Author: Taylor Hawks

MANAWATU JETS END THE IMS PAYROLL HAWKS STREAK

MANAWATU JETS END THE IMS PAYROLL HAWKS STREAK

The Breakers Manawatu Jets have ended the IMS Payroll Hawks eight game winning streak with a 88-84 win.

Small forward, Paul Jones starred for the Jets with a game high 29 points, scoring 12 in the final quarter to help his side hold off a Hawks furious finish.

The Bay trailed by 11 with under four minutes to go, but were able to close to within three and had an opportunity to tie the ball game with 20 seconds remaining.

The Hawks wound down the clock, but instead of going for a three, Paora Winitana missed a driving two pointer which then lead to a foul on Jones with seconds left.

Jones slotted the first to make it a four point game and then missed the second to prevent the Hawks from getting a decent shot up.

Nick Horvath grabbed his sixth straight double-double for the season of 13 points and 15 rebounds, point guard Brandon Jenkins had 13 and off the bench, Alonzo Burton scored 11 against his former side.

The Jets are now 5-9, and will be disappointed they did not have a great start to the season, as they have proven that they have playoff potential with wins against the top sides in recent weeks.

Everard Bartlett added 20 for the Hawks and Dustin Scott had 18 points and nine rebounds, despite being in foul trouble which limited his game time to 25 minutes.

The Hawks are at 12 wins and three losses, but they now have a chance to clinch the regular season tomorrow when they host the Zerofees Sharks who lost to the James Blond Supercity Rangers 97-94

Jason Cadee scored 26, Duane Bailey had 17, and Tohi Smith-Milner continued his hot form with 22 points, including 10 in the final quarter.

Dillon Boucher was extremely close to a triple double, tallying 10 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists for the Rangers, who had to hold off the Sharks, who closed to within one point with 46 seconds after Kevin Braswell and Luke Martin hit back to back three’s.

Cadee would knock down two free throws in the next possession, but the Sharks got a score off Brian Conklin and forced a Rangers turnover, setting up a nail biter finish.

Sharks were unable to get a score, and would be forced to foul Cadee, who made two more free throws.

Braswell would have a chance to put the game to an extra period, but it was no good as the Sharks drop to 9-5 and could drop to third if they lose tomorrow to the Hawks.

Braswell had a game high 36 points albeit on 35 shots, Brian Conklin added 24, and Luke Martin chipped in with 17.

Tai Wesley was the only other Shark to reach double digits with 10, but fouled out in 13 minutes.

The Rangers move to 7-9, but at this point would really need results to go their way if they have a chance of the playoffs, especially after 108-79 win the Fico Finance Giants had over the OceanaGold Nuggets.

After struggling in the past two losses, it was only a matter of time before Josh Pace would blow up for a big one and tonight it was at the expense of the Nuggets, tallying 30 points and ten rebounds in what will probably be a player of the week performance.

Jamal Boykin had 23 points, Phill Jones hit 5/8 three’s for 17 points, and Mika Vukona had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Giants, who move ahead of the Pistons to fourth with a 9-7 record.

It was going to be an extremely difficult task for the Nuggets who were missing starters Brendon Polyblank (Broken Nose) and Micah Lepaio (Ankle).

Nelson would start off strong leading 36-16 after the opening period, and would extend their lead to as many as 32.

Warren Carter had 29 points and Brandon Bowdry had 24, but shot 7/21.

Mark Dickel again played forty minutes, and had a stat line of 14 points, ten rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets, who drop to 7-8.

Tomorrow the Advice First Pistons (8-6) will try to move back up to the top four when they host the Canterbury Rams (3-11).

Saturday, June 14

At Saxton Stadium, Nelson

Fico Finance Giants 108 (Josh Pace 30, Jamal Boykin 23, Phill Jones 17) OceanaGold Nuggets 79 (Warren Carter 29, Brandon Bowdry 24, Mark Dickel 14), Final

Referees – Gavin Zimmerman, Hayden Pipe, Brent O’Hagan 1Q: 36-16 HT: 59-42 (23-26) 3Q: 84-60 (25-18) FT: 108-79 (24-19) Live Stats

At Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North

Breakers Manawatu Jets 88 (Paul Jones 24, Nick Horvath 13, Brandon Jenkins 13) IMS Payroll Hawks 84 (Everard Bartlett 20, Dustin Scott 18, Jarrod Kenny 13), Final

