NZ NBL: Wellington Saints go marching in on opening night against Otago Nuggets

Kerwin Roach scored 19 points as the Wellington Saints thumped the Otago Nuggets in Dunedin.
Normal service has resumed, it seems, as the Wellington Saints returned to the NBL in style on opening night in Dunedin.
Having been one of three teams to opt out of last year’s Covid-19 induced Showdown competition, the perennial heavyweights were back to business in fine fashion on Saturday, downing the Otago Nuggets 95-73 at the Edgar Centre.
Having claimed four titles, and been runners-up twice, in the six seasons prior to the unique last one – including going a perfect 20-0 in 2019 – the Saints, even with a largely new-look squad, were quick to stamp their mark and put the Nuggets feel-good story from 2020 well in the past.

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