How to watch & talking points: SE Melbourne v Sydney

08 Feb 2026

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A spot in the top-two is on the line when South East Melbourne hosts Sydney at John Cain Arena.

South East Melbourne Phoenix (2nd) v Sydney Kings (3rd)
Sunday, February 8, 2.30pm AEDT
John Cain Arena

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Talking points

Battle for the top
While this game may not be a battle for top spot just yet, it's still a battle to see who the top contender is for this season's championship as the Phoenix and Kings are the two hottest teams in the competition.

It's hard to read too much into the last time they played each other, as these teams look very different and are both playing at a very high level.

Who will come out on top and cement themselves as the team to beat in NBL26?

Awards watch
There are three major awards to watch in this game alone that are worth the price of admission.

The MVP battle between Kendric Davis and Nathan Sobey will be sure to have tempers flaring.

Then there's Brian Goorjian and Josh King on the sideline as they go head-to-head for Coach of the Year, and then finally Kouat Noi and Angus Glover as the leading candidates for Best Sixth Man.

What they're saying

Phoenix Next Star Malique Lewis on his team's focus:
“Everyone's positive and everyone's feeling good about this season.

"We're taking games one by one and we're not thinking ahead, but everyone's locked in and we come together and understand that we have a shot at winning the whole thing, so we're going to put our all into it.”

Kings forward Torrey Craig on why is team are so dangerous
“I don’t think our team has a lot of weaknesses.

“We have guys that can shoot the ball. We have guys who can playmake. We have guys who can make plays down the stretch in the clutch. We have defenders. We have size. We have length.

“Position for position, player for player, I don't think there's any team in the NBL that has what we have, and that's the advantage that we have.”