Referees – Dallas Pickering, Yalla Edwards, Kieran Udy 1Q: 20-19 HT: 44-40 (24-21) 3Q: 65-59 (21-19) FT: 88-84 (23-25) Live Stats

At Trust Arena, Waitakere

James Blond Supercity Rangers 97 (Jason Cadee 26, Tohi Smith-Milner 22, Duane Bailey 17) Zerofees Sharks 94 (Kevin Braswell 36, Brian Conklin 24, Luke Martin 17), Final

Referees – Tim Brown, Gareth Teahan, Ryan Jones 1Q: 15-29 HT: 45-46 (30-17) 3Q: 70-68 (25-22) FT: 97-94 (27-26)

LEADING HAWKS SECURE SPOT IN NBL’S FINAL FOUR

LEADING HAWKS SECURE SPOT IN NBL’S FINAL FOUR

IMS Payroll Hawks have booked their place in the National Basketball League’s Final Four, defeating the Super City Rangers 105-90 on Saturday night.

Everard Bartlett had an all-round game with 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds as the Hawks made their run in the third quarter, outscoring the Rangers 32-14.

The visitors led by as many as 22 in the fourth quarter, but the Rangers high-scoring offence managed to whittle the deficit down to seven with 3:41 left.

But the Rangers were outscored 10-2 from there, with the Tab Baldwin-coached Hawks now at 12-2, closing in on their franchise-best regular season record of 13-3 in 2012.

Kareem Johnson was his efficient self with 24 points on 10/14 shooting, and fellow American Dustin Scott notched up his seventh double-double for the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

It was going to be a tough ask for the Rangers, who earlier in the week had allowed former Breaker Darryl Corletto to return to Australia.

Jason Cadee had a game-high 25, Duane Bailey added 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Tohi Milner-Smith scored 18.

The Rangers slim playoff hopes look very distant, most likely needing to win the remainder of their games and hope other results go in their favour.

Bay Hawks 105 (Kareem Johnson 24, Dustin Scott 21, Everard Bartlett 20)

Super City Rangers 90 (Jason Cadee 25, Duane Bailey 24, Tohi Milner-Smith 18).

1Q: 27-23,

HT: 55-53,

3Q: 87-67

BACK TO BACK WINS OVER GIANTS

BACK TO BACK WINS OVER GIANTS

IMS Payroll Hawks won their eleventh game of the season, holding off the Fico Finance Giants 86-79.

 

Kareem Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Everard Bartlett scored 16 and dished out seven assists, and forward Dustin Scott added a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds.

 

The Giants have now dropped their second game in a row, and lost four of five to drop to eight wins and six losses.

 

Jamal Boykin had another strong game of 25 points and eleven rebounds, Josh Bloxham had 15, and Phill Jones added 12.

 

It was going to be a difficult task for Nelson to win at Pettigrew Green Arena, where the Hawks are unbeaten this season with six wins. But the visitors got off to a relatively good start, leading by as many as nine in the first half.

 

This season the Hawks have been dominant in the third quarter, and it was much the same for the home-side, outscoring Nelson 26-12, pushing their lead to as many as 10.

 

Nelson would close the gap to two with five minutes left to go, but the Hawks would not surrender their lead, moving their record to 11-2.

 

The Hawks did a fantastic job of containing Josh Pace, who was held to nine points, making it the first time he has failed to reach double-digits points this season.

 

With five games remaining, the Hawks could beat their previous best franchise regular season of 14-4, which they achieved in 2006, the year they won their lone NBL Championship.

 

Nelson are still in the top four, but with the other teams closing in they will need to take care of business at home where they will play the remainder of their regular season games.

IMS Payroll Hawks 86 (Kareem Johnson 18, Everard Bartlett 16, Dustin Scott 13)

Fico Finance Giants 79 (Jamal Boykin 25, Josh Bloxham 15, Phill Jones 12)

1Q: 20-20

HT: 35-41 (15-21)

3Q: 61-53 (26-12)

FT: 86-79 (25-26)

HAWKS KEEP FLYING

HAWKS KEEP FLYING

The IMS Payroll Hawks win their sixth straight, defeating the Fico Finance Giants 82-77.

 

Led by Everard Bartlett (20 points) the Hawks had six players reach double digit points or more, as they continue their success this season, which sees them with a 10-2 record.

