{"id":640301,"date":"2026-10-24T21:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/640301\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T21:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:08:17","slug":"how-to-watch-talking-points-cairns-v-new-zealand-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/640301\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch &#038; talking points: Cairns v New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers<br \/>Sunday, October 25, 3pm AEDT<br \/>Cairns Convention Centre<\/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.<\/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\/matches\/cairns-taipans-v-nz-breakers-men-25-10-2026\" 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>RostersCairns<\/p>\n<p>Expected depth chart:<br \/>PG: J.Brown (IP) \/ Paul (NS) \/ Bruce \/ Nunn (DP)<br \/>SG: J.Galloway \/ Smith \/ L.McVeigh (DP)<br \/>SF: Lewis (IP) \/ W.Brown \/ Dech (out)<br \/>PF: J.McVeigh \/ K.Galloway \/ Williamson (NRP)<br \/>C: Pinder \/ Bolden \/ Yates (DP)<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>Expected depth chart:<br \/>PG: Jackson-Cartwright (IP) \/ Evans Jr. (DP) \/ \u00a0\/ Le Gassick (out)<br \/>SG: Vasiljevic \/ Weidemann \/ Le&#8217;Afa \/ Cooper (DP) <br \/>SF: King (NRP) \/ Davison \/ Te Rangi \/ Chunga (DP) \/ James (IP) (out)<br \/>PF: Mennenga \/ Noi \/ Robinson (DP)<br \/>C: Bediako (IP) \/ Rissetto<\/p>\n<p>Missing in actionCairns<\/p>\n<p>Sunday Dech &#8211; Hamstring &#8211; Round 8<br \/>Keanu Pinder &#8211; Illness &#8211; Test<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>Josiah-Jordan James &#8211; Hamstring &#8211; TBC<br \/>Preston Le Gassick &#8211; Neck &#8211; TBC<\/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>Talking pointsWelcome back, Jaylin<\/p>\n<p>Cairns Taipans recruit Jaylin Galloway is set to make his long-awaited debut for his new club on Sunday, teaming up with his brother Kyrin for the first time at NBL level.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former champion made waves in the off-season, when he departed the Sydney Kings to join the Taipans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the most athletic players in the League now looks set to join an offence that should suit his play style perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the box score<\/p>\n<p>Fans haven\u2019t seen the best version of Taipans star Jack McVeigh so far in NBL27, but a matchup against the Breakers could be just what the doctor ordered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last season when these two teams met, the marquee man scored a career-high 47 points and was simply unstoppable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, McVeigh won\u2019t be the only one who could potentially eclipse the 40-point mark in this game, with Sam Mennenga having already done it previously and feeling as confident as ever.<\/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\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6a960795989a8ba3337cdc3b_SuperCoach NBL_ Bottom of Article Image Version 1 1920x250.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cairns Taipans v New Zealand BreakersSunday, October 25, 3pm AEDTCairns Convention Centre &gt;&gt; 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