<\/amp-img><\/amp-iframe><\/div>\nIn front of an NBL record crowd of 18,589, the Kings claimed their third title in five years, winning a thrilling Game 5 of the Championship Series.<\/p>\n
Overcoming the nerves of failing to close out the series in Adelaide on Wednesday, Sydney recovered and responded in style with a 113-101 overtime victory at Qudos Bank Arena.<\/p>\n
Trailing by four with 37 seconds remaining, the Kings cut the deficit to two before a Tim Soares offensive rebound and put-back sent the game into overtime.<\/p>\n
From there Sydney lifted to another level, completely dominating their opponents and never trailing from that point on.<\/p>\n
The Sixers were shot to bits after failing to get the job done in regulation, as the Kings ran riot with an 18-6 additional period scoreline.<\/p>\n
Kendric Davis dropped seven of his 35 points in overtime to cement his place as the Championship Series MVP, adding 14 assists in another stellar showing.<\/p>\n<\/amp-img>Brian Goorjian, Head Coach of the Kings embraces Matthew Dellavedova. (Photo by Darrian Traynor\/Getty Images)<\/span>Source: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/amp-img>Dejan Vasiljevic of the 36ers. (Photo by Sarah Reed\/Getty Images)<\/span>Source: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/amp-img>Kendric Davis acknowledges the crowd after being awarded the Larry Sengstock Trophy for the NBL Championship Series MVP. (Photo by Darrian Traynor\/Getty Images)<\/span>Source: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBLINK AND YOU\u2019LL MISS IT<\/b><\/p>\n
The opening quarter was played at a break-neck speed with both sides desperate to get off to a flyer.<\/p>\n
The crowd lifted with the players, with Sydney making it a hostile environment for Bryce Cotton and the vocal band of travelling Sixers fans showing there\u2019s no love lost for former player Kendric Davis.<\/p>\n
Tim Soares was the man to get things going for the Kings with seven points, before being forced to sub out with two fouls.<\/p>\n
Opposing big Isaac Humphries got hot with six of his own before Cotton broke the shackles to lead all scorers with 11 as the Sixers held a slender 31-29 advantage.<\/p>\n
HANGING TOUGH<\/b><\/p>\n
Adelaide asserted their dominance in the second quarter and threatened to blow the game open<\/p>\n
But the Kings didn\u2019t let it get beyond six and were able to close out the term on a 9-2 run to take an unlikely one-point lead into the second half.<\/p>\n
Xavier Cooks attacked the basket to explode with a nine-point term (15 for the half) as the Sixers went cold from long range (1-9 3P).<\/p>\n<\/amp-img>Flynn Cameron and Luke Cann, Assistant Coach of the 36ers look dejected. (Photo by Sarah Reed\/Getty Images)<\/span>Source: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFINDING HIS GROOVE<\/b><\/p>\n
After turning the ball over just three times in the entire first half, the Kings matched that number in just a 48-second span midway through the third quarter.<\/p>\n
Matthew Dellavedova responded with two huge triples to almost blow the roof off the arena.<\/p>\n
But despite a scoreless first half, DJ Vasiljevic closed the half with seven including a deep three as Adelaide took a resounding 76-69 lead with one quarter remaining.<\/p>\n
ANOTHER RECORD<\/b><\/p>\n
The sold-out banner went up long before tip-off as the Kings made it back-to-back NBL record crowds.<\/p>\n
They bettered their Game 3 crowd of 18,373 by 216, giving the Kings the top ten biggest crowds ever to watch a game in NBL history. <\/p>\n
On the back of a pair of sell-outs in Adelaide, the five-game series obliterated the previous attendance record for a Championship Series.<\/p>\n
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