 

The Giants were missing starter Brook Ruscoe, but young player Finn Delany stepped up in Ruscoe’s absence with a career high 19 points. Nelson started off well, leading 32-24 in the second period. But the Hawks would go on a 14-3 run to take a three point lead at half time.

 

The visitors would not allow the Giants to regain the lead and after a tight third period the Bay would extend their lead to 12 in the fourth.

 

The Giants would not let the Hawks run away with the game though, closing to within four with a 9-1 spurt. But that was the closest they got to within the Hawks, who managed to hold on for the win.

 

It was not the result that Phill Jones would have liked in his record tying 361st game, but he added 14. Josh Pace had 17 points, eight rebounds and Jamal Boykin added 16.

 

Former Giant Darryl Jones had 14, Dustin Scott also scored 14 and Kareem Johnson added 11 points and 10 rebounds.

HAWKS REIGN SUPREME

HAWKS REIGN SUPREME

The IMS Payroll Hawks are fast becoming the team to beat in the Bartercard NBL with a convincing 88-78 win over the Pacific Jewellers Saints.

Dustin Scott (20 points, 9 rebounds) and Kareem Johnson (18 points , 10 rebounds) were too much for the Saints, in particular the paint where they dominated on the boards.

After a high scoring first half which saw both teams tied at 52, the Tab Baldwin coached side put the clamps on Wellington, holding them scoreless for nearly eight minutes.

The Hawks would lead by as many as 15, until finally the Saints would score from a layup by Dion Prewster.

Wellington scored 11 unanswered points to close to within four with nine minutes still remaining in the game.

After a timeout the Hawks would reply with a 14-2 run, which ended the Saints chance of a comeback win.

It was again a balanced effort from the Hawks, and guards Jarrod Kenny and Everard Bartlett were tremendous on both ends of the court.

Kenny had 16 points and won the battle of the Tall Black point guards over Lindsay Tait who shot 5/14 for 14 points.

Bartlett added 14 and seven assists, and although his opposite Corey Webster had 28, he did shoot 9/22.

The loss now puts the Saints win/loss to 7-3, but their main concern would be their imports Elijah Obade and Ernest Scott who were held to a combined four points and five rebounds.

The Hawks are now 9-2 and so far look like they will be the first team to clinch a playoff berth.

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Remaining Games to be covered

May 9                   Rams v Hawks

May 10                 Hawks v Saints

May 11                 Pistons v Jets

May 17                 Nuggets v Pistons

May 18                 Rangers v Rams

May 24                 Nuggets v Saints

May 26                 Rams v Rangers

May 30                 Jets v Rangers

May 31                 Rangers v Nuggets

June2                    Jets v Saints

June 6                   Nuggets v Jets

June 7                   Sharks v Jets

June 8                   Rams v Pistons

June 14                Jets v Hawks

June 15                Pistons v Rams

June 20                Jets v Airs

June 22                Jets v Pistons

June 27                Jets v Nuggets

June 28                Hawks v Nuggets

IMS PAYROLL HAWKS MOVE TO THE TOP OF THE TABLE

IMS PAYROLL HAWKS MOVE TO THE TOP OF THE TABLE

The IMS Payroll Hawks continued their strong start to the season with a 72-61 win over the Advice First Pistons in Hamilton.

It was another low scoring affair at Hamilton Boys High School, but the Hawks saved their best quarter for last, outscoring the homeside 27-16.

Forward Dustin Scott was the best player on the floor, posting 27 points and 16 rebounds. Scott did it both on the inside and outside, converting on 4/5 from the three point line.

Waikato were in the contest for the majority of the game, but they committed 21 turnovers compared to the Hawks 12.

The Piston’s size kept them in the game, and they got a valuable contribution off the bench from Jack Salt, who had 14 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks.

Akeem Wright and Casey Frank each posted double-doubles, and Corin Henry had 10 assists and five steals, but shot 2/10 for six points.

Waikato led after the first half and by as many as five in third, but an 11-5 run by the Hawks tied the scores at the end of the fourth.

Four straight points from Salt gave the Pistons a one point early part in the fourth, but Scott would hit two straight three’s to give back the lead to the Hawks, who would hold the lead for the remainder of the contest.

Hawks move to 7-2 ahead of the Fico Finance Nelson Giants (6-2) and the Pacific Jewellers Saints (6-2).