NBL25 round 16 stat attack: Kings vs Taipans

The Sydney Kings will look to return to the NBL winner's circle on Sunday when they host the Cairns Taipans - who are fresh off a drought-breaking win over Illawarra.

The Hoops Capital side has won the previous two meetings between the two outfits in NBL25 and will be looking for a clean sweep at Qudos Bank Arena from 4.15pm on Sunday.

Before the teams hit the hardwood for the round 16 clash, let's check out all the stats that matter.

SYDNEY KINGS

• Sydney has won the fourth quarter in each of its last 10 games after trailing at three-quarter-time.
• In each of Sydney's last nine games, the team that trailed at three-quarter-time won the fourth quarter.
• Sydney has won the fourth quarter in 12 of its last 13 games.
• Sydney has won nine of its last 10 home games against Cairns.
• Sydney has lost the first quarter in each of its last four games.
• Eight different Sydney players have scored 20+ points in a game this season - most in the league.
• Sydney ranks first in the league for points allowed per possession this season (1.10).
• Sydney ranks first in the league for steals per game this season (7.8).
• Sydney ranks first for bench points per game (35.9) this season.
• Sydney ranks 10th in the league for H1 win percentage this season (30.4%).
• Xavier Cooks is just one away from 1,000 NBL career rebounds.
• Jason Spurgin has played the most minutes without scoring a point (23:37) of any player in the league this season.
• Xavier Cooks is the only Sydney player to have started every game this season.
• Izayah Le'Afa ranks last among 88 qualified players for points per 36 minutes (7.3) this season.
• Xavier Cooks has a career average of 16.1 points per game against Cairns - the most against any opponent.
• Xavier Cooks is the only qualified player ranked in the top 10 in the league for both rebounds (8.7) and assists (4.0) per game this season.
• Jaylen Adams ranks first among qualified players for steals per game (1.8) this season.
• Xavier Cooks ranks second among qualified players for blocks per game (1.3) this season.
• Kouat Noi ranks second among qualified players for three-pointers made per 36 minutes (3.9) this season.
• Alex Toohey ranks first among qualified players for steals per 36 minutes (2.3) this season.

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CAIRNS TAIPANS

• Cairns has lost the fourth quarter in each of its last 15 games.
• Cairns has lost each of its last five games after leading at half-time.
• Cairns has lost 15 of its last 16 games.
• Tanner Groves ranks sixth among qualified players for FG% (56.9%) this season.
• Cairns ranks 10th in the league for rebound percentage this season (46.9%).
• Tanner Groves has been fouled out in each of his last four appearances.
• In his two previous NBL games against the Kings, Rob Edwards has been blocked as many times as he's made a field goal (six).
• Tanner Groves has shot 8-12 from three-point range over his last three games.
• Cairns has recorded 8+ three-pointers in each of its last 11 games - the team's longest streak since 2022-23.
• This season, 37.7 per cent of Cairns' scoring has come from beyond the three-point line - the highest mark in the league.
• Cairns ranks 10th in the league for net rating this season (-13.5).
• Cairns ranks 10th in the league for points per possession this season (1.07).
• Cairns ranks 10th for bench points per game (17.9) this season.
• Cairns ranks 10th in the league for turnovers per game this season (13.2).
• Cairns ranks 10th in the league for opponent offensive rebounds per game this season (15.1).
• Jonah Antonio has made the most free-throws without a miss (10) of any player in the league this season.
• Rob Edwards has the worst plus minus (-158) of any player in the league this season.
• Sam Waardenburg has a career average of 7.7 rebounds per game against Sydney - most against any opponent.
• Alex Higgins-Titsha scored a career-high 14 points in his last appearance.
• Rob Edwards has been blocked 28 times this season - most of any player in the league.
• Rob Edwards ranks sixth among qualified players for three-pointers made per game (2.6) this season.