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.[1][2]

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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.[2] 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
25 November 2021 Illawarra Hawks vs. New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
cancelled
report
27 November 2021 Illawarra Hawks vs. Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
cancelled
report
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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

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
LadderInformation
Pos.Nat.NamePld.W.L.Last 5StreakHomeAwayForAgainstPts %Win %
1 Australia Illawarra 2 2 0 2–0 W2 0–0 2–0 213 202 105.45% 100.00%
2 Australia Adelaide 5 5 0 5–0 W5 2–0 3–0 401 383 104.70% 100.00%
3 Australia Brisbane 4 3 1 3–1 L1 1–1 2–0 350 327 107.03% 75.00%
4 New Zealand New Zealand 3 2 1 2–1 W2 2–0 0–1 273 273 100.00% 66.67%
5 Australia S.E. Melbourne 4 2 2 2–2 W1 1–0 1–2 376 375 100.27% 50.00%
6 Australia Perth 5 2 3 2–3 L1 2–1 0–2 433 415 104.34% 40.00%
7 Australia Tasmania (NT) 5 2 3 2–3 W1 1–1 1–2 391 403 97.02% 40.00%
8 Australia Sydney 3 1 2 1–2 L1 1–1 0–1 248 253 98.02% 33.33%
9 Australia Melbourne (RC) 4 1 3 1–3 L3 1–1 0–2 342 350 97.71% 25.00%
10 Australia 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
LadderInformation
Pos.Nat.NamePld.W.L.QWLast 5StreakForAgainstPts %Win %Pts.
1 Australia Adelaide 4 4 0 9.5 4–0 W4 308 290 106.21% 100.00% 21.5
2 Australia Brisbane (RC) 4 3 1 10.5 3–1 L1 350 327 107.03% 75.00% 19.5
3 Australia Illawarra† 2 2 0 6 2–0 W2 213 202 105.45% 100.00% 19
4 Australia Perth 4 2 2 9 2–2 W2 340 318 106.92% 50.00% 15
5 New Zealand New Zealand† 3 2 1 5.5 2–1 W2 273 273 100.00% 66.67% 15
6 Australia S.E. Melbourne 4 2 2 7.5 2–2 W1 376 375 100.27% 50.00% 13.5
7 Australia Sydney† 3 1 2 6 1–2 L1 248 253 98.02% 33.33% 12.5
8 Australia Melbourne 4 1 3 7 1–3 L3 342 350 97.71% 25.00% 10
9 Australia Tasmania (NT) 4 1 3 6 1–3 L2 308 335 91.94% 25.00% 9
10 Australia 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.[3][4]

Total Rounds
2 weeks

Total Games
19 games

Legend
  • (NT) New Team
  • (RC) Reigning Champion
  • Updated: 28 November 2021

References
  1. "NBL To Blitz Tassie, Victoria and New South Wales". National Basketball League | NBL. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. "Fans Get Sneak Peek in Blitz". National Basketball League | NBL. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. "Breakers vs Hawks Blitz Game Cancelled". National Basketball League | NBL. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. "Illawarra vs Sydney Blitz Game Cancelled". National Basketball League | NBL. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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