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MELBOURNE DOMINATE SYDNEY

12/12/2017
   

 
MELBOURNE DOMINATE SYDNEY
  
 
Melbourne United have jumped back into third position on the Hungry Jack's NBL ladder after thrashing the Sydney Kings by 26 points at Hisense Arena.

A big Monday night crowd of 8,194 watched the home team put on dazzling display and inflict more pain on the hapless Kings with a dominant 95-69 victory.

United put on a show for their fans, lead by its stars, Chris Goulding (23 points, 6 rebounds) and Casper Ware (15 point, 7 assists) who was back to his flashy best. Josh Boone (17 points) had the most rebounds in a game this season, pulling down 17 boards.

The Kings are now stuck at bottom of the NBL ladder and will have Andrew Gaze searching for more answers. Jeremy Tyler (13 points, 5 rebounds) became involved in heated exchange with Dave Anderson and Chris Goulding late in the game and had to be dragged away by the Kings' coaching staff.

The Jerome Randle vs Casper Ware match up didn't live up to expectations as Randle appeared to be feeling the effects of the flu and struggled to have a major impact on the game.



Box Score

Game Highlights

Melbourne United Press Conference Audio 
Melbourne United Conference Vision (Dean Vickerman and Casey Prather)

Sydney Kings Press Conference Audio 
Sydney Kings Press Conference Vision (Andrew Gaze and Brad Newley)
 
  Played Won Loss Win % Points For Points Against Point %
Perth Wildcats 13 10 3 77% 1149 1030 111.55%
New Zealand Breakers 14 10 4 71% 1205 1172 102.82%
Melbourne United 13 7 6 54% 1123 1083 103.69%
Adelaide 36ers 13 7 6 54% 1200 1173 102.30%
Cairns Taipans 14 7 7 50% 1107 1089 101.65%
Illawarra Hawks 13 5 8 38% 1139 1186 96.04%
Brisbane Bullets 13 5 8 38% 1116 1164 95.88%
Sydney Kings 15 3 12 20% 1266 1408 89.91%

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