2021 NBL pre-season

The pre-season of the 2021–22 NBL season, the 44th season of Australia's National Basketball League, ran from 13 November 2021 to 28 November 2021.

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Games

2021 NBL Blitz

The NBL Blitz is an annual pre-season tournament featuring all NBL teams. This season games were held in New South Wales, Tasmania, and Victoria from the 13th to the 28th of November 2021. The league was separated into two conferences, with New South Wales and Victoria-based teams competing in Melbourne and Wollongong and all other teams competing in Hobart, Ulverstone and Launceston.

New South Wales/Victoria conference

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13 November 2021	Melbourne United	90–84	New Zealand Breakers	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 15–20, 23–19, 27–22
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Lual-Acuil 37 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 11 Asts: Dellavedova 6	boxscore report	Pts: Delany 20 Rebs: Timmins 7 Asts: Siva 3	Attendance: closed event Referees: Daniel Battye, Mitch Hare, Elliot Green

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13 November 2021	Sydney Kings	75–81	South East Melbourne Phoenix	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 13–29, 16–17, 25–22, 21–13
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Martin 15 Rebs: Martin, Vodanovich 9 Asts: Cooks 3	boxscore report	Pts: Creek 17 Rebs: Broekhoff 10 Asts: Le'afa 4	Attendance: closed event Referees: Chris Reid, Todd Spain, Jack Taylor

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15 November 2021	South East Melbourne Phoenix	112–1160(OT)	Illawarra Hawks	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 30–24, 25–28, 19–21, Overtime: 12–16
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Te Rangi 18 Rebs: Zhou 12 Asts: Adnam 12	boxscore report	Pts: Jessup 27 Rebs: Cleveland, Coenraad, H. Froling, S. Froling, Jessup 5 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 7	Attendance: closed event Referees: Chris Reid, Elliot Green, Jason Kelly

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15 November 2021	Sydney Kings	80–75	Melbourne United	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 14–22, 22–12, 19–26
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Glover 18 Rebs: Cooks 14 Asts: Bayles, Cooks 4	boxscore report	Pts: Lual-Acuil 13 Rebs: Peatling 8 Asts: Agada 4	Attendance: closed event Referees: Mitch Hare, Damian Lyons, David Baddock

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18 November 2021	New Zealand Breakers	97–93	Sydney Kings	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 25–23, 21–22, 31–22
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Martin 23 Rebs: Siva 6 Asts: Martin, Siva 7	boxscore report	Pts: Adams 16 Rebs: Cooks 11 Asts: Adams, Cooks 3	Attendance: closed event Referees: Chris Reid, Daniel Battye, Damian Lyons

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20 November 2021	New Zealand Breakers	92–90	South East Melbourne Phoenix	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 15–22, 27–24, 26–26
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Besson 24 Rebs: Wetzell 12 Asts: McDowell-White, Siva 4	boxscore report	Pts: Adnam 21 Rebs: Zhou 2 Asts: Munford 4	Attendance: closed event Referees: Chris Reid, Mitch Hare, Jack Taylor

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20 November 2021	Melbourne United	90–97	Illawarra Hawks	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 33–22, 10–23, 19–22
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Lual-Acuil 20 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 9 Asts: Dellavedova 6	boxscore report	Pts: Cleveland 21 Rebs: Reath 6 Asts: Harvey, Rathan-Mayes (3)	Attendance: closed event Referees: Damian Lyons, Daniel Battye, David Baddock

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27 November 2021	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Sydney Kings	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
cancelled
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28 November 2021	South East Melbourne Phoenix	89–87	Melbourne United	Melbourne Sports Centre, Melbourne
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 24–19, 26–25, 19–18
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Broekhoff 21 Rebs: Broekhoff 7 Asts: Le'Afa, Munford 4	boxscore report	Pts: Goulding 26 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 10 Asts: Dellavedova 9	Attendance: closed event Referees: Mitch Hare, Damian Lyons, Jon Chapman

