R. SmithG	26:50	13	4	3	3	0	0	2	5-7	3-5	0-0	+17	32
25K. PinderF	26:30	21	5	4	3	0	3	4	9-13	3-6	0-0	+12	37
1L. McVeighG	17:05	4	1	2	1	2	0	4	2-6	0-2	0-0	+9	18
43J. BoldenC	16:26	8	6	0	1	0	1	1	3-4	2-3	0-0	+28	15
5B. NunnG	10:17	3	1	3	0	0	4	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	+6	2
22W. BrownF	4:17	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	+3	6
19L. YatesF	4:14	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	1-3	0	7
Team		129	34	24	10	3	15	20	49-76	20-40	11-13
Shooting									64.5%	50.0%	84.6%

Tap a column heading to sort. Advanced: TS% and eFG% credit threes and free throws; USG% is the share of team plays a player finished while on court.

35/71 · 49.3%

MadeMissed

Shooting by zone
Zone	FG	FG%	Lg
At the rim	18/24	75%	70.7%
In the paint	10/19	52.6%	48.7%
Mid-range	0/0	–	40.9%
Corner 3	3/8	37.5%	36.3%
Above-the-break 3	4/20	20%▼	33.5%

Brisbane Bullets rotation

Bars show each spell on court. Hover or tap one for its length and plus/minus.

Most-used lineups

Five-man units, by minutes together

Brisbane Bullets lineups
Lineup	MIN	PTS	+/-
Harrison ·Mayen ·Hinton ·Williams ·Velicka	7:32	23–15	+8
Harrison ·Mackinnon ·Hinton ·Williams ·Velicka	5:39	20–17	+3
Holt ·Mayen ·Mackinnon ·Rouhliadeff ·Velicka	5:20	6–20	-14
Holt ·Mackinnon ·Rouhliadeff ·Hinton ·Velicka	2:56	4–13	-9
Norton ·Harrison ·Mackinnon ·Rouhliadeff ·Hinton	2:47	11–6	+5
Harrison ·Mayen ·Rouhliadeff ·Hinton ·Velicka	2:47	8–10	-2
Holt ·Mackinnon ·Hinton ·Williams ·Velicka	2:39	6–12	-6
Holt ·Mayen ·Mackinnon ·Williams ·Velicka	2:00	4–6	-2

