In the upcoming match on Friday, the Australian Basketball League 2021 will be hosting another thrilling face-off which is scheduled to be held between South East Melbourne Phoenix and their rival team Cairns Taipans. This SEMP vs CTP will be played on May 14, 2021 and their face-off will begin at 03:00 PM, as per to IST. The venue Hisense Arena, in Melbourne will host South East Melbourne Phoenix and Cairns Taipans to compete on its ground.
SEMP vs CTP Match Details
- Australian Basketball League 2021
- South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Cairns Taipans
- 14th May 2021 (Friday)
- Kick-Off at 03:00 PM IST
- Hisense Arena, Melbourne (Venue)
South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Cairns Taipans Preview
After winning their last match, South East Melbourne Phoenix (SEMP) is all set to have a face-off on Friday. Their so far performance in the league has made them to sit on 3rd spot in teams standing. As of now, they have won 15 matches out of their totally performed 29 games in the tournament. SEMP won their previous match against New Zealand Breakers, in which South East Melbourne Phoenix scored 91 points and New Zealand Breakers scored 82 points. SEMP bagged success with 91-82 scores.
In the meantime, Cairns Taipans (CTP) is in bad shape and their graph is falling down by losing 21 matches from their totally played 28 matches. They have only seven wins in their pocket. Their poor performance has led them to sit on the bottom position i.e. 9th spot. They have also lost their last match by 87-96 scores which they have played against Brisbane Bullets on May 8.
SEMP vs CTP Team Squads
South East Melbourne Phoenix Squads
Jarred Bairstow, Jesse Wagstaff, John Mooney, Bryce Cotton, Wani Swaka, Mitchell Norton, Majok Majok, Andrew Ferguson, Michael Riley, Tom Jervis, Kevin White, Todd Blanchfield, Luke Travers, Taylor Britt, Clint Steindl, Corey Shervill, Lo Buluk
Cairns Taipans Squads
Scott Machado, Jordan Ngatai, Jordan Hunt, Nathan Jawai, Jarrod Kenny, Kouat Noi, George Blagojevic, Mojave King, Fabijan Krslovic, Majok Deng, Mirko Djeric, Cameron Oliver
SEMP vs CTP: Key Players & Winner Prediction
As of now, the two teams are giving opposite performance because of which they are on totally opposite graph. The current form of South East Melbourne Phoenix is WLLWL and the current form of Cairns Taipans is LLLWL. In the team standings, team SEMP is at the third spot while CTP at ninth. Also, currently in five matches, the team SEMP has won only two matches and CTP gained success in only one match. From these given factors, it is safe to say that SEMP may get an easy victory against CTP on Friday.
In addition to that, while creating your dream11 team, you must choose some key players from both the sides who are performing well currently. From the team South East Melbourne Phoenix (SEMP), such key performers which you can’t afford to miss are Adam Gibson, Keifer Sykes, and Mitchell Creek. Even though, the team Cairns Taipans (CTP) is in poor form, but still the team have some scoring performers in their squads that are playing well in the league and such players are Scott Machado, Mirko Djeric, and Kouat Noi.
