2020 NBL pre-season

The pre-season of the 2020–21 NBL season, the 43rd season of Australia's National Basketball League, started on 13 November 2020 and concluded on 9 January 2021.

Games

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

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13 November 2020	Adelaide 36ers	93–75	Brisbane Bullets	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 15–20, 27–19, 25–21
NBL TV	Pts: Johnson 20 Rebs: Giddey 8 Asts: Giddey 6	boxscore broadcast report	Pts: Drmic 17 Rebs: Harrison 9 Asts: Kendle 5	Attendance: 3,556 Referees: Michael Aylen, Nathan Durant, Daniel Troy

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15 November 2020	Adelaide 36ers	87–62	Brisbane Bullets	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
13:30	Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 21–15, 23–16, 14–15
NBL TV	Pts: Johnson 19 Rebs: Humphries 12 Asts: Giddey 7	boxscore broadcast report	Pts: Sobey 14 Rebs: Froling 9 Asts: Sobey 4	Attendance: 200 Referees: Michael Aylen, Nathan Durant, Daniel Troy

Brisbane Bullets pre-season

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18 December 2020	Brisbane Bullets	108–98	South East Melbourne Phoenix	Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 27–16, 28–30, 23–17
NBL TV	Pts: Drmic 21 Rebs: Hodgson 10 Asts: Cadee, Sobey 7	boxscore broadcast report	Pts: Creek 31 Rebs: Creek 7 Asts: Creek 4	Attendance: 1,120 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Marc Mills, Alex McEwan

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20 December 2020	Brisbane Bullets	102–100	South East Melbourne Phoenix	Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast
12:00	Scoring by quarter: 36–34, 22–20, 14–23, 30–23
NBL TV	Pts: Froling 30 Rebs: Froling, Hodgson 9 Asts: Cadee 8	boxscore broadcast report	Pts: Creek 29 Rebs: Creek 10 Asts: Adnam 6	Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Marc Mills, Alex McEwan

Cairns Taipans pre-season

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31 December 2020	Cairns Taipans	81–97	Melbourne United	Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 13–22, 20–31, 24–26
NBL TV	Pts: King 21 Rebs: Krslovic 7 Asts: Machado 6	boxscore broadcast report	Pts: Goulding 17 Rebs: Landale 8 Asts: McCarron 5	Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Alex McEwan, Jacqui Dover

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9 January 2021	Cairns Taipans	96–88	Adelaide 36ers	Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 15–18, 27–26, 28–22
NBL TV	Pts: Noi 22 Rebs: Oliver 11 Asts: Machado 8	boxscore broadcast report	Pts: Sloan 24 Rebs: Johnson 10 Asts: Dillon 3	Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Marc Mill, Alex McEwan, Jacqui Dover

Perth Wildcats pre-season

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15 December 2020	Perth Wildcats	91–83	The Hawks	RAC Arena, Perth
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 24–23, 22–22, 27–19
NBL TV	Pts: Cotton 25 Rebs: Mooney 7 Asts: Norton 4	boxscore broadcast report	Pts: Jessup 24 Rebs: Deng 7 Asts: Adel, Naar, Harvey, Jessup 2	Referees: Nico Fernandes, Craig Copes, Mark Grist

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17 December 2020	Perth Wildcats	74–82	The Hawks	Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 16–21, 16–22, 17–18
NBL TV	Pts: Mooney 19 Rebs: Mooney 13 Asts: Norton 5	boxscore broadcast report	Pts: Harvey 18 Rebs: Ogilvy 7 Asts: Naar 5	Referees: Nico Fernandes, Craig Copes, Mark Grist

Sydney Kings pre-season

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20 December 2020	Sydney Kings	98–89	The Hawks	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 26–29, 29–17, 21–30
NBL TV	Pts: Bruce 14 Rebs: Moller 8 Asts: Ware 4	boxscore broadcast report	Pts: Jessup 21 Rebs: Deng 9 Asts: Harvey 4	Attendance: closed event Referees: Haylee Cole, Logan Bilby, Simon Cosier

Pre-season ladder

2020–21 NBL pre-season ladder
Ladder	Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win % 1 Melbourne 1 1 0 1–0 W1 0–0 1–0 97 81 119.75% 100.00% 2 Sydney 1 1 0 1–0 W1 1–0 0–0 98 89 110.11% 100.00% 3 Adelaide 3 2 1 2–1 L1 2–0 0–1 276 225 122.67% 66.67% 4 Perth (RC) 2 1 1 1–1 L1 1–1 0–0 165 165 100.00% 50.00% 5 Cairns 2 1 1 1–1 W1 1–1 0–0 177 185 95.68% 50.00% 6 Brisbane 4 2 2 2–2 W2 2–0 0–2 347 378 91.80% 50.00% 7 Illawarra 3 1 2 1–2 L1 0–0 1–2 254 263 96.58% 33.33% 8 S.E. Melbourne 2 0 2 0–2 L2 0–0 0–2 198 210 94.29% 0.00%	Total Rounds 5 weeks Total Games 11 games Legend (RC) Reigning Champion Updated: 9 January 2021