Overview

• Bryce Cotton scored 39 on 14-of-23 shooting with six assists and 6-of-9 from three in his Adelaide 36ers debut, the highest points haul by a 36ers debutant.
• Adelaide beat the Brisbane Bullets 87-80 at a sold-out Adelaide Entertainment Centre for the club's first season-opening victory in 10 years.
• Cairns defeated the Sydney Kings 77-74 at Qudos Bank Arena, led by Jack McVeigh's 24 points with Reyne Smith and Andrew Andrews adding 16 each.
• Sydney struggled from deep at 4-of-28, and Kendric Davis had 21 points on 9-of-27 shooting in his debut for the Kings.
• The Taipans survived a frantic finish after a Matthew Dellavedova steal and late chances for Kouat Noi, holding on despite multiple momentum swings.