Who stood up? Who fell short? Every player rated from Game 5

06 Apr 2026

finals

NBL champion Mark Worthington breaks down who got it done and who found the going tough in Game 5.

NBL Champion Mark Worthington has rated all the players from Sunday afternoon's Game 5, as Kendric Davis and the Sydney Kings tasted Championship success.

The starters

Jaylin Galloway - 7/10
Knocked down some threes and collected some boards. Did what he had to do to contribute to a championship.

Kendric Davis - 9/10
Finals MVP. 35 &and 14 assists. Made some big shots and plays in the fourth and OT. Outrageous numbers again by the young star.

Matthew Dellavedova - 7/10
Came up big in the third with back-to-back 3 pointers and made a couple big plays as a playmaker, while tasked with chasing a red hot Bryce Cotton.

Tim Soares - 8.5/10
Started the game strongly. Had the biggest offensive rebound of NBL26 to put the game into OT.

Xavier Cooks - 8.5/10
The heartbeat of the team. 19 points & 12 rebounds, including 7 offensive. His one percenters were outstanding.

Off the bench

Goc Malual - N/A

Hunter Goodrick - N/A

Jason Spurgin - N/A

Kouat Noi - 4/10
Thought he was going to get going early, but sparingly used again.

Lueth Awan - N/A

Makuach Maluach 5/10
Stayed ready and made winning plays against Bryce in crunch time.

Shaun Bruce N/A

Torrey Craig 5/10
Struggled for most of the game, but came up with a few huge buckets when Sydney needed them the most. Had a great rebounding game.

The starters

Bryce Cotton - 9/10
‍Bryce gave Adelaide every chance. Broke the shackles early and made the right play a lot when Sydney ran a double team at him. Missed a game winning layup in regulation, but was a high degree of difficulty.

Dejan Vasiljevic - 3.5/10
‍Tough one for DJ. 1/11 from deep in a decider. He didn’t die wondering, but a game DJ would want back.

Flynn Cameron - 5/10
‍Was having a positive impact on the game when he was on the court. Unfortunately due to foul trouble, his impact was limited.

Isaac Humphries 7/10
‍Perfect from the field. Solid defensively again. Would have liked to have seen him out there at the end of regulation for the rebound that Soares got.

Zylan Cheatham - 7.5/10
‍Another double-double by Z. Another great game on a good Series, in a great matchup with X which lived up to the hype.‍