Cairns Taipans vs Illawarra Hawks
NBLRound 8
Cairns Convention CentreWatch: ESPN on Disney
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Matchup predictor
After 3 games each63%
Taipans
Taipans by 3.9
37%
Hawks
Based on each side's season net rating (pulled toward average while samples are small) and a 2.5-point home-court edge. A fan-made estimate for fun, not a betting line.
Season so far
- Ladder 10th
- Record 0–3
- Home / away 0–3 away
- Points per game 92.0
- Conceded per game 106.3
- Streak L3
9th
1–2
1–0 home
84.0
93.7
L1
CNSSeason profileILL
- Net rating -17.2
- Offensive rating 110.4
- Defensive rating 127.6
- Pace 83.3
- Effective FG% 53.3%
- Three-point % 32.0%
- Rebounds per game 38.3
- Turnover rate 13.3%
-12.1
105.3
117.4
79.8
50.4%
31.8%
37.3
13.4%
Head to head2–5last 7
- Round 15ILL96–78CNS
- Round 11ILL76–93CNS
- Round 8CNS90–107ILL
- Round 18CNS99–75ILL
- Round 8ILL114–106CNS
- Round 6CNS91–101ILL
- Round 2ILL89–88CNS
Cairns TaipansLast 5
- Lat Adelaide 36ers69–83
- Wvs Tasmania JackJumpers93–87
- Lat Sydney Kings90–111
- Wat Brisbane Bullets129–98
- Lat Adelaide 36ers86–112
Illawarra HawksLast 5
- Lat Sydney Kings100–121
- Lat Brisbane Bullets95–103
- Lat NZ Breakers81–95
- Lat Melbourne United98–103
- Wvs Adelaide 36ers100–99
Players to watch
Season averagesTaipansPer game
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keanu Pinder | 15.3 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 10.9 |
| Jack McVeigh | 15.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 7.9 |
| Jaylon Brown | 11.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 6.1 |
| Malique Lewis | 10.7 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
HawksPer game
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Harvey | 15.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 9.7 |
| Kelan Martin | 14.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| Sam Froling | 13.3 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 11.5 |
| William Hickey | 12.7 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 10.1 |
