Being an afternoon game tips the balance towards the Cats over the nightly 36ers.
(That plus Terrico being back in action)

Sixers seem to always rise for the occasion in Perth. Except Grand Finals....

Griffin to foul out under 3 mins

Can anyone tell me what is on Dario Hunt's shoulders? Does he need help?

Not sure Adelaide has shot enough freethrows...

Yeh funny that when one team fouls the other when they are shooting, free throws are the result

Funny how it seems ok at the other end...

FT difference really has nothing to do with anything anyway. It's more that J feels any game involving Perth should be reffed by himself and two clones of Trevor Gleeson.

Is Shaun Livingstone playing or did he not get cleared in time?

You can just tell how much Gaze loves working with Corey on commentary.

Wow Marcus Timmons being interviewed. The forgotten man.

Great D by the Sixers. Doubling Cotton and making him work exceptionally hard is working a treat. Drmic's D in particular has been top class.

Angus

It's a contrast in every way.

Just makes Gaze look great. Probably exactly what he needs this season. Maybe he’s paying Corey’s salary just so he looks good.

Gaze (excluding coach Gaze) is just about universally loved in Australia.

Wortho sitting on Sixers bench in Sixers polo.

Did I see Worthington on the Sixers bench earlier?

Lol looks like I didn't dream it! Thanks Z

Oh 36ers trying to throw the game away and Griffin still acts dumb

Here come the bullshit calls to try and get Perth back in it.

Do plain dumb things on offence? Check, give away offensive rebounds? Check. Give the other team a good opportunity to win? Check

At that point it went from 27 to 11 with half a quarter to go

Wagstaff missed his retirement window.

Some how refs reward his dumb shit, therefore it is there week in week out.

Trevor Gleeson should have T'd out of the game. Complaining about the USF just shows very poor rule knowledge. If they ask dumb questions, just throw them out

Just like Cairns a few weeks ago, sixers showed that teams aren't afraid of the jungle anymore. Completely outplayed us. Ref's not the reason we lost, us not hitting our free throws was a big reason.

Gleeson decided to abandon any form of set play both inside and out. Sitting in the stands it seemed everything was a contested 2 or hoping to get bailed out. If Hunt isn't in Gleeson playbook he needs to go.

Again well done Sixers, to good today. I'm not looking forward to seeing what the Kings do to us on Friday.

Perth Arrogant - Sydney is buying a title ?

DJ really deserves a tonne of credit for a monster game. 29 points at 69% and 17 boards against a team always noted for its defence in a place that is notoriously hard to win is an effort that deserves a little more love on here.

His detractors are always quick to point out his failings when he has a bad game but he doesn't get enough credit for how good he’s been offensively over a long career.

DJ was huge and on top early. Absolutely brilliant game

He certainly schooled us today.
That was quite the arse-kicking.

Wagstaff missed his retirement window.

Confirmed: Drmic gains all his power from his goatee.

Probably the best game I've seen DJ play hopefully Kupchak liked what he saw last week and is keeping tabs on him ;)

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WTF did I just witness?

I feel like I should be burning something and putting it in a little urn...

Dario is a horrible setter of screens.

It's got to be affecting Cotton - he hasn't had one good pick set for him all season.

They were visibly arguing at the start of the second half.

Just the annual sky is falling moment for Perth. They'll drop some games and the rest of the league will flirt with the idea of Perth missing the top 4, before they power off a run of wins and end up playing Finals basketball.

But they have less talen this year. Cant keep doing this if you dont replenish your stocks.

Adelaide can be so up-and-down, even within the same game. I was half expecting a third/fourth quarter fade where they can't hit the backside of a barn, but surprisingly they held it together. Good to see them pushing the pace, and driving hard at the cup. That’s where they’ve been most successful in the past. I think it probably helps having Moore off the bench as a scorer to break up those Teys/White combination. Perth just seemed really lethargic.

People mock Adelaide for good reason. As good as they have been last 2 games, losses to Brisbane, choking against the Kings fading out at home against the cats previously is what the negative feedback has been born from. It's been warranted.

Perth lost there two most important coaches in Nielsen and Forde, and Trev's like all business as usual I'm good enough on my own.

Sorry I called Sixers being in top 4 way back. They are the real deal.... Will you guys not learn it's how you build towards end of season that matters. Sixers are building... Are hard working no frill.. you can see clearly now the fragility in Perth United. May just hang onto finals spot if can get wins at home. Won't matter. United are the weakest - Sixers to leap frog.

Wright has the 36ers punching above their weight. I think Cairns are punching above theirs too though.

I think Adelaide are one of the bubble teams, along with SEM, to make the Top 4. Brisbane have been far too inconsistent for me, and as much as I'm loving seeing Cairns succeed, it’s going to take a few more weeks to convince me they are for real, but that could very well happen. Perth I’m not worried about. They’re always going to have a unique home court advantage (despite yesterday’s form), and just need all their starting 5 firing. Big game experience counts for a lot.

Agree, SEM or Adelaide for the #4 spot. Melbourne are too strong offensively to not finish top 3, with Syd/Per/Melbourne making up the top 3 in some sort of order. SEM with Tai I think get the edge over Adelaide overall, but I haven't heard any projections of when he is due back in awhile, and without him they are a bit too perimeter focused.