Schedule › Round 1
Cairns Taipans @ Sydney Kings
Sun 20 Sep, 5:00pm, Afterpay Arena. Round 1.
Cairns90
Final
Sydney111
Drama 29 / 100: how close it finished, overtime and the quality of the teams, without saying who won.
Pre-game prediction
Cairns 86.6 – 100.1 Sydney
Cairns 16%Sydney 84%
| Projected margin | Sydney by 13.5 |
| Projected total | 186.7 |
| Expected possessions | 79.7 |
What the model said before tip-off.
Matchup
| CNS | SYD | |
|---|---|---|
| AdjEM | -5.69 | +8.01 |
| Adj. offense | 111.39 | 119.91 |
| Adj. defense | 116.99 | 111.92 |
| Adj. tempo | 80.85 | 80.56 |
| Schedule strength | +0.14 | -4.410 |
| eFG% | 54.5%6 | 56.8%3 |
| Turnover % | 13.4%3 | 13.0%2 |
| Off. rebound % | 20.2%10 | 32.7%6 |
| FT rate | 19.7%10 | 35.5%3 |
| 3PA share | 49.8%1 | 36.9%10 |
Bold is the better of the two. Team pages: Cairns Taipans, Sydney Kings.