How to watch & talking points: Adelaide v Melbourne

Adelaide 36ers v Melbourne United
Thursday, November 12, 7.30pm AEDT
Adelaide Entertainment Centre

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Rosters

Adelaide

Depth chart:
PG: Cotton / I.White / Rasmussen / H.White (DP)
SG: Jenkins III (IP) / Webster / Williams (DP) / Cameron (test)
SF: Rigoni / Kenyon / Kuol (out)
PF: Cheatham (IP) / Griscti
C: Rakocevic (IP) / Mathiang

Melbourne

Depth chart:
PG: Anthony (IP) / Ili / D'Angelo (DP) / Macdonald (NRP) (out)
SG: Goulding / Wilson / Hynes (DP) / Shelley (NRP)
SF: Travers / Ingles / Machar / Fa'ale (DP)
PF: Waardenburg / Bowen / Bradtke (DP)
C: Oduro (IP) / Krslovic

Missing in action

Adelaide

Flynn Cameron - Ankle - Test
Bul Kuol - ACL - TBC

Melbourne

Sean Macdonald - ACL - Season

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Talking points

Cheatham sets the tone

Adelaide are coming off a statement win, with Zylan Cheatham posting the season’s first triple-double (21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists) as the 36ers moved to 6-6.

Cheatham credited the energy around him, saying frontcourt partner Nick Rakocevic is the one who makes the 36ers tick.

Now he needs to back it up against the hottest team in the League, as United come to town with a defensive energy that can suffocate an offence.

United find their groove

Melbourne United have strung together four straight wins, capped by a 120-92 victory over Brisbane in which Josh Oduro had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and Cole Anthony shot 13/14 from the field.

As good as Anthony has been, it’s Oduro who might be pushing his way into the MVP conversation.

The big man has been outstanding in his first NBL season and is arguably the most efficient, dominant player in the League. With all the other weapons on this roster, has the United juggernaut arrived?