NBL 2022-23
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Not NBL, but the Tall Blacks are in action in the Asian Cup. Won our first game easy against India but in a tight one right now against Lebanon. Down 36-39 at HT. It’s a very young side. Young Flynn Cameron is a starter. 
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No good. We lose by 14. Couldn’t contain their good guard Arakji. And we just turned the ball over way too much - 15 turnovers to 3. Plus our foul shooting sucked as well. 
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We are hanging around in this semi-final. Can’t hit shots though. 
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBL 2022-23: We are hanging around in this semi-final. Can’t hit shots though. Is the game on in NZ? 
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On ESPN in Oz. Tall Blacks read my post, they’ve gone on a great little run. We were down 14 when I posted and now only down 6  
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Jordie Hunt is playing huge for us. Need one of our guards to start firing. 
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Maker with a poster. Oz go on a run and it’s back to 10 point lead. 
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Far out we are looking like a rec league team in the last 2 minutes - turnovers and missing wide open shots. 
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We’ve started the 4th very well. Just over 7 minutes to go and we are only down 5. Passing is miles better and we are making shots. 
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Timmons is having a big quarter so far. Doing everything for us. Although Oz killing us on the offensive boards. 
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Our half court offence has gotten far too stagnant. Flynn is dancing with the ball too much and putting pressure on other guys late in the shot clock. 75-69 OZ with 3:40 to go. 
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Perot-Hunt yeah baby. 4 point play. 
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Maker with a huge 3 and Oz back up by 5 
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Now McDowell-White hits a sweet one from the corner. Oz up 81-73. 2:33 to go. 
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Tohi hits a big 3. 81-76 OZ. 54 seconds to go. 
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McDowell-White with another big 3. 84-76 
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Some hard lessons for a few of our younger guys down the stretch. We were right there and really troubled the Boomers. 
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We eventually lose 85-76. Very good game and both teams showed what they were capable of. We played above ourselves. Now we go to the bronze medal match. 
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@ACT-Crusader I was surprised when I heard the result as this is more like a C team. Good to build some depth though. 
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The other semi-final had everything, even a bit of a scuffle after the game  Lebanon beat Jordan by 1 point. Lebanon will give Oz some trouble. Jordan are tough and have gotten better as the tournament has progressed. We will have to play strong to beat them. 


