Sydney produced some second-quarter magic to claim their second victory of the season while leaving the struggling Hawks winless to start their campaign.
Sebastian Tan
Bryce Cotton and Nick Rakocevic have made light work of the Cairns Taipans, helping Adelaide to a 14-point win in their first home game of the season.
Steve Barrett
Perth Wildcats have confirmed a timeline for the arrival of import point-guard Brandon Knight — but his start to life at the club could come with one of his best teammates on the sidelines.
Josh Kempton
The Perth Wildcats have made it two wins in the space of 48 hours, overcoming an injury to their starting centre to defeat the New Zealand Breakers 97-93.
Son-of-a-gun Max Mackinnon showed why NBA teams are circling with a match-winning display in the surprise-packet Bullets' eight-point win over Illawarra.
Wildcats hero Elijah Pepper has labelled his match-winning three against Adelaide on Thursday night the best shot of his career, but revealed sinking the bucket wasn’t his first thought when he put up the shot.
Aaron Kirby
Bryce Cotton was epic in his 300th game, but Elijah Pepper proved the hero for the Perth Wildcats, landing a miracle bomb to bury the Adelaide 36ers.
MVP candidate Cole Anthony has shaken off a knee injury scare to lead Melbourne United to a 25-point NBL hammering of a wayward South East Melbourne.
The Cairns Taipans have collected their first win of the NBL season, but a late contentious call took the shine off their gritty victory.
The Sydney Kings are fresh off unveiling last season's championship banner and rings, but now all attention turns to going back-to-back in the coming campaign.
Annabelle Banfield
Incumbent wooden spooners the Brisbane Bullets have shown they will no longer be pushovers by starting the new campaign with a tense win over the Breakers.
Perth Wildcats badly missed not having a third import during their loss in round one, and fans are going to have to be extremely patient for when Brandon Knight will be available to play.
Craig O'Donoghue
Tasmania have shrugged off a slow start to win their opening game of the NBL season over South East Melbourne after a late call benefited them.
The Bullets' Lithuanian import Arnas Velicka is confident his European influence can upset the NBL establishment.
Murray Wenzel
The Sydney Kings made a shaky start to their title defence before stamping their authority in style, as Kendric Davis starred in a comfortable win over Cairns.
The New Zealand Breakers have started the NBL season with a big statement, recording a 14-point win over Illawarra that earned the praise of both coaches.
Perth Wildcats coach John Rillie conceded his team is being affected by the absence of their point guards after they opened their season with a 21-point loss to South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Hot-shooting young gun Jaylen Brown was the star for the Australian Rollers as they were crowned men's wheelchair basketball world champions in Canada.
Shayne Hope
Teenager Dash Daniels played the game off his life as South East Melbourne Phoenix thumped the Perth Wildcats by 21 points out west.
Perth Wildcats have opened their 2026/27 NBL campaign with a disappointing defeat, going down to South East Melbourne Phoenix by 21 points at RAC Arena.
The highly anticipated Bryce Cotton-Cole Anthony duel didn't disappoint as the 36ers started the Trevor Gleeson era with a heart-stopping win over Melbourne.
Perth Wildcats spent way too long hoping Bryce Cotton could become an Australian. But they might have another import who soon gets naturalised because Kristian Doolittle is assessing his options.
The Sydney Kings face a raft of serious challengers in their NBL title defence, with fellow heavyweights Melbourne United and Adelaide 36ers top of the list.
NBL veteran Chris Goulding has eyes on only one prize after Melbourne United pulled together a star-studded roster under new coach Jacob Chance.
