Sydney Kings vs Brisbane Bullets Live Stream & Tips - Sydney to cool down red-hot Bullets in NBL

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Last updated: 14 Dec 2024

Jeremy Darke 14 Dec 2024

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Sydney Kings vs Brisbane Bullets expert predictions for Sunday’s Round 12 NBL matchup
Kings to end Brisbane's hot shooting streak
Sydney has a strong defensive record, allowing 83.3 points per game

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Kings to quieten the Bullets (Getty)

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Brisbane offence has been hot, but can they maintain the high percentage of shooting that they have done in their past three victories. I'm backing Sydney to end that run and get the win against the Bullets and hold them under their team total.

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Sydney Kings Form & Team News
Brisbane Bullets Form & Team News

Sydney have won 8 of their past 9 games against Brisbane.
Sydney have an opposition field goal percentage of 40.7, the best in the NBL.
Sydney hold their opponents to an average of 83.3 points per game, second-lowest in the NBL.
Xavier Cooks scored 23 points against Brisbane in round 3 of NBL25.

Head to Head

2024/25 Match Results

05/10/24: Brisbane 82 - 91 Sydney

2023/24 Season Series

Sydney Kings won 2-1

Sydney Kings Form & Team News

The Kings be consistently inconsistent continued as they have alternated wins and losses in their past 5 games with a 3-2 record after a 98-83 victory in New Zealand in round 11. Despite not really finding their groove, Sydney are still third in the standings with a 9-7 record.

To magnify things a little closer, it is Sydney's offence that has seen more ups and downs than the Thunderbolt at Dreamworld.

There is not a player in their lineup that is scoring regularly game in and game out. This can be due to the rotations and players being hot and cold, but the warm tap needs to be held on, instead of playing silly buggers in the bath.

On the defensive side of the ball are up there as the best in the business, allowing just 83.3 points per game which is second in the NBL. The Kings are the hardest team to shoot against with a 40.7 opposition field goal percentage and are ranked second win opposition 3-point percentage at 31.3%

Brisbane Bullets Form & Team News

The Bullets dug themselves out of a 15-point third quarter hole against the South East Melbourne Phoenix to snag their third consecutive and move up to fifth in the standings with a 7-7 record.

After getting wins against Adelaide and Melbourne last weekend shooting at a combined 60% field goal percentage, Brisbane did it again dropping 58% from the field against the Phoenix sinking 13/28 from the three-point line.

Questions were raised about Brisbane’s import signings just a few ago, but their critics are holding their tongues with Casey Prather, KeAndre Cook and James Batemon leading the Bullets in their resurgence. Prather and Batemon scored 16 points each against the Phoenix while Cook had a night with 33 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and a block.

It was Cook's turn to shine after Prather had averaged 30.3PPG in his past 3 matches and Batemon sunk 59 against Perth in the Bullets match before the FIBA break.

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Sydney Kings v Brisbane Bullets

Sydney’s defence can do its job against the Bullets, holding them under their team total, while Xavier Cooks will have a strong match with 15+ points as Sydney go on to win the match.

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