Snakes radar out of kilter

THE Adelaide 36ers have made short work of the winless Cairns Taipans with a comprehensive 83-67 NBL triumph at Titanium Security Arena lastnight.

Jerome Randle scored 23 points and had eight assists, but the story was the Taipans’ haphazard outside shooting.

The visitors hit only 13 of 42 from long range, including just one from 12 in the opening term, resulting in them trailing 29-16 at quarter-time.

Cairns continued to live and die – and it proved fatal – from the perimeter thereafter.

Of the Taipans’ 35 first-half shots, 23 were from long range, but they were unable to make any inroads with the 36ers still ahead by 14 points at the main break.