A dominant first quarter has seen the Sydney Kings lay the foundations to level the NBL Championship series with an 81-74 victory over the New Zealand Breakers in Auckland.
abc.net.au/news/nbl-grand-final-game-two-new-zealand-breakers-sydney-kings/102056290The Sydney Kings have defied injuries to Xavier Cooks and Derrick Walton Jr to level the NBL grand final series against the New Zealand Breakers with an 81-74 win in Game Two.The Kings led 21-9 at quarter-time and were never overtaken by the BreakersSixth man Kouat Noi stepped up off the bench at Auckland's Spark Arena on Sunday, while teammate Justin Simon savaged the Breakers defensively.
League MVP Cooks scored only two points in 9 minutes before sitting out the entire second half, still hobbled by the leg corks he also sustained in Game One. The hosts were ice-cold early, missing their first eight shots and taking almost 5 minutes to get off the mark as Sydney controlled proceedings with their aggressive defence.
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