Who stood up? Who fell short? Every player rated from Game 1

NBL Champion Mark Worthington has rated all the key players from Saturday night's Game 1, as the Sydney Kings sent a message with a record-breaking win over Adelaide.

Game 2 between Sydney and Adelaide tips off on Friday at 7.30pm AEDT, live on ESPN & 10 Drama (Adelaide and Sydney).

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The starters

Jaylin Galloway – 7.5/10
Knocked down shots and gave another defensive option on Cotton. Played his role.

Kendric Davis – 9/10
Scoring and assisting KD was locked in for Game 1. +38 in under 30 mins, amazing.

Matthew Dellavedova – 8.5/10
Set the tone defensively for the Kings on Cotton. Wasn’t needed offensively, but had a major impact on this game with his efforts on Cotton.

Tim Soares – 9/10
X-factor personified, gave the Kings a great game, especially punishing the 36ers' small ball lineup.

Xavier Cooks – 6.5/10
Was solid without being exceptional. Don’t underestimate his value defensively and his body positioning off ball.

Off the bench

Goc Malual – N/A

Hunter Goodrick – 5/10
Hard hat business once again.

Jason Spurgin – 10/10
Feel good moment of the night. A block and a trail three ball. Build this man a statue.

Kouat Noi – 4.5/10
Didn't have his scoring punch off the bench in this game.

Lueth Awan – N/A

Makuach Maluach – 8/10
Another player with scoring punch and defensive lockdown off the bench. Played his role.

Shaun Bruce – 5/10
Great to see Brucey back and congratulations.

Torrey Craig – 8/10
Active defensively, instant offence when injected into the game. TC is a pro at staying ready for moments like this.‍

The starters

Bryce Cotton – 5/10
Tried hard, but walked into a Kings buzzsaw. Uncharacteristic turnovers and held defensively below his very lofty standards.

DJ Vasiljevic – 4/10
Unable to knock down shots in this one. Needed to be the pressure value release for BC, but unable to help on the night.

Flynn Cameron – 4/10
One to forget for Flynn.

Isaac Humphries – 4.5/10
10 & 4 in 16 mins, but was dragged away from the basket by a red-hot Soares.

Zylan Cheatham – 5/10
Tried and scrapped away, especially on the boards, but never found a rhythm in the game.

Off the bench

Isaac White – 6/10
Knocked down some shots off the bench and was engaged up and in defensively. Was a lone hand in playing his role.

John Jenkins – 4/10
Needs to knock down his three ball offensively because of his limitations on the defensive end, and it showed again in Game 1.

Keanu Rasmussen – N/A

Matt Kenyon – 3/10
Unable to impact the game.

Michael Harris – N/A

Nick Rakocevic – 4.5/10
Early foul trouble hindered his game, coming off very high standards against the Phoenix.