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On Saturday, Jason Spurgin became just the second player in NBL history to score his first career points in a Grand Final game. The first was Kyle Bowen for the Wildcats in game 3 of the 2019 series. #NBL26

@ASternWarning I reckon Patty Mills and Nate Jawai played for the Idaho Stampede as well as Mills playing for Sioux Falls Skyforce. Will McDowell-White also played for Rio Grande Vipers.

@nblfacts et al, would Will be the third indigenous player to play in the G League?

11-pts by Isaac White in Grand Final game 1 is the lowest total posted by a game high scorer in 36ers NBL history. Adelaide have played 1356 games in the NBL since 1982. Previous record was 12 by Ballinger, Carter & Winder in the same game vs Hawks in Oct 2010. #NBL26 #NBL

13181 in attendance tonight sets a new all-time NBL record for biggest crowd to view a 40-point thrashing. #NBL26

Tonight was reigning Larry Sengstock medallist Matthew Dellavedova's biggest ever win as a pro. (Played 656 games combined in NBA and NBL.) Biggest wins by Delly in career. 44 for Kings vs 36ers TONIGHT 43 for MIL vs POR in NBA Nov 2018 43 for Utd vs Cns in NBL Oct 24 #NBL26

Kendric Davis NBL career so far. 64 games played 40 wins 24 losses 1610 points 460 assists Bryce Cotton first 64 games in NBL. 38 wins 26 losses 1373 points 165 assists #NBL26 #NBL

Bryce Cotton is the first player to score over 100-pts in a three game finals series since 1992. Cotton 109 pts at 36.3ppg shooting vs SEM Phoenix (57.1% FG & 48.1% 3-pt) Last was Dwayne McClain (115pts for Kings vs Tigers in 1992) #NBL26 #NBL

Bryce Cotton's best scoring first halves in a finals game. 24 vs Phoenix SF game 1 2026 23 vs Phoenix SF game 3 TONIGHT 23 vs 36ers SF game 2 2018 22 vs United SF game 3 2025 (scored 19 vs Phoenix in Game 2 on Saturday) #NBL26

Today is the first time in 34 years we get to see a deciding finals game with opposing players averaging over 30ppg in the series. The only time that has happened was 1992 Semi-Finals when King Dwayne McClain (40.5ppg) went against Tigers Copeland (37.5) & Gaze (35.5) #NBL26

It's only a very small sample, but the SEM Phoenix may just be forming a pattern. The Phoenix have never yet won game 1 or game 3 of a finals series. The Phoenix have never lost a game 2 of a finals series. #NBL26 #NBL

Youngest Wildcats ever to score 20 in a finals game. 19-243 David Close 25-pts vs Tigers 1990 20-359 Martin Cattalini 23-pts vs Magic 1994 21-264 BEN HENSHALL 20-pts vs Kings 2026 22-036 Trevor Torrance 21-pts vs Giants 1988 22-051 James Harvey 24-pts vs Hawks 2001 #NBL26 #NBL

Scorigami history in the NBL tonight. There has never before been a game finish 89-75 in over 7900 NBL games played before today. There has been 139 times a team scored 89 in a win. There has been 518 games won by 14-points. But today was first time together. 🤓📊 #NBL26

Only Australian born players to score 40-points in a post season game. Nathan Sobey TODAY Chris Goulding 2025 John Rillie 2004 Andrew Gaze 1991, 1993, 2000 Darryl Pearce 1985 #NBL26 #NBL

Phoenix best ever comebacks to win. down 21 vs Adelaide round 21 2025, win by 10 at John Cain Arena down 18 vs Adelaide TODAY, win by 9 at John Cain Arena down 17 vs Adelaide round 21 2022, win by 3 at John Cain Arena down 16 vs Brisbane R9 in 2020, win by 15 away #NBL26

To this point in time, only two players in NBL history have posted back-to-back 40 point games in the playoffs. 1988 Tim Dillon for the Giants had 44 & 44 vs Wildcats in Semi-Finals 1990 Dave Colbert of Tigers had 42 & 52 vs Wildcats in Elim finals. #NBL26 #NBL

Kristian Doolittle's 27-points in the second half tonight is the highest ever scoring half by any Wildcats player in a 40-minute post season game. #NBL26

The Perth Wildcats have lost consecutive Semi-Finals games by 1-point. 2025 Game 3 at United lost 112-113 2026 Game 1 at Kings lost 104-105 #NBL26

Most 1-point losses by any team in any NBL season. 5 by Perth Wildcats THIS SEASON 4 by Perth Wildcats 1994 4 by NZ Breakers 2005 #NBL #NBL26

Most points by any player in their first finals game with any club. 45 -A Green for 36ers 85 42 -B Cotton for 36ers LAST NIGHT 41 -R Radliff for Bullets 84 38 -A Gaze for Tigers 89 36 -S Heal for S'cats 91 35 -KENDRIC DAVIS for Kings TONIGHT 34 -B Cotton Wildcats 17 #NBL26

It is pretty amazing that Warrick Giddey’s son is now top 20 all-time in NBA history. Stats are easier than ever to rack up in the NBA but matching Jordan in anything is incredible. #nbl26