They went to war in that Championship Series and did so again on Sunday with them needing to be separated late and earning a flagrant foul each as a result in the final minute.<\/p>\n
Davis was pointing to the championship logo on his jersey with Cotton walking off signalling his six MVP awards, and it was the Adelaide superstar with the last laugh this time finishing with 17 points and eight assists to go with the win.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jenkins then shot 6\/17 from the outside on his way to 20 points with Kenyon outstanding at both ends with 11 points, eight rebounds and three assists with 3\/3 long-range shooting.<\/p>\n
Nick Rakocevic continued his standout form with 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists with Zylan Cheatham also having 10 points, 10 boards and four assists.<\/p>\n
Xavier Cooks had 11 points on perfect shooting for the Kings and finished with 22 points with eight rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n
Davis finished with 16 points and seven assists but shot 6\/19 with Makuach Maluach contributing 12 points and five rebounds, Tyler Robertson eight points on 2\/2 three-point shooting, and Andrew Carr eight points and five boards.<\/p>\n
It was the first Championship Series rematch of the season with the Kings unbeaten and pressure building on the Sixers, and it was a tied ball game at 18-18 after one with a buzzer-beater for the visitors from Matt Kenyon.<\/p>\n
Sydney narrowly worked on top in the second frame with 26 points to 23 and that saw the reigning champions go into half-time leading 44-41 with Xavier Cooks up to 15 points and five rebounds.<\/p>\n
Makuach Maluach and Tyler Robertson chimed in with eight points each while Kendric Davis had six points and five assists.<\/p>\n
Nick Rakocevic had another 10 points, three rebounds and two assists already for Adelaide with John Jenkins III hitting three triples while Bryce Cotton had nine points and four assists.<\/p>\n
The Sixers then locked in further in the third quarter with 20 points and another three ball to Jenkins while holding the Kings to just 12 points on 6\/16 shooting along with 0\/5 from the outside and another four turnovers.<\/p>\n
Adelaide took control in the last quarter, opening up a 12-point lead, and then a late steal from Cotton on a pass from Davis lit the fuse once more in their rivalry, but Cotton and his Sixers walked off with the important early six-point win.<\/p>\n
The Kings now head to Canberra to play the New Zealand Breakers in an Ignite Cup by 7-Eleven match up on Wednesday with the 36ers next in action away to the Tasmania JackJumpers on Friday.<\/p>\n
SYDNEY KINGS 78 \u2013 ADELAIDE 36ERS 84<\/p>\n
Sydney Kings
Xavier Cooks \u2013 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists
Kendric Davis \u2013 16 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds
Makuach Maluach \u2013 12 points, 5 rebounds
Andrew Carr \u2013 8 points, 5 rebounds
Tyler Robertson \u2013 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2\/2 3PT<\/p>\n
Adelaide 36ers
John Jenkins III \u2013 20 points, 6\/17 3PT
Bryce Cotton \u2013 17 points, 8 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
Nick Rakocevic \u2013 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists
Matt Kenyon \u2013 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists
Zylan Cheatham \u2013 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists<\/p>\n