Sydney Kings vs Cairns Taipans – Box Score, Shot Chart & Play-by-Play

NBL27Round 1Sun, 20 Sept, 5:00 pm AEST

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Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
SYD	32	27	31	21	111
CNS	26	27	20	17	90

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Recap

Kings rout Taipans by 21

Sydney Kings beat Cairns Taipans 111–90 at Afterpay Arena in Round 1.

Keanu Pinder led all scorers with 27 points on 11-of-17 shooting; Kendric Davis had 26 for Kings.

A 9–0 run in the third quarter stretched the lead from 4 to 13.

Kings scored 21 points off turnovers to 2.

In context

Andrew Carr scored 11 points on NBL debut.
Jaylon Brown scored 11 points on NBL debut.
Will Johnston scored 10 points on NBL debut.
Keanu Pinder's 27 points were the most in a game since February 2025.

Player of the game

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Points

PinderCNS27
DavisSYD26
CooksSYD18

Sydney Kings111

Sydney Kings box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
1K. DavisG	8.8	26	5	6	29:08	1	0	0	1	9-19	3-8	5-9	+21
10X. CooksF	8.0	18	7	1	25:46	0	2	1	1	8-12	0-1	2-5	+21
8M. DellavedovaG	7.8	12	4	6	22:50	1	0	1	0	3-5	2-2	4-4	+6
2T. CraigF	6.9	13	3	1	21:26	0	0	3	0	6-9	1-3	0-0	+5
11A. CarrF	7.1	11	4	2	17:14	0	0	1	4	4-4	1-1	2-2	+2
15M. MaluachG	7.0	10	1	1	19:14	0	0	0	2	3-5	2-3	2-2	+18
4W. JohnstonG	7.1	10	1	3	16:27	0	0	0	0	2-5	2-4	4-4	+8
14J. SpurginF	6.2	2	6	0	15:04	0	1	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-1	+11
9H. WesselsC	6.3	6	4	0	13:50	0	1	2	2	2-4	0-1	2-4	+10
3T. RobertsonG	6.0	3	1	0	9:21	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-1	0-0	+5
7J. StoneG	5.4	0	1	0	6:14	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0
13P. MacharG	–	0	2	0	3:32	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Team		111	45	20		3	5	8	10	39-71	12-27	21-31
Shooting										54.9%	44.4%	67.7%

Cairns Taipans90

Cairns Taipans box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
33M. LewisF	7.1	13	5	1	28:47	0	0	1	2	5-7	3-5	0-0	-10
3J. BrownG	5.9	11	2	6	27:59	0	0	2	4	4-16	1-8	2-2	-10
9J. McVeighF	5.5	7	2	2	27:49	1	0	4	2	3-7	1-2	0-0	-14
25K. PinderF	8.5	27	5	4	27:34	1	0	2	3	11-17	2-7	3-5	-12
2R. SmithG	6.3	5	2	2	18:38	1	1	0	2	2-6	1-4	0-0	-5
43J. BoldenC	6.3	6	13	1	21:37	0	0	0	1	2-8	2-6	0-0	-13
14K. GallowayF	5.7	6	3	0	17:24	1	1	0	3	3-9	0-4	0-0	-16
7S. BruceG	6.9	13	3	3	15:50	0	0	0	2	4-9	3-7	2-3	-15
44S. DechG	5.6	2	2	1	7:26	0	0	0	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	-14
1L. McVeighG	–	0	0	0	3:32	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
22W. BrownF	–	0	1	0	3:32	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+2
Team		90	40	20		4	2	9	23	35-82	13-44	7-10
Shooting										42.7%	29.5%	70.0%

Tap a column heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating.

