Galloway's Kings ready for defensive turnaround against JackJumpers

The Sydney Kings will head to Hobart this Sunday in search of their first win against the Tasmania JackJumpers in NBL24.

Scott Roth's troops have beaten the Hoops Capital side on both occasions and as such, currently sit in second spot on the ladder - thanks to a last-up win against the Breakers in New Zealand.

Whereas the harbour city side, who sit in fourth with an 8-6 record, following Sunday''s Qudos Bank Arena defeat to South East Melbourne - a loss that Kings young gun Jaylin Galloway says his team has learnt a lot from.

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"[Since that loss to the Phoenix] Moud [Abdelfattah] has been telling us we have to figure out among ourselves how we can come out the gate firing and keep playing with the same energy for all 40 minutes," the two-time NBL champion said.

"We all know it starts on the defensive end, which has been our main focus at training this week.

"[Defence] has been what was lacking most from us as a group and not allowing us to push ahead with leads we establish early in the game."

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As well as on the defensive end, the Australian Boomer has identified what are the keys to defeating the Ants at MyState Bank Arena on Sunday from 2pm AEDT.

"The key to turning it [our form] around against Tassie is to play consistently for all four quarters and not have the one quarter where we struggle to put points on the board," King #223 said.

"We need to win the boards and not allow easy baskets.

"Tassie always plays hard and we need to be the team that brings the intensity to this game.

"Any win in this league is a good win but a victory on Sunday would definitely show that we are still a contender."

Sunday's round 11 fixture will be broadcast live on ESPN via Kayp Sports,, 10 Peach and 10 Play.