Start of Q1 · BRI 0 – 0 CNS
Q1 09:40CNSJ. McVeighLayup (2PT)0–2
Q1 09:27BRIT. HarrisonTiedJump shot (2PT) · assist H. Rouhliadeff2–2
Q1 08:48BRIN. HintonLead changeJump shot (3PT) · assist A. Velicka5–2
Q1 08:36CNSJ. McVeighFree throw 1 of 25–3
Q1 08:36CNSJ. McVeighFree throw 2 of 25–4
Q1 08:09CNSJ. McVeighLead changeTurn around jump shot (2PT)5–6
Q1 07:48CNSK. PinderLayup (2PT) · assist R. Smith5–8
Q1 07:25CNSJ. McVeighFade away (2PT)5–10
Q1 07:13BRIH. RouhliadeffLayup (2PT)7–10
Q1 07:13BRIH. RouhliadeffFree throw 1 of 18–10
Q1 06:59CNSR. SmithLayup (2PT) · assist K. Pinder8–12
Q1 06:42BRIJ. WilliamsStep back jump shot (3PT) · assist A. Velicka11–12
Q1 06:20BRIJ. WilliamsLead changeLayup (2PT) · assist A. Velicka13–12
Q1 06:12CNSJ. BrownLead changeLayup (2PT)13–14
Q1 05:39BRIN. HintonTiedFree throw 1 of 214–14
Q1 05:39BRIN. HintonLead changeFree throw 2 of 215–14
Q1 05:22CNSR. SmithLead changeJump shot (3PT) · assist K. Pinder15–17
Q1 04:44BRIJ. WilliamsTiedDunk (2PT) · assist A. Velicka17–17
Q1 04:13CNSJ. McVeighJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown17–20
Q1 03:35CNSW. BrownJump shot (3PT) · assist J. McVeigh17–23
Q1 03:04CNSJ. BrownFree throw 1 of 217–24
Q1 03:04CNSJ. BrownFree throw 2 of 217–25
Q1 02:42BRIM. NortonFree throw 1 of 218–25
Q1 02:42BRIM. NortonFree throw 2 of 219–25
Q1 02:00BRIN. HintonDriving layup (2PT)21–25
Q1 01:37CNSJ. BoldenLayup (2PT) · assist L. McVeigh21–27
Q1 01:16CNSW. BrownLayup (2PT) · assist M. Lewis21–29
Q1 01:10BRIH. RouhliadeffLayup (2PT)23–29
Q1 01:10BRIH. RouhliadeffFree throw 1 of 124–29
Q1 00:38BRIT. HarrisonFree throw 2 of 225–29
Q1 00:38BRIT. HarrisonFree throw 1 of 226–29
Q1 00:15BRIT. HarrisonTip in (2PT)28–29
Q1 00:03CNSL. McVeighLayup (2PT)28–31
End of Q1 · BRI 28 – 31 CNS
Start of Q2 · BRI 28 – 31 CNS
Q2 09:27BRIJ. WilliamsFree throw 1 of 229–31
Q2 09:04CNSK. PinderLayup (2PT)29–33
Q2 08:46BRIN. HintonDunk (2PT) · assist L. Mayen31–33
Q2 08:33CNSJ. McVeighJump shot (3PT) · assist K. Pinder31–36
Q2 08:15CNSJ. McVeighPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown31–39
Q2 07:32CNSJ. BrownLayup (2PT)31–41
Q2 07:17BRIN. HintonJump shot (3PT) · assist A. Velicka34–41
Q2 06:25BRIN. HintonLayup (2PT) · assist A. Velicka36–41
Q2 06:25BRIN. HintonFree throw 1 of 137–41
Q2 06:04CNSK. PinderHook shot (2PT) · assist J. Brown37–43
Q2 05:51BRIT. HarrisonAlley oop (2PT) · assist N. Hinton39–43
Q2 05:14CNSJ. BrownLayup (2PT) · assist R. Smith39–45
Q2 05:06BRIJ. WilliamsLayup (2PT) · assist A. Velicka41–45
Q2 04:48CNSK. PinderLayup (2PT)41–47
Q2 04:26CNSJ. BrownJump shot (3PT) · assist J. McVeigh41–50
Q2 04:09CNSR. SmithJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown41–53
Q2 03:27BRIL. MayenLayup (2PT) · assist J. Williams43–53
Q2 03:16CNSJ. BoldenJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown43–56
Q2 02:40BRIM. MackinnonDriving layup (2PT)45–56
Q2 01:58CNSM. LewisPull up jump shot (2PT)45–58
Q2 01:34BRIJ. HoltJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Mackinnon48–58
Q2 01:03CNSJ. McVeighTurn around jump shot (2PT)48–60
Q2 01:03CNSJ. McVeighFree throw 1 of 148–61
Q2 00:53BRIA. VelickaFree throw 2 of 249–61
Q2 00:36CNSJ. McVeighJump shot (3PT)49–64
Q2 00:02CNSJ. McVeighJump shot (3PT)49–67
End of Q2 · BRI 49 – 67 CNS
