2006–07 NBL season | ||||||||||
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League | National Basketball League | |||||||||
Season | 2006–07 | |||||||||
Dates | 20 September 2006 – 9 March 2007 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 12 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Australia: New Zealand: | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Season champions | Brisbane Bullets | |||||||||
Season MVP | Sam Mackinnon (Brisbane) | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Brisbane Bullets (3rd title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Melbourne Tigers | |||||||||
Semifinalists | Sydney Kings Cairns Taipans | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Sam Mackinnon (Brisbane) | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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NBL seasons | ||||||||||
The 2006–07 NBL season was the 29th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. For the first time, a team was established from outside the Australasian area, with the Singapore Slingers taking over the licence of the Hunter Pirates. A new franchise, the South Dragons, was established in Melbourne, taking the number of teams to twelve.
The Brisbane Bullets established a new NBL record of 21 straight wins, including 18 in the regular season.
The Blitz, which is the official pre-season tournament of the Philips Championship, was held in Coffs Harbour on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales from 8–10 September and featured all 12 NBL teams including the Dragons and Slingers, who were on show for the first time.
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Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grand final | ||||||||||||
A1 | Brisbane Bullets | 82 | ||||||||||||
B4 | Wollongong Hawks | 63 | ||||||||||||
Brisbane Bullets | 67 | |||||||||||||
Sydney Kings | 46 | |||||||||||||
B2 | Sydney Kings | 73 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Adelaide 36ers | 45 | ||||||||||||
Brisbane Bullets | 53 | |||||||||||||
Melbourne Tigers | 39 | |||||||||||||
B1 | Townsville Crocodiles | 50 | ||||||||||||
A4 | Melbourne Tigers | 73 | ||||||||||||
Melbourne Tigers | 67 | |||||||||||||
Perth Wildcats | 49 | |||||||||||||
A2 | Perth Wildcats (OT) | 63 | ||||||||||||
B3 | Cairns Taipans | 57 |
C. J. Bruton (Brisbane Bullets)
C. J. Bruton (Brisbane Bullets)
Cortez Groves (Wollongong Hawks)
Sam Mackinnon (Brisbane Bullets)
Darryl McDonald (Melbourne Tigers)
The 2006-07 Regular Season will take place over 21 Rounds between 20 September 2006 and 11 February 2007.
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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20 September 2006 | Singapore Slingers | 98–91 | Adelaide 36ers | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 4,212 | boxscore |
22 September 2006 | Townsville Crocodiles | 117–103 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,715 | boxscore |
22 September 2006 | Perth Wildcats | 94–82 | Singapore Slingers | Challenge Stadium | 3,000 | boxscore |
23 September 2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 94–86 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,820 | boxscore |
24 September 2006 | Sydney Kings | 109–100 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,313 | boxscore |
24 September 2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 85–89 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,620 | boxscore |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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26 September 2006 | New Zealand Breakers | 112–106 | South Dragons | North Shore Events Centre | 3,433 | boxscore |
27 September 2006 | Singapore Slingers | 100–109 | Perth Wildcats | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 1,900 | boxscore |
27 September 2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 115–122 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | 3,980 | boxscore |
29 September 2006 | Cairns Taipans | 103–101 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
29 September 2006 | Perth Wildcats | 119–84 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 4,132 | boxscore |
29 September 2006 | Sydney Kings | 109–83 | South Dragons | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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3/10/2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 98–85 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,380 | boxscore |
4/10/2006 | Perth Wildcats | 117–107 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 4,200 | boxscore |
4/10/2006 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 84–101 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | 2,354 | boxscore |
5/10/2006 | New Zealand Breakers | 94–99 | Sydney Kings | North Shore Events Centre | 1,911 | boxscore |
6/10/2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 103–113 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 4,421 | boxscore |
7/10/2006 | Townsville Crocodiles | 108–102 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,722 | boxscore |
8/10/2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 101–108 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,879 | boxscore |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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25 October 2006 | Perth Wildcats | 99–97 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 4,282 | boxscore |
25 October 2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 103–88 | South Dragons | Adelaide Arena | 3,896 | boxscore |
26 October 2006 | Singapore Slingers | 98–102 | Cairns Taipans | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 1,500 | boxscore |
26 October 2006 | New Zealand Breakers | 126–127 | Townsville Crocodiles | North Shore Events Centre | N/A | boxscore |
28 October 2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 98–83 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,898 | boxscore |
28 October 2006 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 103–105 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | 2,687 | boxscore |
