The Nelson Giants' Matariki weekend couldn’t have gone better – going two-from-two on the road against the two top teams in the Sal’s National Basketball League.
After beating the Auckland Tuatara in Auckland on Friday, the Giants once again came from behind to beat the Hawkes’s Bay Hawkes in Napier 85-76 today.
The dual wins means the Mike Pero Nelson Giants are now clear at the top of the NBL table, two points ahead of Auckland and Hawke’s Bay.
And the Giants' latest win followed a similar pattern to the recent games: go behind early and then stage a stunning comeback in the second half to take the win.
Tonight the Giants turned over a 10 point deficit to win the game by nine points.
The Giants’ three imports – Jarrod West, Trey Mourning and Sam Thompson – each scored 18 points with Thompson also picking up 13 rebounds.
The Giants next game is against Taranaki this Saturday night, July 2 at the Trafalgar Centre.
1st quarter 24-22 Hawkes
HT: 49-43 Hawkes
3rd quarter 62-62
FT: 85-76 Giants.
You can read the match report from Friday night's game here.
