Cairns Taipans vs Sydney Kings
NBLRound 9
Cairns Convention CentreWatch: ESPN on Disney
Preview
Matchup predictor
After 2 games each30%
Taipans
Kings by 5.9
70%
Kings
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 1st
- Record 2–0
- Home / away 0–0 away
- Points per game 116.0
- Conceded per game 95.0
- Streak W2
9th
1–2
1–0 home
84.0
93.7
L1
CNSSeason profileSYD
- Net rating +25.0
- Offensive rating 138.3
- Defensive rating 113.2
- Pace 83.9
- Effective FG% 63.0%
- Three-point % 42.3%
- Rebounds per game 45.5
- Turnover rate 12.4%
-12.1
105.3
117.4
79.8
50.4%
31.8%
37.3
13.4%
Head to head1–6last 7
- Round 1SYD111–90CNS
- Round 19CNS92–106SYD
- Round 13SYD119–77CNS
- Round 2SYD74–77CNS
- Round 16SYD91–87CNS
- Round 10CNS75–81SYD
- Round 4SYD99–73CNS
Cairns TaipansLast 5
- Lat Adelaide 36ers69–83
- Wvs Tasmania JackJumpers93–87
- Lat Sydney Kings90–111
- Wat Brisbane Bullets129–98
- Lat Adelaide 36ers86–112
Sydney KingsLast 5
- Wvs Illawarra Hawks121–100
- Wvs Cairns Taipans111–90
- Lat Tasmania JackJumpers98–98
- Wat NZ Breakers95–74
- Lvs South East Melbourne Phoenix84–101
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 |
KingsPer game
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendric Davis | 28.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 23.3 |
| Torrey Craig | 16.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 12.3 |
| Makuach Maluach | 14.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 12.6 |
| Xavier Cooks | 13.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 9.9 |
