‘One game at a time’ says Dech

Adelaide 36ers swingman Sunday Dech says his side is locked in for Friday night’s home battle against Brisbane Bullets at the Entertainment Centre.

The 36ers are currently on a three-game winning streak and have pushed into the NBL’s top six, but Dech says it’s a ‘next game’ approach.

“Every game recently has been big, ever since that Sydney game a few weeks ago,” Dech said this week.

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“We are just focusing on one game at a time.

“We got Brisbane coming in (on Friday), we will focus on them before we move onto the next one.”

Dech said Adelaide has been improved at the defensive end over the past month, the 36ers winning six of the past eight games.

The defensive rating has improved from last in the NBL over the first 18 games to first over the past eight games.

“As a group now, our collective defence is really, really good, and we get offence off the back of that,” Dech said.

“Confidence is high, it’s been high for a while now. We are finding form at the back end of the season, which is where you want to be.

“We have the belief in ourselves and the confidence we can get the job done.”

ADELAIDE 36ERS vs BRISBANE BULLETS
Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Friday 7pm ACDT
Live on ESPN via Kayo Sports

OVERALL
Played 100, Adelaide 51, Brisbane 49

LIKELY STARTERS
36ers: Kendric Davis, DJ Vasiljevic, Lat Mayen, Montrezl Harrell, Isaac Humphries.
Bullets: Mitch Norton, Josh Adams, Keandre Cook, Casey Prather, Tohi Smith-Milner.

LAST FIVE MATCHES
Dec 24, 2024 – Bullets 111 def 36ers 90 at AEC
Dec 6, 2024 – Bullets 102 def 36ers 83 at BEC
Feb 9, 2024 – Bullets 102 def 36ers 84 at Nissan Arena
Dec 24, 2023 – 36ers 95 def Bullets 88 at AEC
Sep 29, 2023 – Bullets 86 def 36ers 71 at Nissan Arena

STATS THAT MATTER
- Adelaide has won the first quarter in each of its last five games.
- The 36ers have won the past three matches by a total of 49 points
- Adelaide ranks 2nd for free throws made per game this season (18.1).
- Isaac Humphries ranks 3rd for FG% (61.6%) this season.
- Adelaide has scored 90+ points in each of its last 10 games - longest streak since NBL20.
- The 36ers rank 1st for free throw attempts per game this season (23.9).
- Adelaide ranks 2nd for true shooting percentage this season (58.0%).
- Montrezl Harrell has recorded 8+ rebounds in eight consecutive appearances - longest active streak of any player in the league.
- Kendric Davis has scored 20+ points in eight consecutive appearances - longest active streak of any player in the league.
- Kendric Davis is just nine away from 200 NBL career assists. The last time a player recorded 200+ assists in a regular season was Josh Giddey and Scott Machado in NBL21.
- Montrezl Harrell is one of only two players ranked top 10 in the league for both points (20.4) and rebounds (9.2) per game this season.
- Isaac Humphries has recorded 1+ blocks and 1+ steals in four consecutive appearances - equal-longest active streak of any player in the league.
- DJ Vasiljevic ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for three-pointers made per game (3.2) this season.