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Southland Sharks import Josh Cunningham and Nelson Giants centre Anzac Risetto during the NBL season opener at the Trafalgar Centre.
The Southland Sharks have delivered a hard-fought 84-65 win against the Mike Pero Nelson Giants to start their 2021 Sal s National Basketball League campaign. In a physical encounter, the travelling SIT Zero Fees Sharks used a 43-28 second half to take a season-opening victory, helped largely by a 47 per cent shooting clip compared with the Giants frustrating 31 per cent effort. Played in front of a packed crowd at Nelson’sTrafalgar Centre, the going was tough early as both teams tried to find their feet, leading to lots of opportunities and highlights and very little separating the pair.