The Sydney Kings have received the 2022/23 NBL title by defeating the New Zealand Breakers 77-69 within the fifth and closing recreation of the championship sequence at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena.
In entrance of the most important NBL crowd in historical past – 18,124 – NBA-bound ahead Xavier Cooks had his greatest recreation of the sequence to assist the Kings combat again from 12 factors down within the first half.
The victory confirms a dynasty for the Kings, who’ve now received back-to-back titles in Chase Buford’s first two seasons as coach regardless of important roster adjustments within the low season.
Sydney’s fifth NBL title comes after one of many closest championship sequence in NBL historical past – it marked solely the fifth time a best-of-five sequence had been taken to 5 video games, and the second time since 1997 the workforce that misplaced recreation one went on to clinch the trophy.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
