Cairns Taipans vs Perth Wildcats
NBLRound 13
Cairns Convention CentreWatch: ESPN on Disney
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Matchup predictor
After 7 games each51%
Taipans
Taipans by 0.2
49%
Wildcats
Based on how far each side has outscored its opponents this season, and a 2.5-point home-court edge. A fan-made estimate for fun, not a betting line.
Team newsInjury list
Taipans
Out Walter Brown (ankle), Jaylin Galloway (back), Sunday Dech (hamstring)
Wildcats
Out Blake Nielsen (acl), Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (calf), Jimmy Whitt (personal reasons)
Test Brandon Knight
What's at stakeFinals race
- A win this round lifts them as high as 2nd, a loss could drop them to 9th; finals chance 31%.
- A win this round lifts them as high as 1st, a loss could drop them to 4th; finals chance 65%.
Season so far
- Ladder 2nd
- Record 5–2
- Home / away 0–1 away
- Points per game 92.9
- Conceded per game 95.1
- Streak W1
4th
5–4
3–0 home
90.0
96.0
W1
CNSSeason profilePER
- Field goals 48%
- Threes 36%
- Rebounds a game 37.0
- Assists a game 21.3
46%
34%
35.9
20.8
Head to head2–5last 7
- Round 8PER92–100CNS
- BlitzCNS85–82PER
- PreseasonPER102–87CNS
- Round 20PER98–84CNS
Cairns TaipansLast 5
- Wat Perth Wildcats100–92
- Lvs Illawarra Hawks95–107
- Lvs Melbourne United97–113
- Wat Brisbane Bullets107–85
- Wvs NZ Breakers86–84
Perth WildcatsLast 5
- L
Players to watch
Season averagesTaipansPer game
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Galloway | 18.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | |
| Jack McVeigh | 17.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
