部隊d 最高の，を越す Wildcats in NBL open 空気／公表する game
Melbourne 部隊d have 生き返らせるd their NBL 半分-final hopes with a 77-67 victory over defending 支持する／優勝者s Perth.
With the roof open for Wednesday night's Australian Open game at Melbourne 円形競技場, 部隊d led from start to finish to snap a three-match losing streak and move one 勝利，勝つ behind fourth-placed Brisbane.
Chris Goulding led 部隊d with 17 points while reserve centre Jo Lual Aculi stepped up in the absence of Alex Pledger (illness) with 15 points, 10 回復するs and four 封鎖するs.
部隊d made a 急速な／放蕩な start to lead by 13 points after one ４半期/4分の1, 収入 賞賛する from coach Dean Vickerman for their approach to the must-勝利，勝つ game.
"I loved the pace that we played at, we moved the basketball, stayed with the things we said we 手配中の，お尋ね者 to do and we defended at a high level," Vickerman said.
With 輸入する Terrico White joining Damien ツバメ on the sidelines, Nick Kay (23) and Bryce Cotton (21) led the way for Perth but they struggled to find other major contributors, 部隊d 持つ／拘留するing them to 37 per cent 狙撃 for the game.
"Getting 負かす／撃墜する in the first ４半期/4分の1, we dug ourselves too big of a 穴を開ける," 認める Perth coach Trevor Gleeson.
"We 手配中の，お尋ね者 to put 圧力 on them 早期に but we just put 圧力 on ourselves."
The result 始める，決めるs up a 決定的な 遭遇（する） in the race for the 最高の，を越す-four on Saturday with 部隊d taking on the 弾丸s in Brisbane.
The match opened with a 尊敬の印 to the late Kobe Bryant に引き続いて the 悲劇の death of the NBA legend and daughter Gianna on Monday, the （人が）群がる standing to applaud for 24 seconds in their honour.
Melbourne 支配するd the 開始 ４半期/4分の1 to lead 26-13, Goulding and Stanton Kidd each 追加するing six points, as they took advantage of some wayward 狙撃 and foul trouble from the 訪問者s.
After 落ちるing behind by 15 早期に in the second period, Cotton started to find his groove as Perth 得点する／非難する／２０d eight points in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 before Goulding replied from beyond the arc.
But just as th e home 味方する appeared to have 天候d the 嵐／襲撃する, Perth 押し進めるd again with a 7-0 run to help 減ずる 部隊d's halftime advantage to 40-34.
Cotton 得点する／非難する／２０d twice to open the second half as the Wildcats 脅すd to 得る，とらえる the lead but 部隊d held 会社／堅い to の近くに a scrappy third ４半期/4分の1 ahead 55-48.
The Wildcats were 均衡を保った to break Melbourne hearts when Cotton's jump 発射 削減（する） Melbourne's lead to 61-59 中途の through the final ４半期/4分の1 but a ３倍になる from Aculi and the 安定した play of Mitch McCarron guided 部隊d home.
