At the venue of Cairns Convention Centre (Cairns), the team Cairns Taipans will join a new competition of Australian Basketball League 2021. Their opponent for this game will be South East Melbourne Phoenix and the match is scheduled to take place on March 12. Starting at 02:30 PM IST, the CTP VS SEMP match is going to kick-off on Friday.
Cairns Taipans Vs South East Melbourne Phoenix Preview
As of now, the team Cairns Taipans (CTP) is not playing well in their current matches, they have won only one match in their past five games while facing defeat in the remaining four matches. In the meantime, the team South East Melbourne Phoenix (SEMP) in their past five games have faced three defeats and two wins as well. The team CTP is lost their last match against Perth by 69-89 scores. Earlier this, they have played against Brisbane Bullets which they also lost by 115-95 scores. On the other hand, the team SEMP is joining this match after facing a defeat against Adelaide by 99-94 scores. Earlier this, they have played against Illawarra Hawks in which they have gained victory by 93-76 scores.
CTP vs SEMP Team Squads
Cairns Taipans Squads
Jordan Hunt, Nathan Jawai, Jarrod Kenny, Scott Machado, Jordan Ngatai, George Blagojevic, Majok Deng, Mirko Djeric, Mojave King, Kouat Noi, Fabijan Krslovic, Cameron Oliver
South East Melbourne Phoenix Squads
Jarred Bairstow, Bryce Cotton, Andrew Ferguson, Jesse Wagstaff, Majok Majok, John Mooney, Mitchell Norton, Michael Riley, Wani Swaka Lo Buluk, Luke Travers, Kevin White, Corey Shervill, Clint Steindl, Todd Blanchfield, Taylor Britt, Tom Jervis
Probable Lineups
Team CTP: Scott Machado, Nathan Jawai, Mirko Djeric, Kouat Noi, Cameron Oliver
Team SEMP: Adam Gibson, Keifer Sykes, Mitchell Creek, Kyle Adnam, Yannick Wetzell
Key Players & Winner Prediction
Talking about the key performers of each side, the team Cairns Taipans (CTP) have Scott Machado, Mirko Djeric, and Kouat Noi who are playing well so far in the league. On the other side, there are some players from the squads of South East Melbourne Phoenix (SEMP) who have scored good points for their side in the current matches and those are Adam Gibson, Keifer Sykes, Mitchell Creek, and Yannick Wetzell. If their last three head-to-head matches are considered, the team CTP has the upper hand winning two of their encounters and one ended as a draw match. However, the team CTP is currently standing at the ninth spot in the league table while SEMP at the fifth spot. The team SEMP is also doing well as compared to CTP in their current matches, therefore, South East Melbourne Phoenix seems to have more winning chances.
