{"id":1826,"date":"2026-04-05T23:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/sydney-kings-beat-adelaide-36ers-113-101-in-nbl-finals-game-five-overtime-break-championship-trophy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T23:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:50:14","slug":"sydney-kings-beat-adelaide-36ers-113-101-in-nbl-finals-game-five-overtime-break-championship-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/sydney-kings-beat-adelaide-36ers-113-101-in-nbl-finals-game-five-overtime-break-championship-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Kings beat Adelaide 36ers 113-101 in NBL Finals game five overtime, break championship trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Sydney Kings have won their sixth NBL title with a dramatic 113-101 overtime defeat of the Adelaide 36ers in the decisive fifth game of the championship series.<\/p>\n

Superstar Kings guard Kendric Davis starred with 35 points and 14 assists in front of an all-time NBL record crowd of 18,589 fans in Sydney on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n

It was no surprise when Davis was named championship series MVP.<\/p>\n

Bryce Cotton led the 36ers with 35 points of his own in the final chapter of his fiery tit-for-tat with rival point guard Davis that had defined the gripping series.<\/p>\n

The Sixers took a seven-point lead into the final change and were up by six with two minutes and 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter, but then Davis took over with 14 of Sydney’s last 27 points to cap his stunning finals series.<\/p>\n

The Kings, celebrating their third title in the past five seasons, were so overjoyed that they accidentally broke the champions’ trophy.<\/p>\n

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The Kings’ celebrations knocked the figurines off th top of the NBL champions’ trophy. (Supplied: Kayo<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

As captain Xavier Cooks raised it aloft and leapt up and down on the stage, figurines of two players attached to the top fell off and broke apart.<\/p>\n

While the Kings celebrated with three separate pieces of silverware, the 36ers were left to rue a golden chance to win their first title since 2002.<\/p>\n

Maintaining their advantage for most of the game, the 36ers still led by two when Davis slotted from under the basket in the final 30 seconds.<\/p>\n

Davis missed a long-range jumper after that, but a Tim Soares putback tied the scores at 95-95 with six seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

On the final possession of regulation time, Cotton drove to the basket but could not snatch victory for the Sixers with his last-second shot as he had done to win game two.<\/p>\n

Davis once again set the tone in overtime, stealing from Cotton in the opening exchanges and adding seven points in the five-minute period.<\/p>\n

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Kendric Davis scored 14 of his 35 points after the Kings fell six points behind with 2:29 left in regulation. (Getty Images: Darrian Traynor<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

When Makuach Maluach stole from Cotton and streaked away for a one-handed dunk in the final minute, the Kings had a game-high 13-point lead and were in sight of victory.<\/p>\n

The win marks the Kings’ first championship since their legendary former coach Brian Goorjian returned with a mandate to revitalise the glamour club last season.<\/p>\n

The Kings had been fancied to win the championship for much of the season, especially after a record-breaking 44-point game-one win this series.<\/p>\n

But the 36ers clawed back to twice level the series, only to have their hearts broken on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n

Look back at how game five unfolded in our live blog.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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