Start of Q1 · SYD 0 – 0 CNS
Q1 09:42SYDX. CooksFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist M. Dellavedova2–0
Q1 09:27CNSK. PinderTiedAlley oop (2PT) · assist J. Brown2–2
Q1 09:27CNSK. PinderLead changeFree throw 1 of 12–3
Q1 08:55CNSJ. McVeighJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown2–6
Q1 08:37SYDA. CarrDunk (2PT) · assist M. Dellavedova4–6
Q1 08:29CNSK. PinderDriving layup (2PT)4–8
Q1 08:15SYDM. DellavedovaFree throw 1 of 25–8
Q1 08:15SYDM. DellavedovaFree throw 2 of 26–8
Q1 07:55CNSK. PinderDriving layup (2PT)6–10
Q1 07:37CNSJ. BrownFree throw 1 of 26–11
Q1 07:37CNSJ. BrownFree throw 2 of 26–12
Q1 07:28SYDX. CooksDriving layup (2PT)8–12
Q1 06:36CNSM. LewisReverse layup (2PT)8–14
Q1 05:30SYDK. DavisPull up jump shot (3PT)11–14
Q1 05:20CNSK. PinderFree throw 1 of 211–15
Q1 05:20CNSK. PinderFree throw 2 of 211–16
Q1 05:10SYDK. DavisPull up jump shot (2PT)13–16
Q1 04:42SYDA. CarrFree throw 1 of 214–16
Q1 04:42SYDA. CarrFree throw 2 of 215–16
Q1 04:27CNSS. BruceJump shot (3PT) · assist J. McVeigh15–19
Q1 04:17SYDX. CooksFree throw 2 of 216–19
Q1 03:55SYDH. WesselsTip in (2PT)18–19
Q1 03:17SYDM. MaluachLead changeJump shot (3PT) · assist K. Davis21–19
Q1 03:02CNSS. DechTiedTip in (2PT)21–21
Q1 02:46SYDH. WesselsTip in (2PT)23–21
Q1 02:27SYDM. MaluachFree throw 1 of 224–21
Q1 02:27SYDM. MaluachFree throw 2 of 225–21
Q1 01:36SYDM. MaluachPull up jump shot (2PT)27–21
Q1 01:25CNSM. LewisJump shot (3PT)27–24
Q1 01:01SYDX. CooksLayup (2PT)29–24
Q1 00:48CNSJ. BrownDriving layup (2PT)29–26
Q1 00:02SYDT. RobertsonJump shot (3PT) · assist W. Johnston32–26
End of Q1 · SYD 32 – 26 CNS
Start of Q2 · SYD 32 – 26 CNS
Q2 09:43SYDK. DavisFree throw 1 of 233–26
Q2 09:28CNSK. PinderJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown33–29
Q2 09:14SYDK. DavisDriving layup (2PT)35–29
Q2 09:14SYDK. DavisFree throw 1 of 136–29
Q2 08:49SYDK. DavisTurn around jump shot (2PT)38–29
Q2 08:06CNSK. PinderDriving layup (2PT)38–31
Q2 07:23SYDK. DavisPull up jump shot (2PT)40–31
Q2 07:13CNSJ. BrownDriving layup (2PT)40–33
Q2 06:36SYDA. CarrDunk (2PT) · assist M. Dellavedova42–33
Q2 06:14CNSJ. BrownPull up jump shot (3PT)42–36
Q2 06:00SYDX. CooksLayup (2PT) · assist A. Carr44–36
Q2 05:24SYDT. CraigLayup (2PT) · assist X. Cooks46–36
Q2 04:50SYDA. CarrJump shot (3PT) · assist K. Davis49–36
Q2 04:33CNSR. SmithDriving layup (2PT) · assist K. Pinder49–38
Q2 04:16SYDA. CarrLayup (2PT)51–38
Q2 04:02CNSJ. McVeighTurn around jump shot (2PT) · assist R. Smith51–40
Q2 03:49SYDM. DellavedovaLayup (2PT)53–40
Q2 03:35CNSM. LewisJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown53–43
Q2 03:25SYDH. WesselsFree throw 1 of 254–43
Q2 02:32SYDT. CraigJump shot (3PT) · assist W. Johnston57–43
Q2 02:04CNSK. PinderLayup (2PT)57–45
Q2 01:52CNSM. LewisPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown57–48
Q2 01:11CNSJ. BrownPull up jump shot (2PT)57–50
