Hostilities in the psychological war between the Cairns Taipans and New Zealand Breakers have well and truly broken out ahead of Friday night’s sold-out sudden death Game Three of the iiNet National Basketball League Grand Final series.Taipans’ shooting guard Phill Jones, one of two Kiwis on the Cairns roster who will look to deny New Zealand their first-ever NBL championship title, has boldly predicted that the Breakers will face a whole new level of pressure when they take the court for the series decider at the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland on Friday.
The Breakers were the minor premiers with the best record in the league, and will enter Game Three as the heavy favourites with Centre bet listing them at $1.18 to win the decider, compared to $4.80 for Cairns. Jones says there are huge expectations on the Breakers to deliver New Zealand their first ever Australian professional league title.
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