On Saturday, the upcoming match of Australian Basketball League 2021 is going to be played on WIN Entertainment Centre in Australia. The two teams scheduled for this face-off on May 15 are Illawarra Hawks and New Zealand Breakers. Illawarra Hawks is joining this match after a victory while New Zealand Breakers is coming after facing a defeat. The competition between TH and NZB is going to begin at 03:30 PM, as per IST.
TH vs NZB Match Details
- Australian Basketball League 2021
- Illawarra Hawks vs New Zealand Breakers
- May 15, 2021 (Saturday)
- Kick-Off at 03:30 PM IST
- WIN Entertainment Centre, Australia (Venue)
Illawarra Hawks vs New Zealand Breakers Preview
After bagging a victory in their last match, the team Illawarra Hawks (TH) is now joining another combat on Saturday. So far, Illawarra Hawks has participated in 28 matches in this on-going tournament, in which the team has gained success and loss in same number of matches i.e. 14 each. Their overall form in the league has made Illawarra Hawks to sit at the fourth spot in the team standings. In their last match on May 11, Illawarra Hawks has participated against Adelaide and in that face-off TH has gained a victory by 71-66 scores.
In the meantime, the team New Zealand Breakers (NZB) has lost their previous match before coming to this face-off against TH. As of now, the team New Zealand Breakers is placed at the 8th spot in the point table of the league. New Zealand Breakers has played 28 face-offs in total and out of these they were victorious in only nine matches with 10 defeats as well. The last match of New Zealand Breakers was played on May 12 against their rival team South East Melbourne. In that match, the team NZB has faced loss by 91-82 scores.
TH vs NZB Team Squads
Illawarra Hawks Squads
Samson Froling, Akoldah Gak, A.J. Ogilvy, Justin Simon, Isaac White, Justinian Jessup, Cameron Bairstow, Maxwell Darling, Deng Deng, Daniel Grida, Tyler Harvey, Emmett Naar, Deng Adel
New Zealand Breakers Squads
Jarrad Weeks, Kyrin Galloway, Thomas Abercrombie, Colton Iverson, Terry Li, Corey Webster, Tai Webster, Taine Murray, Rasmus Bach, Finn Delany, Daniel Trist, Robert Loe, Lamar Patterson
Probable Lineups
Team TH: Sam Froling, Andrew Ogilvy, Justinian Jessup, Tyler Harvey, Emmett Naar
Team NZB: Colton Iverson, Tai Webster, Thomas Abercrombie, Finn Delany, Lamar Patterson
TH vs NZB: Key Players & Winner Prediction
As of now, the current form of both TH and NZB is out of track, which the teams to stabilise as soon as they can. However, Illawarra Hawks has shown improvement after getting two back-to-back wins and have the potential to improve more. They have won two matches from their current face-offs (WWLLL) while New Zealand Breakers has won only one from the recently five games (LLLWL). The recent form of NZB is not improving while Illawarra Hawks is getting on track, so it is highly possible that TH might get success in this upcoming combat on Saturday.
The team Illawarra Hawks (TH) consist of some ranking players in their squads which should be among your top picks while creating your fantasy or dream11 team. Such players from the team TH include Sam Froling, Andrew Ogilvy, and Tyler Harvey. On the other hand, some key performers from the team New Zealand Breakers (NZB) consist of Colton Iverson, Thomas Abercrombie, and Finn Delany.
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