WEEK ONE RESULTS
SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks def Mike Pero Nelson Giants 96-58
Wellington Saints def Taylor Hawks 107-84
James Blond Super City Rangers def Canterbury Rams 114-107
Taranaki Mountainairs def Mike Pero Nelson Giants 93-76
Canterbury Rams def Taylor Hawks 99-87 (OT)
WEEK ONE STANDINGS
GAME RECAPS
Sharks v Giants
A healthy dilemma for Southland Sharks coach Judd Flavell has got a touch more intense following their opening 2017 National Basketball League win over the Nelson Giants in Invercargill. <read more> <box score>
Saints v Hawks
Make that two blowouts in the first two NBL games. A day after the Southland Sharks opened the season by destroying the Nelson Giants, the stacked Wellington Saints got their season off to a flying start, thrashing the Bay Hawks 107-84. <read more> <box score>
Rangers v Rams
Lindsay Tait called his Super City Rangers team "pretty light" right now, but a heavyweight contribution from their veteran point guard was crucial in a quality season-opening NBL victory over the Canterbury Rams in west Auckland. <read more> <box score>
Mountainairs v Giants
You could make a case that Alan McAughtry got the response he was looking for. But his first win as Nelson Giants coach? Well, that will have to wait as they fell 93-76 to the Taranaki Mountain Airs on the back of another poor defensive effort at the Trafalgar Centre on Saturday. <read more> <box score>
Rams v Hawks
Canterbury Rams' coach Mark Dickel believes they've found a gem in American point guard Jeremy Kendle. The 29-year-old Indiana native made a sparkling start to the National Basketball League season as the Rams split their away double-header. <read more> <box score>