Q2 00:53SYDJ. SpurginLayup (2PT) · assist K. Davis59–50
Q2 00:47CNSJ. BoldenPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown59–53
End of Q2 · SYD 59 – 53 CNS
Start of Q3 · SYD 59 – 53 CNS
Q3 09:44CNSK. PinderHook shot (2PT)59–55
Q3 09:27SYDK. DavisJump shot (2PT) · assist A. Carr61–55
Q3 07:20SYDK. DavisFree throw 2 of 262–55
Q3 06:59CNSR. SmithJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Lewis62–58
Q3 06:42SYDT. CraigFade away (2PT)64–58
Q3 05:59SYDM. DellavedovaJump shot (3PT) · assist K. Davis67–58
Q3 05:48CNSJ. McVeighReverse layup (2PT) · assist K. Pinder67–60
Q3 05:36SYDX. CooksLayup (2PT) · assist T. Craig69–60
Q3 05:20CNSJ. BoldenJump shot (3PT) · assist S. Bruce69–63
Q3 04:46CNSM. LewisDriving layup (2PT)69–65
Q3 04:21SYDM. DellavedovaJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Maluach72–65
Q3 03:50SYDK. DavisPull up jump shot (3PT)75–65
Q3 03:10SYDM. MaluachJump shot (3PT) · assist K. Davis78–65
Q3 03:00CNSS. BruceDriving layup (2PT)78–67
Q3 02:44SYDH. WesselsFree throw 1 of 279–67
Q3 02:27SYDW. JohnstonPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist K. Davis82–67
Q3 01:50CNSS. BruceJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Bolden82–70
Q3 01:35SYDX. CooksLayup (2PT) · assist M. Dellavedova84–70
Q3 01:35SYDX. CooksFree throw 1 of 185–70
Q3 01:13CNSS. BruceJump shot (3PT) · assist S. Dech85–73
Q3 00:38SYDW. JohnstonJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Dellavedova88–73
Q3 00:06SYDM. DellavedovaFree throw 1 of 289–73
Q3 00:06SYDM. DellavedovaFree throw 2 of 290–73
End of Q3 · SYD 90 – 73 CNS
Start of Q4 · SYD 90 – 73 CNS
Q4 09:45SYDX. CooksLayup (2PT)92–73
Q4 08:47SYDT. CraigFade away (2PT)94–73
Q4 08:34CNSK. PinderPull up jump shot (2PT)94–75
Q4 07:56CNSK. PinderJump shot (3PT) · assist S. Bruce94–78
Q4 07:46SYDK. DavisPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist M. Dellavedova97–78
Q4 07:04SYDT. CraigTip in (2PT)99–78
Q4 06:39SYDT. CraigLayup (2PT)101–78
Q4 06:30CNSK. PinderAlley oop (2PT) · assist R. Smith101–80
Q4 05:45SYDK. DavisFree throw 1 of 2102–80
Q4 05:45SYDK. DavisFree throw 2 of 2103–80
Q4 05:35CNSK. GallowayLayup (2PT) · assist K. Pinder103–82
Q4 05:20SYDK. DavisDriving layup (2PT)105–82
Q4 04:08SYDX. CooksTip in (2PT)107–82
Q4 03:35CNSK. PinderJump shot (2PT) · assist J. McVeigh107–84
Q4 02:07CNSK. GallowayDunk (2PT) · assist S. Bruce107–86
Q4 01:51SYDW. JohnstonFree throw 1 of 2108–86
Q4 01:51SYDW. JohnstonFree throw 2 of 2109–86
Q4 01:23CNSK. GallowayTip in (2PT)109–88
Q4 00:25CNSS. BruceFree throw 1 of 2109–89
Q4 00:25CNSS. BruceFree throw 2 of 2109–90
Q4 00:14SYDW. JohnstonFree throw 1 of 2110–90
Q4 00:14SYDW. JohnstonFree throw 2 of 2111–90
End of Q4 · SYD 111 – 90 CNS

Kings rout Taipans by 21

In context

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Game flow

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