2008 NBL Round Eight
Round Eight games, scores and standings . . .
2008 Dominion Finance NBL Standings
| Team | P | W | L | Win % | GB | Pts | H | A | PF | PA | L5 | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waikato Pistons | 9 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | - | 14 | 5-0 | 2-2 | 786 | 706 | 3-2 | W1 |
| Wellington Saints | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 0.5 | 14 | 5-0 | 2-3 | 866 | 845 | 4-1 | W4 |
| Nelson Giants | 9 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 12 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 761 | 738 | 3-2 | W2 |
| Auckland Stars | 9 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 2.0 | 10 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 774 | 772 | 3-2 | L2 |
| Harbour Heat | 9 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 2.0 | 10 | 4-1 | 1-3 | 775 | 740 | 2-3 | L1 |
| Dynamos Taranaki | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 2.5 | 10 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 903 | 837 | 3-2 | W1 |
| Bay Hawks | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 2.0 | 8 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 623 | 589 | 3-2 | W2 |
| Manawatu Jets | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 4.0 | 4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 565 | 6433 | 2-3 | L2 |
| Canterbury Rams | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 5.0 | 4 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 745 | 807 | 1-4 | L2 |
| Otago Nuggets | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18.2 | 6.0 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-7 | 884 | 9445 | 2-3 | L2 |
**(To sort NBL standings, click on column headers)**
Dominion Finance NBL League Stats (Round Eight) (163KB pdf)
Dominion Finance NBL Team Stats (Round Eight) (335KB pdf)
Dominion Finance NBL Player Power Rankings (Round Eight) (15KB pdf)
Thursday April 17
At Te Awamutu Events Centre, Te Awamutu
Waikato Pistons 99 (Brian Wethers 29, Ben Hill 27, Jason Crowe 20) Cartridge World Otago Nuggets 93 (Lemar Gayle 40, Antoine Tisby 24, Nat Connell 14) Final
Referees – Gavin Whiu, Dallas Pickering, Kelly McLeod
LIVE on Sky Sport 1 and Webcast
1Q: 30-26
HT: 56-49 (26-23)
3Q: 75-71 (19-22)
FT: 99-93 (24-22)
Pistons vs Nuggets Box Score (22KB html)
Game Report
Webcast
Friday April 18
At TSB Stadium, New Plymouth
Devon Dynamos Taranaki 83 (Link Abrams 31, Keith Salscheider 17, Ben Jeffrey 13, Damon Rampton 12) Cartridge World Otago Nuggets 78 (Lemar Gayle 21, Antoine Tisby 19, Nat Connell 12) Final
Referees – Gavin Whiu, Lisa Baptista, Colin Dowling
1Q: 17-14
HT: 38-35 (21-21)
3Q: 58-57 (20-22)
FT: 83-78 (25-21)
Dynamos vs Nuggets Box Score (21KB html)
Game Report
At Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale
Easy LPG Bay Hawks 91 (Aidan Daly 18, Kareem Johnson 17, Paora Winitana 17, Kevin Smith 14, Paul Henare 11) Appliance Shed Harbour Heat 73 (Oscar Forman 20, Jarrod Kenny 13, Daryl Cartwright 12, Tim Behrendorff 11) Final
Referees – Andy Thackray, Shane Nikora, Wayne Start
1Q: 24-21
HT: 47-43 (23-22)
3Q: 65-62 (18-19)
FT: 91-73 (26-11)
Hawks vs Heat Box Score (21KB html)
Game Report
Saturday April 19
At Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
CPS Nelson Giants 84 (Michael Fitchett 24, Chris Daniel 17, Phill Jones 15, Jamil Terrell 13, Michael Harrison 10) Marley Canterbury Rams 83 (Dave Langrell 21, Gerard Bowden 17, Jeremy Kench 12, Joey Harrell 12) Final
Referees – Melony Wealleans, Scott Harris, James Campion
LIVE on Webcast
1Q: 23-28
HT: 48-42 (25-14)
3Q: 70-56 (22-14)
FT: 84-83 (14-27)
Giants vs Rams Box Score (21KB html)
Game Report
Webcast
Bye: Century City Wellington Saints, Youthtown Auckland Stars, Property Brokers Manawatu Jets
