title: 2022 NBL pre-season
text: # 2022 NBL pre-season
  
  The pre-season of the 2022–23 NBL season, the 45th season of Australia's National Basketball League, ran from 9 August 2022 to 6 October 2022. The pre-season also featured the Adelaide 36ers to play games between two NBA teams, this will be the fourth NBLxNBA tour.
  
  On 2 October 2022, the 36ers became the first NBL team to beat an NBA team when they defeated the Phoenix Suns.
  
  ## NBL Blitz
  
  The 2022 NBL Blitz is an annual pre-season tournament featuring all NBL teams. This season games were held in Darwin, Northern Territory from the 16th to the 23rd of September 2022.
  
  ## Blitz ladder
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PP | BP | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Adelaide 36ers (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 232 | 109.9 | 8 | 17 |
  | 2 | Melbourne United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 211 | 112.8 | 8.5 | 14.5 |
  | 3 | Perth Wildcats | 3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 241 | 102.9 | 7 | 13 |
  | 4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 252 | 221 | 114.0 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
  | 5 | Illawarra Hawks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 233 | 104.3 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
  | 6 | Brisbane Bullets | 3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 225 | 100.0 | 6 | 12 |
  | 7 | Sydney Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 245 | 100.0 | 5.5 | 11.5 |
  | 8 | New Zealand Breakers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 243 | 267 | 91.0 | 5 | 5 |
  | 9 | Cairns Taipans | 3 | 0 | 3 | 237 | 275 | 86.2 | 4 | 4 |
  | 10 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 262 | 86.3 | 3 | 3 |
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Loggins-Bruton Cup: Adelaide 36ers
  * Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Jack McVeigh (Tasmania JackJumpers)
  