We enter the last five rounds of the 2021 NBL season with three teams all vying for the last two spots in the playoffs.
The Hawks will be hoping United extend their winning streak to 11 at the expense of the Kings, while the Phoenix can consolidate their top four position should they complete a regular season sweep against the Taipans.
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The Wildcats head to the Silverdome looking to push towards the top seeding with a win over the Breakers.
Though the task might not be as simple as it seems, with New Zealand starting to find some rhythm be it three months too late.
This pair met in Perth two weeks back, with the Breakers dealing the Wildcats their third home defeat of the season.
No doubt the Westerners will bounce back here, though on current form a 6.5 point start seem very generous for the boys from across the ditch.
Adelaide play host to Brisbane on Saturday, as both sides attempt to break a run of loses.
This will be the Bullets seventh straight game on the road, with the Queenslanders managing just one victory across the trip.
Meanwhile, the 36ers return home after a disappoint road trip, claiming one win from their last four outings.
The Bullets have bettered the 36ers twice already this season, though the Brisbane boys look like they’re longing to return to the sunshine state.
With neither team setting the world on fire, I’m going to lean towards the home side in this one.
The Phoenix are out to serve the Taipans with the ultimate disrespect, clean sweeping the cellar dwellers on their home court.
This pair lined up against each other a week back back, with SEM running away with a 20-point victory!
The Taipans have been well and truly milked of all their venom this season, as such I’ll be backing the Phoenix to pick them dry for the third time in two months.
Melbourne United can extend their winning streak to 11 should they push past the inform Kings at John Cain Arena on Sunday arvo.
Sydney are enjoying their own purple patch, claiming four wins on the trot and looking for their third straight away victory.
History is on United side here, with the home team taking home the chocolates across the last six meetings between this pair.
Sydney will take plenty off confidence away from knowing they were the last side to better United, with an emphatic 103-75 victory at Qudos Bank Arena!
The contest should be a whole lot tighter this time around, though I’m more than happy to take the Kings with the points advantage.
The Hawks are starring down the barrel of four straight defeats unless they get their act together against the Breakers in Tassie this Monday.
Currently sitting in fifth place on the NBL standings, the Hawks can’t afford to drop games against sides sitting in the bottom four.
The Breakers are coming into this matchup off the back of a short turnaround after hosting the Wildcats on Saturday.
With a rest advantage and a spot in the final series to play for the Hawks have no excuses not to get up for this one.