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ADELAIDE STRIKE THE FIRST BLOW

05/03/2018
   

 
ADELAIDE STRIKE THE FIRST BLOW
  
 
The Adelaide 36ers have smashed the Perth Wildcats in the first of their Hungry Jack's NBL Semi-Final series at Titanium Security Arena.

In a fiery clash, the 36ers put the defending champions to the sword to record a crushing 35-point win, 109-74.

A rampaging second half helped the Sixers take a one-nil lead in the best of three series with Josh Childress player of the match with 22 points and nine rebounds.

The 2017-18 Fans' MVP Mitch Creek proved why he’s the crowd favourite scoring a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds.

Perth are now licking their wounds after a disappointing start to their finals. 2018 NBL MVP Bryce Cotton did his best to keep his side in the game scoring 22 points but the Wildcats were no match for Adelaide as the home side piled on 33 points to just 12 in the last quarter to run out easy winners.

Perth now faces a huge task to regroup before the two teams play at Perth Arena on Friday as the Wildcats look to stay in finals contention.

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Game Highlights

Adelaide 36ers Press Conference Audio 
Adelaide 36ers Press Conference Vision (Joey Wright and Nathan Sobey)

Perth Wildcats Press Conference Audio 
Perth Wildcats Press Conference Vision (Trevor Gleeson and Damian Martin)

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