Sydney KingsKingsSYD

24-9

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Kings SYD	18	35	18	27	98
Hawks HWK	14	18	18	21	71

Illawarra HawksHawksHWK

13-20

Sydney Kings @ Illawarra Hawks

Sydney Kings deliver big blow to NBL reigning champions

Illawarra coach Justin Tatum has suffered his first loss to Sydney, with the Hawks comprehensively outplayed by their NBL arch-rivals in a thumping 98-71 defeat.

Nov 16, 2025, 07:02 am - AAP

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Matchups

SYD

SYD leads season

1-0

HWK

Game 1@ HWK

Final

108

Game 2@ SYD

Final

122

Game 3@ SYD

Final

104

120

Game 4@ HWK

Final

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Sydney	8	3	.727	-	W3
Tasmania	8	3	.727	-	W2
Melbourne	7	5	.583	1.5	W4
Cairns	7	6	.538	2	W1
Adelaide	6	6	.500	2.5	W1
Brisbane	6	6	.500	2.5	L1
Perth	5	6	.455	3	L4
Illawarra	5	9	.357	4.5	W1
South East Melbourne	4	8	.333	4.5	L3
New Zealand	4	8	.333	4.5	L5

NBL News

Hawks edge Phoenix in high-scoring contest

The Illawarra Hawks open their NBL Ignite Cup campaign with a strong road win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix.

18h

Hawks' offence ignites against free-falling Phoenix

The Illawarra Hawks have launched an all-out attack to stun the South East Melbourne Phoenix and lift themselves off the bottom of the NBL ladder.

17h

Dash Daniels hits elite corner three

Nathan Sobey finds NBL Next Star Dash Daniels for a three-pointer for South East Melbourne.

19h

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