Matisse Thybulle shines in limited minutes as Aussies endure mixed NBA results on October 27.<\/p>\n
Australian Olympic Games bronze medallist Matisse Thybulle<\/a> was +9 in 15 minutes off the bench for the under siege Trail Blazers<\/a> despite Portland losing 114-107 on the road to the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thybulle had three steals, five points but four fouls off the bench. Trail Blazers’ Australian centre Duop Reath<\/a> was a DNP-coach’s decision.<\/p>\n Veteran Joe Ingles<\/a> snagged less than a minute as the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> kept the 2025 NBA Finalist Indiana Pacers<\/a> winless in three games to start the season.<\/p>\n Ingles, 38, didn’t trouble the statisticians but was +2 in his time on the floor.<\/p>\n Sophomore Pacers forward Johnny Furphy<\/a> was out injured denying the first Australian vs Australian match-up of the season. Rookie Rocco Zikarsky<\/a> wasn’t on the T’Wolves roster.<\/p>\n Rookie Tyrese Procto<\/a>r and second-year Luke Travers<\/a> were both DNP-coach’s decision in the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-113 win against the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n The Dallas Mavericks<\/a> secured their first win of the season, beating the Toronto Raptors<\/a> 139-129 at home. Australian Boomers wing Dante Exum<\/a> is still out injured.<\/p>\n 2025 NBA No1 Draft Pick Cooper Flagg had his break-out game, dropping 22 points on 8-from-14 from the field, adding four rebounds, four assists and a block in 29 minutes.<\/p>\n The Charlotte Hornets<\/a> blew-out the Washington Wizards<\/a> 139-113. Australian guard Josh Green<\/a> is injured. He has no timetable for return to the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> line-up.<\/p>\n Former NBL Next Star Alex Sarr scored 21 points in 25 minutes for the Wizards. He shot a blistering 9-from-15 from the field, had four rebounds, five assists and three blocks.<\/p>\n Aussie Games Tomorrow (Tuesday, October 28, 2025 AEDT)<\/p>\n Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls … also known as Dyson Daniels<\/a> vs Josh Giddey<\/a> (game-time decision<\/a>).Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit PistonsOKC Thunder vs Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets vs Minnesota TimberwolvesPortland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers<\/p>\n