Kings Dominate Brisbane Bullets
-Extend Streak to Six with Dominant New Year’s Eve Demolition of Bullets
From the SportsDesk using Gemini AI for Facts and formatting /latest update /Images A.Ritenis
Sydney, 3o December,2025
The Sydney Kings have firmly established themselves as the NBL’s hottest team, dismantling the Brisbane Bullets 95–70 at Qudos Bank Arena on Tuesday night. The 25-point victory marks the Kings’ sixth consecutive win, their longest streak since their championship-winning NBL23 season.
From the opening tip, Sydney’s league-leading defense stifled a struggling Brisbane outfit. The Kings jumped to a nine-point lead by the end of the first quarter, fueled by an early highlight-reel play from Xavier Cooks, who blocked Alex Ducas before sprinting the length of the floor for a thunderous one-handed transition dunk.
Key Match Statistics
| Player | Team | Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Xavier Cooks | Sydney | 20 | 5 | 4 |
| Kendric Davis | Sydney | 14 | 2 | 7 |
| Tim Soares | Sydney | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Sam McDaniel | Brisbane | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| Mitch Norton | Brisbane | 15 | 3 | 6 |
Game Summary: A One-Sided Affair
The contest effectively ended in the second quarter when the Kings unleashed an 11–2 run to blow the margin out. By the time the teams headed to the locker rooms, Cooks had pushed the lead to 21 points with a gritty tip-in and a bonus free throw.
The lead eventually ballooned to 31 points in the third term, allowing Kings legend and head coach Brian Goorjian to rest his starters for the final period. While Brisbane’s Sam McDaniel (18 points) and Tohi Smith-Milner (12 points) attempted to spark a comeback with four triples each, the Bullets were ultimately undone by 17 turnovers and an inability to penetrate Sydney’s interior defense.
Coaching Chaos in Brisbane
The loss adds further pressure to a Brisbane side in transition. Following the game, interim head coach Darryl McDonaldmade an impassioned plea for the permanent role, criticizing the club’s tendency to look for “big name” imports from the States.
“Stop bringing these coaches from the States. It hasn’t worked… I know what it takes to win in this league,” McDonald said in a blunt post-game press conference.
With this win, the Kings (13–7) hold steady in fourth place on the NBL ladder, keeping pace with the top three as the league heads into the 2026 calendar year.
The Sydney Kings won’t have much time to celebrate their New Year’s Eve Eve victory. They hit the road immediately to start the new year.
Here are their next three matchups as they look to extend that six-game winning streak:
