Nobody told Adam Forde about a minutes plan, so Galloway played 26 minutes and Cairns moved to 5-4.<\/p>\n
NBL26 champion Jaylin Galloway ($196,400)<\/a> might have been on a minutes restriction, but nobody told Cairns Taipans<\/a> head coach Adam Forde<\/a>.<\/p>\n Galloway, 23, suited up for the first time in NBL27 after recovering from shoulder surgery and dropped 18 points in 26:32 minutes to propel Cairns (5-4) to above .500 after nine games for the first time since NBL23.<\/p>\n The Taipans survived the New Zealand Breakers<\/a> 86-84 in Round 6 on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in Cairns for their third straight home win.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, everyone was talking about a minutes plan,\u201d Forde said about the former Sydney Kings wing.<\/p>\n \u201cNo one actually told me about a minutes plan. Maybe they were too scared to.<\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a conversation I was looking to invite either. No one approached me, and I didn\u2019t approach anybody. We just went in with an ignorance-is-bliss type mindset.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat impresses me most about JG is he has this quiet intensity about him. I said it, and I think it was posted in an article during the week.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s someone who is super aware of his surroundings and what\u2019s going on around him, and really comfortable in that environment, whether it be a light practice or a high-intensity, pressure-cooker type game like we had today.<\/p>\n \u201cFor a young man to possess that type of mindset and that character trait \u2013 they\u2019re the type of things you look for in leaders of government, right? What he\u2019s able to do under duress and pressure.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been very cool watching him the last couple of months. The fact that we\u2019ve got him for another five or six months is only going to benefit the whole group.\u201d<\/p>\n FIBA Asia Cup<\/a> star Galloway went 7-for-11, including 3-for-5 from three, with six assists to add another scoring option to support Boomers teammate Jack McVeigh ($349,800)<\/a>, who also had 18 points in 29 minutes.<\/p>\n Breakers star guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright ($405,200)<\/a> returned to the lineup after missing three games and pulled New Zealand within two at 86-84; Galloway turned the ball over, but emerging star Carlin Davison ($121,600)<\/a> missed a layup to tie the game with seven seconds left.<\/p>\n \u201cWe did everything in our power to try and lose it,\u201d Forde said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe missed foul shots, and then JG made a turnover at the end. It was an ugly, ugly way to go about it.<\/p>\n \u201cBut again, I\u2019d rather walk out of here with a win and teach lessons, rather than sit there and say, \u2018This is why we lost\u2019, and teach the same lessons.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, it probably is a different tone of language from me.\u201d<\/p>\n Breakers assistant coach Sebastian Gleim stepped in for 67-year-old head coach Gordon Herbert<\/a>, who stayed in New Zealand because of illness.<\/p>\n \u201cWe didn\u2019t finish great with the field goals, and we didn\u2019t finish great with the free throws,\u201d Gleim said.<\/p>\n \u201cSure, in a two-point game, it\u2019s really important to make the free throws. But I\u2019m a coach who would never, ever talk about missing a shot. For me, it\u2019s about the right effort, the little things, defence.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to go back to work and get better at the free-throw line, but that\u2019s the last thing in my thinking that we have to put out as a team. This is something that will be better next games.\u201d<\/p>\n NBL27<\/p>\n Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers | Round 6 Highlights<\/p>\n Watch the highlights as the Cairns Taipans take on the New Zealand Breakers in Round 6 of NBL27 on October 25, 2026.<\/p>\n What you need to knowThe Cairns Taipans<\/a> beat the NZ Breakers<\/a> 86-84<\/a> at the Cairns Convention Centre in Round 6 of NBL27.The Breakers led 25-16 after the first quarter, 46-39 at half-time and 62-60 at the last change, and by as many as 11 in the third. Cairns won the fourth 26-22, with an 11-0 run that turned a 65-61 deficit into a 72-65 lead.Jack McVeigh ($349,800)<\/a> and Jaylin Galloway ($196,400)<\/a> top-scored with 18 each, and Sam Mennenga ($303,100)<\/a> led the Breakers with 22 points and eight rebounds on 7-from-18.The Breakers missed 11 of their 23 free throws in a two-point game, including both of Mennenga’s with 3:22 left and Cairns ahead 77-76.Reyne Smith ($156,300)<\/a> hit three fourth-quarter threes off the bench, the last for an 84-79 lead with 1:57 left, and Keanu Pinder ($300,000)<\/a> scored with 39 seconds left after Charles Bediako ($277,000)<\/a> blocked his first attempt. Parker Jackson-Cartwright ($405,200)<\/a> cut it to two with 17 seconds left, but Cairns survived a missed Carlin Davison ($121,600)<\/a> layup at the death.MilestonesKeanu Pinder ($300,000) is 19 rebounds short of 1,000 career NBL rebounds after grabbing five (981).Jack McVeigh ($349,800)<\/a> is 140 points short of 3,000 career NBL points after scoring 18 (2,860).Kouat Noi ($185,100)<\/a> played his 192nd NBL