NBL23: Round 13 vs Melbourne United at Nissan Arena

The Brisbane Bullets are back home for their first game of 2023 on New Years Day against Melbourne United.

Following an entertaining win in front of their vocal home crowd against Perth, on Tuesday night, the Bullets fought hard but were defeated by the 36ers in Adelaide on Thursday 87-84.

After string of games missing a big chunk of their line-up, last round saw the return of Tanner Krebs, Tyler Johnson and Gorjok Gak who each made a positive impact in their time on court.

GAME DETAILS

Brisbane Bullets vs Melbourne United

When: NEW YEARS DAY, Sunday 1 January, 3:00pm AEST

Where: Nissan Arena

Tickets Available: HERE

LAST TIME MATCHING UP

Last time these two teams met, down on numbers, Brisbane fought hard but just couldn’t match the full strength Melbourne line-up for the forty minutes.

Nathan Sobey put together another strong performance for the Bullets with 24 points including four triples. Jason Cadee also contributed 14 points and five assists. Gorjok Gak also enjoyed the matchup with 15 points and 7 rebounds, his best to date.

HUNGRY JACK'S NBL ROUND 10

MELBOURNE UNITED 104 (Tucker 20, Goulding 20, Lee 18)

BRISBANE BULLETS 88 (Sobey 24, Gak 15, Cadee 14) 

BOX SCORE 

KEY MATCH UP

TYLER JOHNSON VS CHRIS GOULDING

The two experienced sharp shooters both have the ability to have a big impact for their respective teams and can be lethal from beyond the arc.

Tyler Johnson is currently averaging 13.8 ppg and shooting 50% from the field. The 350+ game NBA veteran’s presence has been felt in his return from injury. His ability to get two feet in the paint and create for others is a great asset. Chris Goulding is averaging 16.1 ppg. Having just played his 400th NBL game, Goulding’s talent and experience makes him a tough guard for all teams.

ON THE RECORD

Following the Bullets away game against the 36ers on Hostplus Head Coach Greg Vanderjagt said, "I'm really proud of the group in the second game in three nights and being on the road.

"We got stomped on here last time as well but I'm disappointed obviously in the outcome because I thought we gave ourselves opportunities to win. 

"The players put themselves in positions of strength and we defended really, really well in the second half holding that team to 33 in the second half after giving up 54 in the first half,” Vanderjagt added.