2020 NBL pre-season

Pre-season basketball

The pre-season of the 2020–21 NBL season, the 43rd season of Australia's National Basketball League, started on 13 November 2020 and concluded on 9 January 2021.[1][2]

## Games

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### Adelaide 36ers pre-season

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{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}} 13 November 2020 | Adelaide 36ers | 93–75 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

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19:00  | Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 15–20, 27–19, 25–21
NBL TV | Pts: Johnson 20
Rebs: Giddey 8
Asts: Giddey 6  | boxscore
broadcast
report | Pts: Drmic 17
Rebs: Harrison 9
Asts: Kendle 5  | Attendance: 3,556
Referees: Michael Aylen, Nathan Durant, Daniel Troy

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}} 15 November 2020 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–62 | Brisbane Bullets | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide

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13:30  | Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 21–15, 23–16, 14–15
NBL TV | Pts: Johnson 19
Rebs: Humphries 12
Asts: Giddey 7  | boxscore
broadcast
report | Pts: Sobey 14
Rebs: Froling 9
Asts: Sobey 4  | Attendance: 200
Referees: Michael Aylen, Nathan Durant, Daniel Troy

### Brisbane Bullets pre-season

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{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}} 18 December 2020 | Brisbane Bullets | 108–98 | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast

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19:00  | Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 27–16, 28–30, 23–17
NBL TV | Pts: Drmic 21
Rebs: Hodgson 10
Asts: Cadee, Sobey 7  | boxscore
broadcast
report | Pts: Creek 31
Rebs: Creek 7
Asts: Creek 4  | Attendance: 1,120
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Marc Mills, Alex McEwan

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}} 20 December 2020 | Brisbane Bullets | 102–100 | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast

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12:00  | Scoring by quarter: 36–34, 22–20, 14–23, 30–23
NBL TV | Pts: Froling 30
Rebs: Froling, Hodgson 9
Asts: Cadee 8  | boxscore
broadcast
report | Pts: Creek 29
Rebs: Creek 10
Asts: Adnam 6  | Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Marc Mills, Alex McEwan

### Cairns Taipans pre-season

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{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}} 31 December 2020 | Cairns Taipans | 81–97 | Melbourne United | Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns

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18:00  | Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 13–22, 20–31, 24–26
NBL TV | Pts: King 21
Rebs: Krslovic 7
Asts: Machado 6  | boxscore
broadcast
report | Pts: Goulding 17
Rebs: Landale 8
Asts: McCarron 5  | Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Alex McEwan, Jacqui Dover

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}} 9 January 2021 | Cairns Taipans | 96–88 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns

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18:00  | Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 15–18, 27–26, 28–22
NBL TV | Pts: Noi 22
Rebs: Oliver 11
Asts: Machado 8  | boxscore
broadcast
report | Pts: Sloan 24
Rebs: Johnson 10
Asts: Dillon 3  | Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Marc Mill, Alex McEwan, Jacqui Dover

### Perth Wildcats pre-season

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{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}} 15 December 2020 | Perth Wildcats | 91–83 | The Hawks | RAC Arena, Perth

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18:30  | Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 24–23, 22–22, 27–19
NBL TV | Pts: Cotton 25
Rebs: Mooney 7
Asts: Norton 4  | boxscore
broadcast
report | Pts: Jessup 24
Rebs: Deng 7
Asts: Adel, Naar, Harvey, Jessup 2  | Referees: Nico Fernandes, Craig Copes, Mark Grist

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}} 17 December 2020 | Perth Wildcats | 74–82 | The Hawks | Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth

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18:30  | Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 16–21, 16–22, 17–18
NBL TV | Pts: Mooney 19
Rebs: Mooney 13
Asts: Norton 5  | boxscore
broadcast
report | Pts: Harvey 18
Rebs: Ogilvy 7
Asts: Naar 5  | Referees: Nico Fernandes, Craig Copes, Mark Grist

### Sydney Kings pre-season

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{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}} 20 December 2020 | Sydney Kings | 98–89 | The Hawks | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 26–29, 29–17, 21–30
NBL TV | Pts: Bruce 14
Rebs: Moller 8
Asts: Ware 4  | boxscore
broadcast
report | Pts: Jessup 21
Rebs: Deng 9
Asts: Harvey 4  | Attendance: closed event
Referees: Haylee Cole, Logan Bilby, Simon Cosier

## Pre-season ladder

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2020–21 NBL pre-season ladder

Ladder | Information
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Pld. | W. | L. | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | For | Against | Pts % | Win %

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1  |  | Melbourne | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1–0  | W1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 97  | 81  | 119.75%  | 100.00%
2  |  | Sydney | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1–0  | W1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 98  | 89  | 110.11%  | 100.00%
3  |  | Adelaide | 3  | 2  | 1  | 2–1  | L1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 276  | 225  | 122.67%  | 66.67%
4  |  | Perth (RC) | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1–1  | L1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 165  | 165  | 100.00%  | 50.00%
5  |  | Cairns | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1–1  | W1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 177  | 185  | 95.68%  | 50.00%
6  |  | Brisbane | 4  | 2  | 2  | 2–2  | W2  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 347  | 378  | 91.80%  | 50.00%
7  |  | Illawarra | 3  | 1  | 2  | 1–2  | L1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 254  | 263  | 96.58%  | 33.33%
8  |  | S.E. Melbourne | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0–2  | L2  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 198  | 210  | 94.29%  | 0.00%

Total Rounds
5 weeks

Total Games
11 games

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Legend

* (RC) Reigning Champion

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* Updated: 9 January 2021

## References

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1. ^ "Hungry Jack's NBL Preseason Games". NBL.com.au. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
2. ^ "NBL preparations heat up with Adelaide to host pre-season games". SBS.com.au. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

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