game, eight short of 200.Cairns TaipansJack McVeigh ($349,800)<\/a> top-scored with 18 points, seven assists and two steals on 6-from-13, including 3-from-7 from three, with no turnovers before fouling out with 2:16 left.Jaylin Galloway ($196,400)<\/a> also scored 18 on 7-from-11, including 3-from-5 from three, with six assists.Keanu Pinder ($300,000)<\/a> added 15 points and five rebounds on 5-from-12, including the basket that made it 86-82 with 39 seconds left.Malique Lewis ($207,900)<\/a> had 11 points, four rebounds, two steals and two blocks on 5-from-7 in 34 minutes.Reyne Smith ($156,300)<\/a> scored nine off the bench, all from three in the fourth quarter.Jonah Bolden ($133,600)<\/a> had five points and a game-high 14 rebounds off the bench.Jaylon Brown ($277,000)<\/a> had three points on 1-from-11, with five rebounds and five assists.Cairns shot 31-from-71 from the field, 14-from-35 from three and 10-from-18 at the line, with 42 rebounds, 21 assists and nine turnovers.NZ BreakersSam Mennenga ($303,100)<\/a> top-scored with 22 points, eight rebounds and four assists on 7-from-18, including 4-from-8 from three, but went 4-from-10 at the line.Charles Bediako ($277,000)<\/a> added 15 points and 10 rebounds on 5-from-6, with two blocks.Parker Jackson-Cartwright ($405,200)<\/a> had 14 points and a game-high nine assists on 5-from-9, and scored the Breakers’ last two field goals.Carlin Davison ($121,600)<\/a> had eight points, eight rebounds and six assists off the bench, with four turnovers.Nelson Weidemann ($277,000)<\/a> scored seven with two steals in 13 minutes off the bench.Dejan Vasiljevic ($144,000)<\/a> had seven points on 3-from-8.Mojave King ($189,100)<\/a> scored six off the bench, both threes in the fourth quarter.The Breakers shot 30-from-69 from the field, 12-from-25 from three and 12-from-23 at the line, with 46 rebounds, 22 assists and nine turnovers.<\/p>\n SuperCoach NBL NBL27 Round 6 \u00b7 Cairns Taipans 86 def NZ Breakers 84<\/p>\n \n 41 Top of the sheet<\/p>\n Jack McVeigh ($349,800) and Parker Jackson-Cartwright ($405,200) shared the top score on the floor. McVeigh made 41 Jaylin Galloway ($196,400) made 29 on his Cairns debut, from 18 points, three rebounds and six The count went the other way<\/p>\n The Breakers won the SuperCoach night 184 to 180 and lost by two. It Value of the night<\/p>\n Charles Bediako ($277,000) was the best return per dollar, 16.7 SuperCoach points per This was both clubs’ only Round 6 game. Cairns visit Brisbane on Thursday 29 The live board<\/p>\n Cairns Taipans<\/p>\n Jack McVeigh$349,800 \u25bc $303,70041 NZ Breakers<\/p>\n Parker Jackson-Cartwright$405,200 \u25b2 $468,30041 Top four per club, this game only. SuperCoach scores can also change
\n The Debrief<\/p>\n
\n SuperCoach points
\n Jack McVeigh and Parker Jackson-Cartwright, 41 each: the Breakers won the SuperCoach night and lost the game by two\n <\/p>\n
\n from 18 points, three rebounds, seven assists and two steals without a turnover, on
\n six-from-13 with three threes. It is his best score of NBL27, one more than the 40
\n he made in Round 4. Jackson-Cartwright made 41 in 27 minutes on his return
\n from the lower-leg injury that cost him three games, from 14 points, six rebounds
\n and nine assists, also without a turnover. He averaged 52.0 across his first five
\n games.<\/p>\n
\n assists on seven-from-11. Sam Mennenga ($303,100) made 32 from a game-high 22 points and
\n eight rebounds, on seven-from-18. Jonah Bolden ($133,600) made 20 from a game-high 14
\n rebounds. Reyne Smith ($156,300) made all nine of his points from three-point range, but three
\n turnovers left him on 6.<\/p>\n
\n is the fifth time in 43 NBL27 games that the beaten side has won the count.<\/p>\n
\n $100,000 at his current $203,900, from 34. That came from 15 points, 10
\n rebounds and two blocks, and is his best score of NBL27 by 12. Jaylin Galloway was
\n next on 14.8 at $196,400, then Reuben Te Rangi ($97,100) on 14.5 at $89,500. At
\n the other end, Kyrin Galloway ($176,000) returned 2.4 at $123,400, the lowest of anyone
\n priced over $100,000 who played 10 minutes or more, making 3 in 11 minutes
\n against the 12.0 he averaged coming in. Nobody went negative.<\/p>\n
\n October, and the Breakers host Adelaide on Friday 30 October.<\/p>\n
\n Jaylin Galloway$196,400 no change29
\n Malique Lewis$207,900 \u25b2 $251,60027
\n Keanu Pinder$300,000 \u25b2 $303,00026<\/p>\n
\n Charles Bediako$277,000 \u25bc $203,90034
\n Sam Mennenga$303,100 \u25b2 $356,80032
\n Carlin Davison$121,600 \u25b2 $229,60023<\/p>\n
\n if the league corrects a box score in the days after a game. Prices in brackets
\n are opening prices; the board shows each player’s opening price and where it
\n stands now. Points per dollar are ours, calculated against current prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nobody told Adam Forde about a minutes plan, so Galloway played 26 minutes and Cairns moved to 5-4.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":941034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-941033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=941033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/941034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=941033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=941033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=941033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}