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It was hoped Shane Temara would return from his ankle injury soon and his presence would be a boost when the Jets host the Auckland Huskies on Sunday. While it still looks to be a rough road to finish the year, if they can reproduce the performance from the Rams game in their last four games of the season, they will be more than competitive. Guard Daishon Knight led the way in both games at the weekend, but he went big against the Rams with a triple double, scoring 30 points to go with 16 rebounds and 11 assists. Nikau McCullough put in his best performance, scoring a career-high 25 point...

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The best plays of an exciting round 3 in the Sal's NBL. Excellent shooting from American imports Hunter Hale and Donte Ingram lifted the Nelson Giants to an emphatic 91-79 win over the Canterbury Rams and ended their three-match losing streak in the National Basketball League (NBL). The Giants’ dominant second quarter, with Hale's match-leading 37 points, improved their season record to 2-3 at Nelson’s Trafalgar Centre on Thursday night. The Rams, however, who were title contenders at the start of the season, slumped to an identical 2-3 record after their run of two wins came to an abru...

Canterbury’s win lifts them to 2-2, having dropped their opening two games of the season away from home. Taylor was red-hot in the final quarter, scoring 16 straight points as the Rams fought back after trailing 65-60 heading into the term. He netted 19 fourth quarter points and finished with 31 for the game, to go along with eight rebounds and seven assists. Shane Wenzlick/Photosport Brook Ruscoe did it all for the Auckland Huskies on Friday against the Canterbury Rams. Centre Jack Salt was also instrumental for the Rams, having a busy double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Tayl...