Tasmania conference

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14 November 2021	Tasmania JackJumpers	79–89	Brisbane Bullets	MyState Bank Arena, Hobart
13:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 17–21, 24–28, 17–22
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Adams 18 Rebs: McDaniel, McVeigh 6 Asts: Magette 5	boxscore report	Pts: Sobey 17 Rebs: Franks, Sobey 7 Asts: Patterson 6	Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Michael Aylen, Jacqui Dover, James Grigoul

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14 November 2021	Cairns Taipans	87–910(OT)	Adelaide 36ers	MyState Bank Arena, Hobart
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 19–25, 20–15, 23–22, Overtime: 8–12
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Deng, Sotto 46 Rebs: Sotto 11 Asts: Machado 5	boxscore report	Pts: Johnson 33 Rebs: Bairstow 11 Asts: Dech, McCarron 4	Attendance: 4,500 Referees: not available

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16 November 2021	Perth Wildcats	56–63	Adelaide 36ers	MyState Bank Arena, Hobart
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 16–19, 20–15, 8–12
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Law, Wagstaff 11 Rebs: Hodgson, Law 8 Asts: Cotton, Wagstaff 3	boxscore report	Pts: Hannahs, King 11 Rebs: Bairstow, Humphries 7 Asts: McCarron 4	Attendance: not available Referees: not available

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16 November 2021	Cairns Taipans	66–81	Tasmania JackJumpers	MyState Bank Arena, Hobart
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 22–23, 13–15, 15–22
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Sotto 45 Rebs: Sotto 33 Asts: Machado 9	boxscore report	Pts: Adams 15 Rebs: Magette 6 Asts: Magette 4	Attendance: not available Referees: not available

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19 November 2021	Brisbane Bullets	100–90	Perth Wildcats	Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre, Ulverstone
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 33–25, 27–23, 18–20
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Digbeu, Harrison, Patterson 16 Rebs: Harrison 9 Asts: Patterson 7	boxscore report	Pts: Cotton 22 Rebs: Law 6 Asts: Cotton, Law 5	Attendance: not available Referees: Nathan Durant, Ruben Woolcock, Mark Grist

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21 November 2021	Perth Wildcats	96–87	Cairns Taipans	Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre, Ulverstone
13:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 25–25, 22–24, 24–14
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Law 28 Rebs: Law 12 Asts: Travers 5	boxscore report	Pts: Jawai 21 Rebs: McCall 13 Asts: Djeric, Machado 7	Attendance: not available Referees: Mark Mill, Ruben Woolcock, James Griguol

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21 November 2021	Adelaide 36ers	82–80	Tasmania JackJumpers	Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre, Ulverstone
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–33, 21–17, 22–11, 27–19
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Hannahs 19 Rebs: Humphries 6 Asts: McCarron 12	boxscore report	Pts: Steindl 17 Rebs: McDaniel, Magnay 4 Asts: Magette 8	Attendance: not available Referees: Michael Aylen, Mark Grist, Travis Stewart

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24 November 2021	Cairns Taipans	86–94	Brisbane Bullets	Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre, Ulverstone
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 27–21, 16–24, 19–24
Kayo Freebies	Pts: McCall 17 Rebs: Pinder 10 Asts: Machado, Noi 5	boxscore report	Pts: Sobey 27 Rebs: Franks 8 Asts: Sobey 8	Attendance: not available Referees: Mark Mill, Craig Copes, Alex McEwan

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24 November 2021	Perth Wildcats	98–68	Tasmania JackJumpers	Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre, Ulverstone
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 25–17, 22–15, 28–15
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Cotton 18 Rebs: Law 9 Asts: Cotton 6	boxscore report	Pts: Adams 17 Rebs: Magnay 5 Asts: Magette 7	Attendance: not available Referees: not available

