Luke Doncic produced the highest individual points tally of the new NBA season as he and Matisse Thybulle helped extend the Los Angeles Lakers' unbeaten start.
Shayne Hope
Cole Anthony has taken the honours in his match-up with fellow American guard Kendric Davis, steering Melbourne United to a 10-point win over the Sydney Kings.
Steve Barrett
The Cairns Taipans have overturned an 11-point third-quarter deficit to defeat the New Zealand Breakers by two to leap into the NBL's top four.
Perth Lynx keep finding themselves at the centre of off-court mistakes during games and they’ll be asking the WNBL to explain why the score was wrong multiple times against Adelaide on Saturday.
Craig O'Donoghue
Former Chicago Bulls starting centre Luc Longley will be elevated to Legend status in the West Australian Hall of Champions in Perth next month.
Glen Quartermain
The Lightning have failed to strike again, suffering a third-straight loss in front of a home crowd where the Perth Lynx outperformed.
Morgan Reinwald
South East Melbourne Phoenix have survived a fierce Adelaide 36ers fightback, led by a Bryce Cotton masterclass, to defeat the 36ers by 14 points.
Anneli Maley has shown her class with an extraordinary double-double to lift Perth Lynx to victory over Adelaide Lightning just days after returning from America.
Brisbane's comprehensive win in Wollongong has completed another disastrous round for last-placed Illawarra, who suffered their second blowout loss in 48 hours.
Geelong Venom's two star players went missing on the cusp of a sold-out stadium game, but the debut of a Chinese giant made it all worthwhile.
Former NBA star Brandon Knight put on a show for the Perth Wildcats with two successive match winning plays at both ends of the court to to lift his team to a one point victory over Melbourne United.
Boomers stars Dyson Daniels and Jock Landale were key contributors in Atlanta's win over Charlotte, while fellow Aussie Josh Giddey bounced back with Chicago.
Melbourne United coach Jacob Chance says he doesn't regret using his challenge a tad too early after the Wildcats pulled off a one-point NBL win.
Justin Chadwick
The Sydney Flames were wooden spooners last season, but the revamped squad are now 3-0 this campaign after adding Canberra to their growing list of victims.
Perth Lynx star Anneli Maley has returned from America but the big question about her is how long she’ll be able to play for against Adelaide on Saturday given she only just got back into the country.
The Philadelphia 76ers have fought back from a 29-point deficit to claim an impressive home NBA victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers.
Staff Writers
Josh Giddey battled in Chicago’s season-opening belting in Toronto while Boomers teammate Dyson Daniels was straight into his work in a tough Hawks win.
Murray Wenzel
Perth Wildcats lost last weekend after not risking import Kristian Doolittle, but the American will return to face Melbourne and coach John Rillie is glad they didn’t push him too hard.
The top-of-the-table Tasmania JackJumpers have swept all seven Ignite Cup points on offer, thrashing the Brisbane Bullets by 21 points in Hobart.
Perth Wildcats have confirmed their star centre will be sidelined for at least another month by his calf injury, while their nominated replacement player has returned to the United States for personal reasons.
Josh Kempton
The bulk of Australia’s contingent of NBA players get their campaigns started on Thursday (WA time) as the new season gets underway. Here’s the rundown on how they’re tracking.
Chris Robinson
Aussie basketball star and Sydney Kings co-owner Andrew Bogut is locked in a court stoush over a neighbourhood dispute gone sour.
Jack Nivison
Nine Australians are set to feature in the NBA this season, with Josh Giddey at the top of the list and Ben Simmons to sit out through injury.
Shayne Hope and Murray Wenzel
