{"id":906167,"date":"2026-09-26T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/906167\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T12:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:00:21","slug":"how-to-watch-talking-points-perth-v-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/906167\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch &#038; talking points: Perth v New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perth Wildcats v New Zealand Breakers<br \/>Saturday, September 26, 9.30pm AEST<br \/>RAC Arena<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/tipping.nbl.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Play Mega Rewards NBL Tipping for your chance to win cash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How to watch<\/p>\n<p>Watch every NBL27 game live on ESPN, and Saturday hoops on 9 and 9Now.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbl.com.au\/how-to-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How to watch ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tickets<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbl.com.au\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ticketing information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How to follow &amp; live scores<\/p>\n<p>Live scores, stats, breaking news and game highlights are <a href=\"https:\/\/nbl.com.au\/pages\/nbl-app\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">available via the free NBL App.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbl.com.au\/games\/perth-wildcats-v-nz-breakers-men-26-09-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit Game Centre<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nbl.com.au\/pages\/nbl-app\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download the free NBL App<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RostersPerth<\/p>\n<p>Expected depth chart:<br \/>PG: Knight (IP) (out) \/ Rillie (DP) (out) \/ Sam (DP) \/ Whitt (NRP)<br \/>SG: Pepper \/ Dell&#8217;Orso \/ Kopa (DP)<br \/>SF: Windler (IP) \/ Huefner \/ Nielsen (DP) (out) <br \/>PF: Doolittle (IP) \/ Higgins-Titsha \/ Wagstaff<br \/>C: Lual-Acuil Jr. \/ Brandt<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>Expected depth chart:<br \/>PG: Jackson-Cartwright (IP) \/ Le Gassick \/ Evans Jr. (DP)<br \/>SG: Vasiljevic \/ Le&#8217;Afa \/ Cooper (DP) \/ King (NRP)<br \/>SF: James (IP) (out) \/ Davison \/ Te Rangi \/ Chunga (DP)<br \/>PF: Mennenga \/ Noi \/ Robinson (DP)<br \/>C: Bediako (IP) \/ Rissetto<\/p>\n<p>Missing in actionPerth<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Knight &#8211; Unavailable &#8211; TBC<br \/>Blake Nielsen &#8211; ACL &#8211; Season<br \/>Jaron Rillie &#8211; Lower leg &#8211; TBC<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>Josiah-Jordan James &#8211; Hamstring &#8211; Rounds 5-7<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbl.com.au\/news\/nbl26-the-latest-injury-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View full injury list<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Talking pointsPerth on the board<\/p>\n<p>They left it late, thanks to some Elijah Pepper heroics, but the Wildcats are on the board for NBL27.<\/p>\n<p>A big part of that was the play of their starters, who all scored in double figures on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s now important they build on this win, in Saturday&#8217;s fixture with the Breakers, which will be their third straight home match to open the new campaign.<\/p>\n<p>DJ feeling at home<\/p>\n<p>Sharpshooter Dejan Vasiljevic has settled into his new home in New Zealand perfectly, hitting 10 triples across the first two games.<\/p>\n<p>His pairing in the backcourt with Parker Jackson-Cartwright is already paying dividends for the Breakers, thanks to their inside-outside scoring potency.<\/p>\n<p>The Boomers sharpshooter looms as a key figure in what could be a high-scoring clash at RAC Arena.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercoach.com.au\/nbl?utm_source=NBLContent&amp;utm_medium=NBL&amp;utm_campaign=Partner&amp;utm_content=Seasonal&amp;sourceCode=SCWEB_EPD_Partners\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"w-inline-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790424021_941_6a960795989a8ba3337cdc3b_SuperCoach NBL_ Bottom of Article Image Version 1 1920x250.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>h<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perth Wildcats v New Zealand BreakersSaturday, September 26, 9.30pm AESTRAC Arena &gt;&gt; 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