The NBL Aus Cairns Taipans vs Perth match will be held on February 2, 6:30 PM (Australia Time) and 2:00 PM (Indian Time).
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The Cairns Taipans will go against Perth in the NBL Australia match on February 2 at Cairns Convention Centre (Cairns). Cairns came back from a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat South East Melbourne 85-76, snapping a winning streak to start a new NBL season for the first time since 2017-18. Phoenix was leading 69-59 early in the final leg of Saturday’s duel at the John Kane Arena but was beaten for the second time at home when the visitors outscored them 26-7 in the stretch. Any hope of victory was dashed. Keanu Pinder (19 points, 8 rebounds) and newcomer DJ Hogg (18 points, 8 rebounds) are key players for the Taipans, as are guard duo Tahel McCall and Shannon Scott (15 points each). played a role. After leading Cairns to a 9-19 record last season, including just four wins, manager Adam Ford said his young side would play together as a group after early victories in Tasmania and Melbourne. Taipans himself recorded his 20 turnovers but kept his cool in the closing stages despite falling behind double digits.
After an away loss to the Illawarra Hawks on Thursday, his staggering 27-point performance from Mitch Creek wasn’t enough and the underhanded Phoenix made him just three of his 17 3-pointers. No hits, he had a franchise record 26 turnovers. Creek scored 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting in the first half, but Cairns went 43-41 going into the main break and both teams had 24 turnovers. On the rebound, he used a 24-13 advantage. Coach Simon Mitchell has dealt a blow to the Phoenix side as they try to make up for the lack of two new imports on the trip to Wollongong, covering Chinese center Zhou Qi and former NBA forward Ryan Blohoff. Felt a quick turnaround after giving.
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Cairns Taipans: Bul Kuol, DJ Hogg, Keanu Pinder, Tahjere McCall, Shannon Scott
Perth: Bryce Cotton, Jesse Wagstaff, TaShawn Thomas, Corey Webster, Luke Travers
The NBL Aus Cairns Taipans vs Perth match will be held on February 2, 6:30 PM (Australia Time) and 2:00 PM (Indian Time). Fans can live stream the match on ESPN Aus, and DANZ.com.
