The Hawks somehow beat Phoenix in overtime… then turned around and got tormented by last-placed Cairns. QJ Peterson ties a club record with 42, McGee casually puts up 29 and 13, Hickey hands out dimes and turnovers, and the boys break down how a team can win one quarter and still nearly lose a game.

We hand out Player of the Match, deliver a Chris Goulding Flop Award for the ages (congrats, John Brown III), and look ahead to the Brisbane matchup — which feels like flipping a coin with a blindfold on.

Live from the Gong. Let’s screech and roll.

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Davo Hickey delivers one of the most chaotic, perfectly ugly game-winners you’ll ever see — a banked three from the logo that saves the Boomers after the broadcast drops out.

We go through the whole Boomers–Tall Blacks madness: Vickerman subbing like it’s under-10s, Meninga detonating dunks, Cameron going Prime Kobe, Glover heating up, and the classic Hawks-style stress of watching it all unfold.

Then we shift to Illawarra:
• What this team should look like after the FIBA break
• Why the Cairns matchup matters
• McGee vs Marcus Lee
• Keeping McVeigh quiet
• Defensive fixes that can’t wait
• Three home games to make or break the season

All that plus Adams, Andrews the Flopper, rotations, foul trouble, and why it really feels like the Hawks' season starts now.

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A massive episode of Screech & Roll as we break down two very different losses for the Illawarra Hawks.

First, we look at the Adelaide collapse — a strong first half undone by a brutal third-quarter meltdown, Bryce Cotton’s emotional 31-point explosion, and a 50–35 rebounding beatdown. Then we move to the Melbourne heartbreaker: JaVale McGee’s 28-point masterpiece, QJ Peterson’s flamethrower shooting, Goulding’s theatrics, missed free throws, the wild buzzer-beater that almost counted, and why the Hawks were in it until the final second.

We also give out the Player of the Match and the Chris Goulding Flop Award… again.

Then it’s all eyes on the South East Melbourne Phoenix. We break down:

• How to stop Nathan Sobey and his 21 PPG threat
• The rebounding battle with Hunter & John Brown
• Phoenix’s surprising ball movement
• Turnovers that keep killing the Hawks
• Why this game should be “Season Starts Now” for Illawarra

If you’re a Hawks tragic or an NBL diehard, this episode has everything: analysis, chaos, flops, and a whole lot of passion from the Gong.

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