The Cairns Taipans might have been without their star point guard but it wasn't an excuse for their home loss, according to coach Adam Forde.
Chris Pike
Opals forward Alanna Smith has flourished at new WNBA club Minnesota, and will now face national coach Sandy Brondello's New York Liberty for the title.
Murray Wenzel
Bryce Cotton has produced yet another massive game when his team was in need, lifting the Perth Wildcats to victory over Cairns and steadying their season.
Craig O'Donoghue
Bryce Cotton hit seven three-pointers for 35 points as the Perth Wildcats snapped a losing run by beating the Cairns Taipans.
Sandy Brondello has a long list of achievements but admits a second WNBA title, two months after the Opals' unlikely run to Olympic bronze, would top them all.
Warwick Senators didn’t know what to expect when German Leonie Fiebich arrived in Perth in 2022, and little did she know that season would propel to her to a WNBA career that could include a championship.
Perth Wiildcats have had an injury hit start to the season which has left them 1-3 but coach John Rillie believs getting Tai Webster and Dylan Windler back in the team on Thursday will have a big impact.
Paris Olympics bronze medallist Alanna Smith will go up against Opals coach Sandy Brondello when Minnesota meet New York in the WNBA finals.
Staff Writers
Perth Lynx star Amy Atwell has enjoyed the greatest year of her life by winning an Olympic bronze medal and earning a WNBA contract, but the inside story of how it all happened is wild.
Perth Wildcats’ injury list has grown even larger with star centre Keanu Pinder ruled out of Thursday’s game against Cairns.
LeBron James and his son Bronny made NBA history when they played together for the first time during the Los Angeles Lakers' preseason game against Phoenix.
Greg Beacham
New York Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello can win a second WNBA crown, a decade on from her first, after the side emphatically booked their Finals berth.
Perth Wildcats have suffered a heartbreaking loss to Tasmania JackJumpers in overtime but all eyes turned to the play that tied the game at the end of regular time and whether Tassie should have been penalised
Milton Doyle's 20 points and a three-point buzzer-beater have steered Tasmania to a tense NBL overtime win over the Perth Wildcats.
Shayne Hope
Rob Edwards scored 23 points to lead Cairns to a surprise 101-88 road win over heavyweights Melbourne, two days after toppling reigning champions Tasmania.
LeBron James is set to return for the Los Angeles Lakers in their preseason match against Phoenix on Sunday and son Bronny could join him on court.
Xavier Cooks did the early damage as the Sydney Kings mounted more early-season NBL misery on the winless Bullets in Brisbane.
Kendric Davis scored 32 points to lead Adelaide past the previously unbeaten Illawarra, 102-100, in a back-and-forth Wollongong firefight.
Perth Wildcats were thrashed by Melbourne United on Friday night and now face a big challenge to fix their issues against Tasmania JackJumpers on Sunday.
The Las Vegas Aces have beaten the New York Liberty 95-81 in Game 3 to keep their WNBA semi-finals series alive.
The JackJumpers and Wildcats are licking their wounds after heavy defeats as they prepare to rebound in their NBL clash in Hobart.
Perth Wildcats have been destroyed by Melbourne United on a night the home team would rather forget and they now have plenty of soul searching to do before a clash with Tasmania on Sunday.
Melbourne United have hammered Perth 97-68 in the Wildcats' own den, making light of the absence of Matthew Dellavedova.
The Cairns Taipans held off a fast finishing Tasmania JackJumpers to seal back-to-back home NBL wins.
