Entertaining and competitive game too.

Melbourne domestic standard players hooley and milner costing them in the 1st qtr. Piggy ref has 2 bad calls already inventing out of bounds calls.

It's the the playoffs so Melbourne chokers time

Arent the best refs supposed to be in the finals. How can none of them see the goal tending that should have been called

Looked like a goal tend to me too. How about a replay fox

Loe and Pledger not hitting set shots today. Their stretch offence has been very handy for making the most of mismatches and spacing.

Home cooking beginning to take its toll on nz

Illi is embarrassing Goulding.

Can we let the front court body up off the ball?

Nice to see Prather look confident on the shot.

Yep that's the worst call I've seen all season

Melbourne getting on top but Manu knows better then COTY

79-74

This one looks over

Sosa on Ware - before the shot? What is the rule now? Is it just that you have to have picked up the ball?

Both teams seem a bit flat in the last few minutes.

Crazy that you're allowed 2 steps and a layup as continuation

So Breakers don't want to stop the ball on the break? They have to do better on defence.

Just back home teams in the semis...
The referees in this league are nothing more than home town cheer leaders who cannot handle crowd pressure.

That is the difference between a professional league and a bush league like the NBL

NZ offence choked to a halt in the 2nd half

Hopefully NZ can learn another offense other than 2 on a side, 3 on a side before Monday.

NZ offence choked to a halt in the 2nd half

Melbourne defended very well, they are long and cram the paint. Goulding will need to lift though.

"Prices were jacked up- something like 30-40% above reg season

Top sections baseline were curtained off. I'm not sure what capacity is for remainder of stadium but the rest was essentially full "

It is going to be worse for the Grand Final, if Melbourne get through, considering games 1 and 3 are on Friday nights and that is when all VJBL games are being played. We have gone to every game all season, except two, both Friday nights. Shattered. Disappointed. Angry. All descriptive words that I should not be feeling right now.

I am in Melbourne on holiday and wanted to buy a ticket to the game, but didn't due to the cost. Now I read it wasn't even close to a sellout. I feel offended. What mismanagement.

"I feel offended"

Wut?

"I thought I read somewhere that Game 1 was Thursday March 15? "

If you're a member, check out the scenario email from late last week..


Melbourne go straight through to the 2018 NBL Grand Final Series! Games 1 and 3 will both be played in Melbourne, and go on sale together, with a further discount available for purchasing both games as a package.

Grand Final Game 1: Friday 16th March Tip off - TBC

Grand Final Game 3: Friday 23rd March Tip off - TBC

It's offensive they are getting 75% capacity for a finals game with two week leading due to incorrect costings.

How were the costings incorrect???

Yes Ware is a great shooter and penetrator but he is also a great faker and flopper and seems protected from push off fouls and travels.

Nowhere near a sellout (75% lol wow) means they failed at setting the pricing (not costing, wrong term). Fail.

Ware a flopper? lol. Okay.

Game 1 of the semis is ALWAYS a low turnout.

Even more reason not to jack up the prices then.

Today's game on sbs viceland live at 5.30