Melbourne United vs Southeast Melbourne Phoenix: NBL win in the playoffs, 90-79 victory in Sydney Olympic Park

Southeast Melbourne won 90-79, with 56 fouls and 68 free throws in total, far higher than the 40 and 32 in the two nights before the first game.

“We know that leading (Phoenix) in this game will lower their heads and attack. For me, it becomes a ridiculous thing. Who is better at creating contact, hitting people and rushing to the free throw line,” Wickman Angrily.

“I’m not sure if I have ever participated in a playoff game where the team reached 38 free throws. I don’t understand why we have to replace two referees in the middle of the series. This is completely different from the game we played the night before. We are Should we adapt to the referee in every game, or should we participate in a series of games that we know how the referee is going to play? I am disappointed.”

What is even more frustrating is that the star big man Joe Clanddale fouled in just 13 minutes. Wakeman believes that officials lack consistency in the way they call their stars.

“Jock fouled or anything else in 13 minutes. What he was asked for is not the same as the contact with other things that are happening. We need him on the court. I hope they watch this game and say they did something wrong. Some things because I believe they did something wrong,” he said.

In the locker room opposite, Phoenix coach Simon Mitchell chose the positive side, especially his team’s ability to withstand foul pressure.

“You have physically gifted athletes attacking the basket, there will be some contact, you must decide what you allow, what you don’t allow, and consistency,” Mitchell said.

“This is what you can hope for, and this is what I want to say. A lot of this game is mental. Being able to endure foul trouble is a problem that the team needs to overcome. Tonight we also got our due share, but I think we can cope very well.”

The series is now scheduled for the decisive third game on Tuesday night and will have a place in the finals.

“We know what will happen today. You only know that once you lose a game in the playoffs, your mentality will come back. We saw winning some loose balls and doing the ones that put us ahead the other night The absolute desire for hard things has declined. This is a big shock, but we are now in a position to fail or go home. We don’t want that; we want a chance to try to win this championship, so this will be a battle,” Wickman said.

The Southeast Melbourne Phoenix team maintained their vitality of the season, beating Melbourne United 90-79 at the Sydney Olympic Park, reversing the first game defeat and equalizing the NBL semi-final series 1-1.

The brave performance established the tiebreaker on Tuesday night and took a place in the finals.

Throughout the NBL 21 period, Manchester United star Jock Landale (Jock Landale) did not answer. This is an aggressive style that reappeared at both ends of the court and opened the door to Phoenix’s upset victory in the second game.

After scoring 26 points in the first game, the Phoenix’s intentions when talking about Langdale were obvious from the opening prompt. Every time he touches the ball on the offensive end, he will immediately double-team, and continue to attack his body on the other end of the floor. Langdale’s first basket dunks in the middle of the third quarter, foul trouble makes the big man from start to finish Very frustrated.

Langdale scored a dunk midway through the third quarter, and foul trouble made the big man very frustrated from start to finish.

For Langdale, the night got worse and worse. He was sent off after a quarrel with Yannick Wetzel at the basket with 5:55 left, and scored 76-72 for Manchester United. Played a classic game.

With just 27 points from 20 shots on Friday night, Melbourne’s southeast star combination Mitch Creek and Keifer Sykes came forward on Sunday. The offensive model was established early. The two scored 21 points in the first quarter, and 7 of the 9 field goal attempts during that period.

During this time, it was all Creek, and the individual turned a 77-77 game into an 86-77 lead with a 9-0 score. This is the old-fashioned Creek, three-pointers mixed with some old-fashioned bullies. Creek and Sykes each scored 26 points.

The microphone on the side of the court caught Crick telling Manchester United center Mason Pitlin at the last minute “we will see you in the third game.”

He will. The series started again.

Red hot jump

Scotty Hopson, Melbourne United’s substitute gunner, is in a hot state. After dropping 22 points in just 19 minutes on Friday night, the American-introduced player once again looked unstoppable offensively.

Hopson lost 19 points, leading Manchester United in scoring, 6 of 11 shots and 3 of 7 three-pointers. Nominated as a finalist for the Sixth Man of the Year Award last week, the energetic scorer burst into tears.

Brokhov’s struggle

In NBL 21, Ryan Broekhoff’s return to the game is difficult. The Olympic representative is struggling with various injuries, which prevents him from finding his own rhythm. After scoring only 8 points in the first game, Brookhoff scored 4 points in the second game.

Happy whistling official

This year, the faces of players and coaches from both camps are full of confusion and frustration. A total of 56 penalties were awarded and 68 free throws were awarded. Since both teams are defending physically, the officials did not accept the old adage of “let the players play.”

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