Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans

NBL

Final

Sydney Kings

111–90

Cairns Taipans

Match events

Sydney KingsCairns Taipans

	1	2	3	4	T
Sydney Kings	32	27	31	21	111
Cairns Taipans	26	27	20	17	90

2Lead changes

2Times tied

25Biggest leadSydney Kings

1st quarter

9:272–3
Lead changeKeanu PinderFree throw
Lead changeMakuach Maluach25ft three · ast Davis
3:1721–19
End of quarter32–26

2nd quarter

Half-time59–53

3rd quarter

9–0 run
3:1078–65
End of quarter90–73

4th quarter

9–0 run
8:4794–73
Full-time111–90

Player stats

Taipans90

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
K. PinderF	28	27	11-17	2-7	3-5	5	4	2	1	0	2	3	4	-12
M. LewisF	29	13	5-7	3-5	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	2	3	3	-10
J. McVeighF	28	7	3-7	1-2	0-0	2	2	4	1	0	0	2	2

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

Match reportSouth East Melbourne Phoenix part ways with import Skylar MaysThe South East Melbourne Phoenix have parted ways with import Skylar Mays, with the team informing the American of the decision on Tuesday.ESPN16h ago

Match reportNBL issues memo to all teams regarding public ref criticismThe NBL sent a memo to all 10 teams in an effort to crack down on public criticism of referees, according to a document obtained by ESPN.ESPN2d ago

Match reportMcVeigh, Cairns shoot down Perth in NBLJack McVeigh, Jaylon Brown and Shaun Bruce have led a three-point party from Cairns, who extended the Wildcats' woes with an eight-point win in Perth.

Where to watch

ESPNStreaming on Disney+ / Kayo / FoxtelEvery NBL27 game live on ESPN (ESPN available via Disney+, Foxtel, Kayo, Fetch).SubscriptionWatch on Disney+Watch on Kayo Watch on Foxtel

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Usual broadcasters for this competition in Australia.

Match details

Date: Sunday 20 September 2026
Started: 5:00 pm Sydney time
Venue: To be confirmed
Competition: NBL

Form and ladder

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Team lists

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Updated 7 Nov, 3:29 pm

Sydney Kings111

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
A. CarrF	17	11	4-4	1-1	2-2	4	2	1	0	0	1	3	4	+2
T. CraigF	21	13	6-9	1-3	0-0	3	1	3	0	0	1	2	1	+5
X. CooksF	26	18	8-12	0-1	2-5	7	1	1	0	2	2	5	1	+21
K. DavisG	29	26	9-19	3-8	5-9	5	6	0	1	0	0	5	1	+21
M. DellavedovaG	23	12	3-5	2-2	4-4	4	6	1	1	0	1	3	0	+6
Bench
H. WesselsNA	14	6	2-4	0-1	2-4	4	0	2	0	1	3	1	3	+10
P. MacharF	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	-2
W. JohnstonNA	16	10	2-5	2-4	4-4	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	+8
J. SpurginNA	15	2	1-3	0-1	0-1	6	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	+11
J. StoneF	6	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
T. RobertsonG	9	3	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	+5
M. MaluachG	19	10	3-5	2-3	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	+18
Team		111	39-71	12-27	21-31	39	20	8	3	5	10	29	12