29 October 2006 | South Dragons | 96–86 | Cairns Taipans | Ballarat Stadium | 2,000 | boxscore |
29 October 2006 | Singapore Slingers | 83–90 | Sydney Kings | Singapore Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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6/11/2006 | South Dragons | 113–92 | Sydney Kings | Vodafone Arena | 3,851 | boxscore |
8/11/2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 104–85 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,200 | boxscore |
10/11/2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 95–116 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | 4,721 | boxscore |
11/11/2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 111–102 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,220 | boxscore |
11/11/2006 | Perth Wildcats | 90–81 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 4,350 | boxscore |
11/11/2006 | Cairns Taipans | 113–99 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
11/11/2006 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 121–126 | Illawarra Hawks | Bridgecoast Stadium | 1,000 | boxscore |
11/11/2006 | South Dragons | 121–110 | Townsville Crocodiles | Vodafone Arena | 3,861 | boxscore |
12/11/2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 116–95 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,283 | boxscore |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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15 November 2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 110–102 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | 2,615 | boxscore |
16 November 2006 | New Zealand Breakers | 88–109 | Sydney Kings | North Shore Events Centre | N/A | boxscore |
17 November 2006 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 80–115 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
18 November 2006 | Cairns Taipans | 88–94 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
18 November 2006 | Sydney Kings | 92–88 | South Dragons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,544 | boxscore |
18 November 2006 | Townsville Crocodiles | 117–96 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,468 | boxscore |
18 November 2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 105–86 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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22 November 2006 | Cairns Taipans | 122–119 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,358 | boxscore |
22 November 2006 | South Dragons | 115–104 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Vodafone Arena | 3,017 | boxscore |
22 November 2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 101–92 | Illawarra Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,380 | boxscore |
23 November 2006 | New Zealand Breakers | 110–101 | Adelaide 36ers | North Shore Events Centre | 1,312 | boxscore |
23 November 2006 | Sydney Kings | 80–67 | Perth Wildcats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
24 November 2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 100–85 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
24 November 2006 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104–105 | South Dragons | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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6/12/2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 106–92 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,865 | boxscore |
7/12/2006 | New Zealand Breakers | 113–106 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | 1,685 | boxscore |
8/12/2006 | Townsville Crocodiles | 115–102 | South Dragons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,484 | boxscore |
8/12/2006 | Sydney Kings | 97–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
9/12/2006 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 90–93 | Sydney Kings | Sydney SuperDome | N/A | boxscore |
9/12/2006 | Cairns Taipans | 126–100 | South Dragons | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
10/12/2006 | Perth Wildcats | 102–80 | New Zealand Breakers | Challenge Stadium | 4,400 | boxscore |
10/12/2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 84–110 | Singapore Slingers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,410 | boxscore |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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13 December 2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 107–90 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | 4,427 | boxscore |
13 December 2006 | Singapore Slingers | 111–94 | New Zealand Breakers | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 3,000 | boxscore |
15 December 2006 | Sydney Kings | 68–93 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | 2,400 | boxscore |
16 December 2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 102–100 | Singapore Slingers | Adelaide Arena | 4,072 | boxscore |
16 December 2006 | Townsville Crocodiles | 118–92 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,432 | boxscore |
16 December 2006 | South Dragons | 117–109 | New Zealand Breakers | Vodafone Arena | 4,201 | boxscore |
17 December 2006 | Perth Wildcats | 113–85 | Illawarra Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 3,700 | boxscore |
17 December 2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 119–117 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,653 | boxscore |
17 December 2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 110–101 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 3,051 | boxscore |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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20 December 2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 108–101 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,420 | boxscore |
20 December 2006 | Singapore Slingers | 115–93 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Singapore Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
