The Adelaide 36ers have made history, becoming the first NBL team to claim a win against an NBA side as they took down the Phoenix Suns by 10 points.
NBL fans would have recognised a few faces on the Phoenix Suns lineup - Jock Landale played 22 minutes, the 2021 Melbourne United Finals MVP facing off against former teammate McCarron. Adelaide started strong against the Suns and then didn’t let up, leading at the end of all four periods en route to a 134 - 124 victory. The Adelaide 36ers have made history, becoming the first NBL team to claim a win against an NBA side as they took down the Phoenix Suns by 10 points.
PHOENIX — Well, take what you want from it, but the Phoenix Suns' 134-124 loss to the National Basketball League's (NBL) Adelaide 36ers on Sunday in the ...
I thought they played like this was the game of their lives and they did play the game of their lives. Bridges and Devin Booker spent much more time bringing it up, and Bridges was taking his own defensive rebounds up the court to start possessions. Bridges and Cam Johnson were both properly aggressive off the dribble. Sunday provided a preview of the lack of offensive creation those units present. It’s unacceptable but at the same time we’re just getting back and we’re trying to polish up some things to get ourselves better.” Landale, an Aussie, has what most of those guys have when it comes to physicality around the basket that borders on annoying for the opponents. He said it is more of the latter. Its biggest lead was six points and it was the first time a NBA team has lost to a NBL team. 14 seed from the NCAA Tournament that began indicating it was going to pose a serious threat to its opposition with the amount of “we’ll take that” shotmaking it executed. Phoenix’s opening lineup couldn’t quite get it there but came out for the night down three with 4:29 to go in the third quarter. “They made some tough shots off the dribble from 3 and at the basket. The 36ers knocked down a handful of off-the-dribble 3s but also got a few free ones around the rim and free throw line thanks to some suboptimal defensive rotations from Phoenix.
The Phoenix Suns fell 134-124 to the NBL's Adelaide 36ers in stunning fashion during their preseason game on Sunday.
envisioned to start the new campaign after bouncing out of the playoffs in disappointing fashion. The 36ers jumped out to a 33-28 lead after one quarter but hit the gas in the second. Guard Antonius Cleveland added 22 points on 3-for-4 shooting from distance, as the 36ers shot a combined 55.8% from deep on 43 attempts.
The Phoenix Suns lost their preseason opener to a hot-shooting Adelaide 36ers team from Australia's National Basketball League 134-124 on Sunday night.
[Chris Paul](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2779/chris-paul) had 12 assists for the Suns, while [Mitch McCarron](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3081077/mitch-mccarron) had 16 assists for Adelaide. [Devin Booker](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3136193/devin-booker) had 13 points. "Once they made a few [3s] in the first quarter, I didn't think we had awareness that these guys would keep making shots." Adelaide built the first-half lead to as many as 16 by hitting 10 of its first 17 3-pointers. Current Mavs superstar [Luka Doncic](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3945274/luka-doncic) played on that Real Madrid team, scoring 3 points in his squad's 142-137 overtime victory against OKC. "Just didn't give them the respect that they deserve as a pro team," Suns coach Monty Williams said.
The Phoenix Suns became the first team since 2015 to lose to a non-NBA team, prompting fans to react on Twitter.
So, does this mean that the Suns are doomed after this humiliating loss in the preseason? After this info went viral, fans started to roast the Suns even more. [October 3, 2022] since Fenerbahce beat Brooklyn in October 2015: The Suns’ preseason loss to the 36ers marked the first time that an NBA team lost to a non-NBA team in the preseason since 2015. Instead, the Australian squad brought the pain to Phoenix,
Adelaide 36ers coach C.J. Bruton compared their matchup Sunday against Phoenix to the Rocky movies when the underdog southpaw from Philadelphia faced Apollo ...
The Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League beat the Phoenix Suns 134-124 in their pre-season opener.
The 36ers became the first team from the NBL to defeat an NBA team after knocking off the Suns in Phoenix.