Kai Sotto

Starting for the sixth straight outing, Kai Sotto once again makes the most of his limited minutes as the Adelaide 36ers return to their winning ways in the ...

With Sotto part of Adelaide’s starting five for the sixth straight outing, the team has now won five of its last six games and improved its record to 11-9. It was a total team effort for the 36ers as five players ended up scoring in double figures, with Daniel Johnson leading the way with 18 points, to go along with 8 rebounds. After trailing by 8 points, 81-89, with four minutes remaining, the 36ers turned things around just in time and unloaded a massive 17-0 run to lead by its biggest at 9 points, 98-89, with just 34 ticks left on the clock.

Kai Sotto has become a regular starter for Adelaide as the 763rs picked up a 103-95 win over Illawara in the NBL on Friday.

The win was a bounce-back for Adelaide, which fell against Cairns last Saturday. It was the fifth time Sotto started for the 36ers, which pulled off a huge comeback against the Hawks. Kai Sotto has become a regular starter for Adelaide as the 763rs picked up a 103-95 win over Illawarra in the NBL on Friday.

Back-to-back treys by Ian Clark and Antonius Cleveland gave the 36ers life while Mitch McCarron knotted the game at 89-all with two minutes left. Robert Franks ...

Johnson led the way with 18 points and eight rebounds. Meanwhile, Clark, Drmic, and Cleveland all put up 16 points each. Still, the 7-foot-3 big man produced seven points and six rebounds.

Adelaide 36ers have shown grit to come back from a deficit to defeat the Hawks 103-95 at home.

– Bullets big man Aron Baynes returned from a persistent back injury and was injected straight into the Brisbane starting five with breakout centre Gorjok Gak relegated to the bench despite his recent red-hot form. Bullets forward Tanner Krebs got upset with McCall in the second term when there was another spot fire and Krebs was pinged with a technical foul for taunting. They looked off from the opening tip-off and did not improve. – Like a good old-fashioned derby, tempers flared in the first term after Bullets forward DJ Mitchell and Cairns guard Tahjere McCall engaged in a bit of push and shove. – The Taipans were without head coach Adam Forde due to illness and was replaced in the hot seat by senior assistant coach Kerry Williams. The only fight the Bullets showed was when they wanted to hit Tahjere McCall. The season cannot finish soon enough for the club that has been a mismanaged mess on and off the court in 2022-23. Kody Stattmann was next best with 10 points after only entering the game in the final term. Williams is no rookie having been a part of the Australian Boomers coaching staff for the recent FIBA World Cup qualifiers. It didn’t matter what they did in the last term as the game was over by halftime. They were up by 26 at the last change. Catch up with all the round 14 NBL23 action.

By NIKOLE JAVIER. Kai Sotto and the Adelaide 36ers returned to the win column after completing a late rally against Illawarra Hawks, 103-95, in the National ...

Adelaide 36ers have shown grit to come back from a deficit to defeat the Hawks 103-95 at home.