20 December 2006 | South Dragons | 94–126 | Brisbane Bullets | Vodafone Arena | 3,588 | boxscore |
21 December 2006 | New Zealand Breakers | 95–111 | Townsville Crocodiles | North Shore Events Centre | 3,024 | boxscore |
22 December 2006 | Cairns Taipans | 91–72 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
23 December 2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 102–107 | South Dragons | Adelaide Arena | 5,151 | boxscore |
23 December 2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 99–84 | West Sydney Razorbacks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,512 | boxscore |
23 December 2006 | Perth Wildcats | 113–94 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 4,300 | boxscore |
23 December 2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 137–97 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,386 | boxscore |
Pos | 2006–07 NBL season
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Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
1 | Brisbane Bullets | 33 | 28 | 5 | 84.85% | 5–0 | W18 | 16–1 | 12–4 | 3804 | 3326 | 114.37% |
2 | Melbourne Tigers | 33 | 25 | 8 | 75.76% | 4–1 | W3 | 15–2 | 10–6 | 3453 | 3228 | 106.97% |
3 | Perth Wildcats | 33 | 23 | 10 | 69.70% | 2–3 | W1 | 14–3 | 8–8 | 3331 | 3113 | 107.00% |
4 | Sydney Kings | 33 | 20 | 13 | 60.61% | 3–2 | W1 | 14–2 | 6–11 | 3236 | 3119 | 103.75% |
5 | Townsville Crocodiles | 33 | 19 | 14 | 57.58% | 2–3 | L1 | 13–4 | 6–10 | 3626 | 3516 | 103.13% |
6 | Cairns Taipans | 33 | 17 | 16 | 51.52% | 2–3 | L2 | 11–6 | 5–11 | 3292 | 3284 | 100.24% |
7 | South Dragons | 33 | 15 | 18 | 45.45% | 2–3 | W1 | 8–8 | 7–10 | 3418 | 3514 | 97.27% |
8 | Singapore Slingers | 33 | 13 | 20 | 39.39% | 3–2 | L2 | 9–7 | 4–13 | 3297 | 3435 | 95.98% |
9 | Wollongong Hawks1 2 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 33.33% | 1–4 | L1 | 6–11 | 5–11 | 3237 | 3395 | 95.35% |
10 | New Zealand Breakers1 2 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 33.33% | 2–3 | L1 | 9–7 | 2–15 | 3382 | 3538 | 95.59% |
11 | Adelaide 36ers1 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 33.33% | 1–4 | W1 | 7–9 | 4–13 | 3326 | 3555 | 93.56% |
12 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 33 | 5 | 28 | 15.15% | 2–3 | W1 | 4–12 | 1–16 | 3221 | 3600 | 89.47% |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 February 2007. Source: NBL.com.au
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
13-way Head-to-Head between Wollongong Hawks (4-2), New Zealand Breakers (4-2) and Adelaide 36ers (1-5).
2Wollongong Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-1).
Elimination Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Brisbane Bullets | 91 | 93 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Sydney Kings | 122 | 4 | Sydney Kings | 84 | 86 | X | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Townsville Crocodiles | 106 | 5 | Townsville Crocodiles | 89 | 1 | Brisbane Bullets | 98 | 91 | 113 | 103 | X | ||||||||||||
8 | Singapore Slingers | 93 | 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 95 | 105 | 93 | 94 | X | |||||||||||||||
2 | Melbourne Tigers | 100 | 95 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Perth Wildcats | 78 | 6 | Cairns Taipans | 87 | 87 | X | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Cairns Taipans | 118 | 6 | Cairns Taipans | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | South Dragons | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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14 February 2007 | Townsville Crocodiles | 106–93 | Singapore Slingers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,964 | boxscore |
15 February 2007 | Cairns Taipans | 118–97 | South Dragons | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,006 | boxscore |
16 February 2007 | Sydney Kings | 122–89 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,178 | boxscore |
17 February 2007 | Perth Wildcats | 78–82 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | 4,400 | boxscore |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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20 February 2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 91–84 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 5,388 | boxscore |
21 February 2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 100–87 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,839 | boxscore |
22 February 2007 | Sydney Kings | 86–93 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,368 | boxscore |
23 February 2007 | Cairns Taipans | 87–95 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,343 | boxscore |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
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2/03/2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 98–95 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 7,291 | boxscore |
4/03/2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 105–91 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
7/03/2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 113–93 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 7,539 | boxscore |
9/03/2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 94–103 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
25 November 2006 |
Aussie All Stars | 133–136 | World All Stars |
Scoring by quarter: 34–34, 38–34, 30–26, 34–39 | ||
Pts: Anstey30 Rebs: Pepper9 Asts: Bruton, McDonald11 |
Pts: Farley25 Rebs: Tucker13 Asts: Tucker9 | |
World All Stars win, 136–133 |
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide |
Name | Club | Position |
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Nick Horvath | Adelaide 36ers | Power forward |
Carlos Powell | New Zealand Breakers | Forward |
Mike Helms | Singapore Slingers | Guard |
Dave Thomas | Melbourne Tigers | Forward |
Kevin Owens | Cairns Taipans | Centre |
# | Player | Team |
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PG | Dave Thomas[4] | Melbourne Tigers |
SG | Sam Mackinnon | Brisbane Bullets |
SF | Martin Cattalini | Cairns Taipans |
PF | Carlos Powell | New Zealand Breakers |
C | Chris Anstey | Melbourne Tigers |