弾丸s won't give up on NBL 決勝戦 yet
Brisbane's 決勝戦 hopes have spiralled with a 一連の会議、交渉／完成する to play in the NBL but coach Andrej Lemanis will remind his players how they snuck through the 支援する door a year ago.
Twin 敗北・負かすs in the penultimate 一連の会議、交渉／完成する have sent the 弾丸s into a three-way 小競り合い for the fourth and final 地位，任命する-season 寝台／地位 with New Zealand Breakers and Melbourne 部隊d.
After six straight 勝利，勝つs, Brisbane would have all but locked 負かす／撃墜する fourth place with a victory over either the Breakers on Friday or Perth on Sunday.
However, both were lost.
The results left Lemanis's fifth-placed team (14-13) needing a home 勝利，勝つ over Cairns on Saturday to have any chance of 長，率いるing off the fourth-placed Breakers (14-13) and sixth-placed Melbourne (13-13).
Even a last-一連の会議、交渉／完成する victory may not be enough as the 弾丸s' 百分率 differential is inferior to their two 競争相手s.
The 状況／情勢 reminded Lemanis of last year's final 一連の会議、交渉／完成する, which they also entered in fifth place.
They （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the Breakers and fourth-placed Adelaide lost as the 弾丸s snatched the last 利用できる slot in the 決勝戦.
"Certainly, we know from last year that 存在 ready to take your 適切な時期s when they 現在の themselves is important," Lemanis said.
"It's important now, the way we approach this week. We'll 支配（する）／統制する what we can 支配（する）／統制する and the 残り／休憩（する） of it will play out as it plays out."
Brisbane guard Jason Cadee didn't feel his team had played 不正に in either loss - the pivotal four-point 後退 in Auckland or the 13-point 敗北・負かす in Perth.
He's aware a large 勝利，勝つ over the third-placed Taipans may be 要求するd and said the players will be ready for any シナリオ.
"I don't know if you can ignore it, 明白に everyone knows where it's at," he said.
"I feel like we've played very good basketball for maybe 10 weeks now. As we've seen this 週末, you can play good basketball and still lose games."
The Breakers have timed their run to perfection, s itting in the 最高の，を越す four for the first time this season on the 支援する of 10 勝利，勝つs from their past 13.
A trouncing of the struggling South East Melbourne in Christchurch on Friday will go a long way to 調書をとる／予約するing fourth place yet they could still be leapfrogged.
Melbourne would need to 勝つ／広く一帯に広がる in both their games - home to Cairns on Thursday and away to the 不死鳥／絶品 on Sunday - and make sure the winning 利ざやs were sizeable.
