The Melbourne United will go against Brisbane Bullets in the NBL Australia match on December 10.
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The Melbourne United will go against Brisbane Bullets in the NBL Australia match on December 10. Melbourne United coach Dean Vickerman has opened up on the personal struggles that left him feeling overwhelmed during his side’s floundering start to NBL23 — and the moment he realized he had to change his mindset.
The master coach also revealed he wants to help establish a coaches’ association to better support Australia’s pro-basketball mentors. Last-place Illawarra grabbed their second win of the season with a Sam Froling-inspired smashing of Melbourne United. Earlier in the round United’s woes started after they lost the Throwdown to their Melbourne rivals, the Phoenix. On a night when Melbourne United champion Chris Goulding became only the 11th NBL player to score 1000 career three-pointers, his team’s disastrous season reached rock bottom after they were thumped 93-79 by cellar dwellers Illawarra in Wollongong. Goulding headed into the game needing three triples to bring up the milestone, and he did so early in the second quarter when he pump-faked to get around Deng Deng and then, off one foot, drained the long-range bucket.
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But the historic moment wasn’t enough to inspire Melbourne to avoid the humiliating result on Monday night as the last-placed Hawks registered just their second win of the season, and their first in two months, to snap a nine-game losing streak. The Illawarra’s average loss margin in that stretch was 17 points, with an average points tally of 74, while Hawks center Sam Flooring had a career night to give Melbourne a fifth straight defeat.
Brisbane Bullets: Aron Baynes, DJ Mitchell, Devondrick Walker, Gorjok Gak, Harry Froling
Melbourne United: Wena Okwera, Lachlan Barker, Jordan Caroline, Brad Newley, Ariel Hukporti
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 05.12.22 | Illawarra Hawks Melbourne United | 93-79 | Loss |
| 03.12.22 | South East Melbourne Melbourne United | 78-72 | Loss |
| 26.11.22 | Melbourne United Tasmania JackJumpers | 90-94 | Loss |
| 19.11.22 | South East Melbourne Melbourne United | 84-69 | Loss  |
| 17.11.22 | Melbourne United Adelaide | 86-91 | Loss  |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 04.12.22 | Brisbane Bullets Tasmania JackJumpers | 84-99 | Loss |
| 01.12.22 | Brisbane Bullets Perth | 105-95 | Win |
| 27.11.22 | New Zealand Breakers Brisbane Bullets | 116-79 | Loss |
| 19.11.22 | Brisbane Bullets Cairns Taipans | 82-90 | Loss |
| 05.11.22 | Tasmania JackJumpers Brisbane Bullets | 72-74 | Win |
| Date | Match | Score | Winner |
| 23.09.22 | Melbourne United Brisbane Bullets | 80-67 | Melbourne United |
| 10.09.22 | Melbourne United Brisbane Bullets | 72-76 | Brisbane Bullets |
| 08.09.22 | Melbourne United Brisbane Bullets | 77-105 | Brisbane Bullets |
| 16.04.22 | Melbourne United Brisbane Bullets | 88-79 | Melbourne United |
| 05.03.22 | Melbourne United Brisbane Bullets | 95-83 | Melbourne United |
The NBL Aus Melbourne United vs Brisbane Bullets match will be held on December 10, 9:30 PM (Australia Time) and 2:00 PM (Indian Time). Fans can live stream the match on Kayo Sports, and Foxtel.
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