Start of Q3 · BRI 49 – 67 CNS
Q3 09:44BRIT. HarrisonHook shot (2PT) · assist J. Williams51–67
Q3 09:00BRIL. MayenJump shot (3PT) · assist N. Hinton54–67
Q3 08:47CNSM. LewisLayup (2PT)54–69
Q3 08:37BRIL. MayenReverse layup (2PT) · assist J. Williams56–69
Q3 08:20BRIN. HintonFree throw 1 of 257–69
Q3 08:20BRIN. HintonFree throw 2 of 258–69
Q3 07:14CNSR. SmithFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist M. Lewis58–71
Q3 06:54BRIN. HintonReverse layup (2PT) · assist J. Williams60–71
Q3 06:44CNSR. SmithJump shot (3PT) · assist K. Pinder60–74
Q3 05:58BRIN. HintonLayup (2PT)62–74
Q3 05:44CNSK. PinderAlley oop dunk (2PT) · assist R. Smith62–76
Q3 05:06CNSJ. BrownDriving layup (2PT)62–78
Q3 04:44BRIM. MackinnonReverse layup (2PT) · assist J. Holt64–78
Q3 04:25CNSJ. McVeighTurn around jump shot (2PT)64–80
Q3 04:15BRIJ. WilliamsFree throw 1 of 265–80
Q3 04:15BRIJ. WilliamsFree throw 2 of 266–80
Q3 03:56CNSM. LewisLayup (2PT)66–82
Q3 03:56CNSM. LewisFree throw 1 of 166–83
Q3 03:03BRIJ. HoltLayup (2PT) · assist A. Velicka68–83
Q3 02:46CNSJ. BrownPull up jump shot (2PT)68–85
Q3 01:49CNSK. PinderJump shot (3PT)68–88
Q3 01:27BRIA. VelickaFree throw 1 of 269–88
Q3 01:27BRIA. VelickaFree throw 2 of 270–88
Q3 01:08CNSK. PinderTurn around jump shot (2PT)70–90
Q3 00:40CNSK. PinderJump shot (3PT) · assist B. Nunn70–93
Q3 00:29BRIM. MackinnonDriving layup (2PT)72–93
Q3 00:04CNSJ. BoldenJump shot (3PT) · assist B. Nunn72–96
End of Q3 · BRI 72 – 96 CNS
Start of Q4 · BRI 72 – 96 CNS
Q4 09:41BRIL. MayenReverse layup (2PT) · assist M. Mackinnon74–96
Q4 09:03CNSK. PinderJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Lewis74–99
Q4 08:27CNSJ. McVeighHook shot (2PT)74–101
Q4 08:14BRIL. MayenFree throw 1 of 375–101
Q4 08:14BRIL. MayenFree throw 3 of 376–101
Q4 07:49BRIJ. HoltDunk (2PT) · assist J. Williams78–101
Q4 07:31BRIJ. WilliamsJump shot (3PT) · assist N. Hinton81–101
Q4 06:24CNSJ. BrownFloating jump shot (2PT)81–103
Q4 05:54CNSM. LewisFree throw 1 of 281–104
Q4 05:54CNSM. LewisFree throw 2 of 281–105
Q4 05:35CNSM. LewisPull up jump shot (3PT)81–108
Q4 05:07CNSJ. BrownJump shot (3PT)81–111
Q4 04:52BRIJ. HoltLayup (2PT) · assist H. Rouhliadeff83–111
Q4 04:40CNSJ. McVeighJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown83–114
Q4 03:51CNSM. LewisJump shot (3PT) · assist L. McVeigh83–117
Q4 03:30CNSL. YatesAlley oop (2PT) · assist B. Nunn83–119
Q4 03:16BRIT. HarrisonLayup (2PT) · assist A. Velicka85–119
Q4 02:38BRIJ. WilliamsLayup (2PT) · assist N. Hinton87–119
Q4 02:27CNSM. LewisFree throw 1 of 287–120
Q4 02:27CNSM. LewisFree throw 2 of 287–121
Q4 02:20BRIA. VelickaFree throw 1 of 288–121
Q4 02:20BRIA. VelickaFree throw 2 of 289–121
Q4 01:52CNSL. McVeighLayup (2PT)89–123
Q4 01:41BRIT. HarrisonAlley oop dunk (2PT) · assist A. Velicka91–123
Q4 01:31CNSB. NunnPull up jump shot (3PT)91–126
Q4 01:18BRIT. HarrisonHook shot (2PT) · assist M. Mackinnon93–126
Q4 01:10CNSL. YatesFree throw 1 of 293–127
Q4 00:47BRIN. HintonJump shot (3PT) · assist A. Velicka96–127
Q4 00:18CNSL. YatesTip in (2PT)96–129
Q4 00:08BRIT. HarrisonReverse layup (2PT) · assist A. Velicka98–129
End of Q4 · BRI 98 – 129 CNS

Taipans rout Bullets by 31

Key moments

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Four factors · 92 possessions