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Adelaide beat Sydney in heated NBL grand final rematch

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 07:54 · Archive

Adelaide inflicted Sydney's first loss of the season in an NBL grand final rematch.

Adelaide defeated Sydney 84-78 on Sunday at the Afterpay Arena, inflicting the reigning champions' first loss of the season in a grand final rematch.

The match featured another heated clash between Bryce Cotton and Kendric Davis, the NBL's two best players. With 26 seconds remaining, they exchanged pushes and were both issued unsportsmanlike fouls. Davis had said during the week that there is 'no love between me and Bryce' and 'no love with me and Adelaide'. Cotton responded: 'That's his cross to carry, not mine.' After the altercation, Davis pointed to the gold NBL emblem on his singlet signifying Sydney's championship from last season, while Cotton held up six fingers to indicate his MVP awards.

Cotton edged the individual duel with 17 points and eight assists compared to Davis's 16 and seven. John Jenkins scored 20 points for Adelaide, whilst Xavier Cooks had 22 for Sydney. The pair clashed heatedly twice during last season's grand final series, which Sydney won 3-2. Sydney's offence faltered in the third quarter when they were held to 12 points, their lowest-scoring term of the season.

Adelaide beat Sydney in heated NBL grand final rematch
Image: The West Australian

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In this story: Bryce Cotton · Kendric Davis · Adelaide · Sydney · John Jenkins · Xavier Cooks

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