Bryce Cotton produced a second-half masterclass, capped by an outrageous three-pointer on the full-time buzzer, to spark the Perth Wildcats to a gripping 85-79 overtime victory over the New Zealand Breakers at the Silverdome.
Cotton, the NBL MVP favourite, overcame a scoreless opening term on Tuesday on the back of a poor game against Adelaide last Saturday to smoke 26 of his game-high 31 points after halftime.
His brilliant performance featured a freakish off-balance, double-pump three-pointer to force overtime, which he dominated. We had a timeout left and the other guys knew the play and executed the play great (wth 1.7 seconds left in the final quarter), Perth coach Trevor Gleeson said. BC with the double-pump, it looked like it might have been going a bit short, but we ll take it.
NBL: New Zealand Breakers, Brisbane Bullets make roster moves
The morning after the inaugural NBL Cup came to an end, two teams decided to make significant changes to their respective rosters.
New Zealand Breakers parted ways with import wing Lamar Patterson, with the team then signing Levi Randolph to fill that vacant position.
Randolph, a 6 6 wing who last played in the NBA G-League, signed a two-year deal, with a team option on the second season.
Over in Brisbane, the Bullets parted ways with import guard Orlando Johnson.
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Patterson then signed with the Bullets, sources said, filling the vacant spot left by Johnson and rejoining the team he excelled at from 2018 to 2020.