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26 November 2021	Tasmania JackJumpers	83–68	Cairns Taipans	Elphin Sports Centre, Launceston
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 17–15, 21–17, 23–15
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Magette 26 Rebs: Magnay 9 Asts: Magette 6	boxscore report	Pts: Noi 12 Rebs: Zimmerman 8 Asts: McCall 5	Attendance: not available Referees: Ruben Woolcock, Jacqui Dover, Hugh Starkey
Note: Does not count towards Blitz ladder

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26 November 2021	Adelaide 36ers	97–93	Perth Wildcats	Elphin Sports Centre, Launceston
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 23–34, 18–18, 27–14
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Hannahs, Withers 19 Rebs: Johnson 6 Asts: McCarron 9	boxscore report	Pts: Law 24 Rebs: Hayes-Brown 11 Asts: Zunic 5	Attendance: not available Referees: not available
Note: Does not count towards Blitz ladder

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28 November 2021	Brisbane Bullets	67–72	Adelaide 36ers	MyState Bank Arena, Hobart
13:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 19–27, 16–13, 15–22
Kayo Freebies	Pts: Krebs 15 Rebs: Deng, Salt 9 Asts: Cadee 3	boxscore report	Pts: Johnson 16 Rebs: Marshall 12 Asts: McCarron 8	Attendance: not available Referees: Craig Copes, Alex McEwan, Jacqui Dover

Pre-season ladder

2021–22 NBL pre-season ladder
Ladder	Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win % 1 Illawarra 2 2 0 2–0 W2 0–0 2–0 213 202 105.45% 100.00% 2 Adelaide 5 5 0 5–0 W5 2–0 3–0 401 383 104.70% 100.00% 3 Brisbane 4 3 1 3–1 L1 1–1 2–0 350 327 107.03% 75.00% 4 New Zealand 3 2 1 2–1 W2 2–0 0–1 273 273 100.00% 66.67% 5 S.E. Melbourne 4 2 2 2–2 W1 1–0 1–2 376 375 100.27% 50.00% 6 Perth 5 2 3 2–3 L1 2–1 0–2 433 415 104.34% 40.00% 7 Tasmania (NT) 5 2 3 2–3 W1 1–1 1–2 391 403 97.02% 40.00% 8 Sydney 3 1 2 1–2 L1 1–1 0–1 248 253 98.02% 33.33% 9 Melbourne (RC) 4 1 3 1–3 L3 1–1 0–2 342 350 97.71% 25.00% 10 Cairns 5 0 5 0–5 L5 0–3 0–2 394 447 88.14% 0.00%	Total Rounds 2 weeks Total Games 21 games Legend (NT) New Team (RC) Reigning Champion Updated: 28 November 2021

NBL Blitz ladder

2021 NBL Blitz ladder
Ladder	Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. QW Last 5 Streak For Against Pts % Win % Pts. 1 Adelaide 4 4 0 9.5 4–0 W4 308 290 106.21% 100.00% 21.5 2 Brisbane (RC) 4 3 1 10.5 3–1 L1 350 327 107.03% 75.00% 19.5 3 Illawarra† 2 2 0 6 2–0 W2 213 202 105.45% 100.00% 19 4 Perth 4 2 2 9 2–2 W2 340 318 106.92% 50.00% 15 5 New Zealand† 3 2 1 5.5 2–1 W2 273 273 100.00% 66.67% 15 6 S.E. Melbourne 4 2 2 7.5 2–2 W1 376 375 100.27% 50.00% 13.5 7 Sydney† 3 1 2 6 1–2 L1 248 253 98.02% 33.33% 12.5 8 Melbourne 4 1 3 7 1–3 L3 342 350 97.71% 25.00% 10 9 Tasmania (NT) 4 1 3 6 1–3 L2 308 335 91.94% 25.00% 9 10 Cairns 4 0 4 5 0–4 L4 326 362 90.06% 0.00% 5 † Multiple games were cancelled due to NBL COVID-19 protocols. Teams were awarded 3.5 points per effected game.	Total Rounds 2 weeks Total Games 19 games Legend (NT) New Team (RC) Reigning Champion Updated: 28 November 2021