The Adelaide 36ers will be doing their highly choreographed victory dance today, after managing to smash Melbourne United 110-95 in the second round of the NBL Grand Final Series.
A strong first half saw the 36ers peaking the scoreboards by mid match, a lead they managed to carry for the rest of the game despite United’s aggressive attempts at defense.
Adelaide’s Majok Deng topped the scoreboard with a match high 18 points, while Mitch Creek and Ramone Moore both took 17 for the home-side, helping them run away the 110-95 win.
36ers Coach Joey Wright was quick to praise Deng’s scoring prowess in a post-match conference.
“I just say this over and over and over, Majok is a scoring machine, if he is on the court… and gets minutes, he just finds a way.”
By match end, seven 36ers finished up with double figure scores, with Josh Chidlress managing 13 points and eight rebounds before he tapped out with a shoulder injury in the final stretch of the game.
It’s still early days, but the 15-point victory may just be the confidence boost the lads need heading into game three this Friday in Melbourne.
More detes below:
GRAND FINAL SERIES.
G1: Friday, March 16th.
• Hisense Arena.
• 7:00pm ACDT.G2: Sunday, March 18th.
• Titanium Security Arena.
• 2:30pm ACDT.G3: Friday, March 23rd.
• Hisense Arena.
• 7:00pm ACDT.G4/G5: TBC.
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— Adelaide 36ers (@Adelaide36ers) March 9, 2018