Cairns Taipans vs Perth Wildcats
NBLRound 13
Cairns Convention CentreWatch: ESPN on Disney
Preview
Matchup predictor
After 3 games each54%
Taipans
Taipans by 1.1
46%
Wildcats
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 4th
- Record 2–1
- Home / away 0–0 away
- Points per game 91.3
- Conceded per game 96.7
- Streak W2
9th
1–2
1–0 home
84.0
93.7
L1
CNSSeason profilePER
- Net rating -6.8
- Offensive rating 117.1
- Defensive rating 123.9
- Pace 78.0
- Effective FG% 56.1%
- Three-point % 37.1%
- Rebounds per game 35.7
- Turnover rate 17.9%
-12.1
105.3
117.4
79.8
50.4%
31.8%
37.3
13.4%
Head to head1–5last 6
- BlitzCNS85–82PER
- PreseasonPER102–87CNS
- Round 20PER98–84CNS
- Round 18PER106–69CNS
- Round 6CNS78–110PER
- Round 4CNS77–80PER
Cairns TaipansLast 5
- Lat Adelaide 36ers69–83
- Wvs Tasmania JackJumpers93–87
- Lat Sydney Kings90–111
- Wat Brisbane Bullets129–98
- Lat Adelaide 36ers86–112
Perth WildcatsLast 5
- Wvs NZ Breakers97–93
- Wvs Adelaide 36ers98–97
- Lvs South East Melbourne Phoenix79–100
- Lvs Melbourne United82–97
- Lat Cairns Taipans82–85
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 |
WildcatsPer game
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Pepper | 23.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 15.6 |
| Kristian Doolittle | 16.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 15.5 |
| Dylan Windler | 14.7 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 11.3 |
| Jo Lual-Acuil Jr | 14.3 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
