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"Perth Wildcats coach Rob Beveridge has brushed off suggestions the reigning champions might be peaking too early after stringing together a run of impressive results in recent weeks. The Wildcats have endured a rollercoaster ride this season but have come through the adversity and have the chance to secure the second seed for the play-offs with a win over Townsville tomorrow night. Thumping home wins over bogy team Adelaide and play-offs rivals Cairns and Gold Coast have reignited the Wildcats&rsquo; championship defence and sparked excitement around the team. But Beveridge said there was more to come. &ldquo;We definitely haven&rsquo;t peaked, I just see us growing with confidence every week,&rdquo; Beveridge said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had a huge emphasis defensively and that&rsquo;s helping us with our offence. &ldquo;We went through a phase of having to play people out of position and that did affect us, but now we are very balanced and starting to play for each other. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the exciting thing, that I know we&rsquo;re going to get better.&rdquo; Complacency has been one of the Wildcats&rsquo; major stumbling blocks this season, alongside injuries and a horror schedule, but Beveridge said his team had finally found a good mental space. &ldquo;I like the attitude that we&rsquo;re playing with. I hate the clich&eacute;, one game at a time, but that&rsquo;s what we have done,&rdquo; Beveridge said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve completely focused on a team each week and having only the one game to prepare for (each week) has been great for us.&rdquo; Wildcats guard Damian Martin won the NBL Player of the Week award for his outstanding performance in last week&rsquo;s win over Gold Coast. Martin, who described the performance as the best of his NBL career, is the second Wildcats player to claim the award in as many weeks after Matt Knight won in round 21."
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