NBL: Tasmania JackJumpers ready for Sydney Kings after Adelaide victory

Media pundit John Casey labelled it a famous win for Tasmania while JackJumpers coach Scott Roth believed the win pointed to something more intangible.

"That's what teams do that believe in the culture and the character of the players, and you hold them accountable and they buy into everything you're doing," Roth said.

"To me, that was a culture win."

Whatever you want to call it, the JackJumpers continue to push towards an unprecedented finals series as Adelaide became the sixth victim in seven games for the Apple Isle side.

The NBL's newest side breaking new ground with their latest mainland victory in their debut campaign. The win in the City of Churches means Roth's side has become the first expansion team in NBL history to win matches in six Australian states.

The game swung widely from term to term as the sides rode the wave of scoring chains and both enjoyed double-digit leads throughout the match.

JackJumpers continued their trend of bright first term starts at they held a nine-point lead at the opening break before Adelaide stormed back into contention with a 28-17 second term.

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The home crowd faithful roared Adelaide to the break as the usual suspects Daniel Johnson (16 points) and Sunday Dech (15 points) gave the JackJumpers problems as 36ers seized the lead.

Tasmania refused to be cave to the pressure as they took control of the boards (rebounds 47-34). It put the clamps on the home side defensively.

Fabijan Krslovic and Matt Kenyon helped on that end as the 36ers mustered only 29 points in the second-half after their 28-point term.

American import guard Josh Adams continued his impressive season by breaking the JackJumpers' scoring record for most points in a game with 31 of them, including 11 points in the final term to be the star.

Adelaide struggled to find a foothold in the final term as they went scoreless for six minutes while the JackJumpers did as they pleased in attack with 16 unanswered points of their own. Adams delivered eight of those 16 to be the difference.

For Sixers coach CJ Bruton and the Sixers coaching staff, the former's response post-match painted the picture of one of Roth's savviest bits of business in constructing the Tasmanian roster.

"Adams did what Adams does, he's an elite player," he said.

"He got on that right side of the floor where he likes to dominate and he did his thing and got to the rim, kept the scoreboard ticking over for them."

The JackJumpers' path to finals, which essentially consists of endless do-or-die situations until the end of the roster season, continues back in Hobart against the Sydney Kings on April 3.

Regarded as one of the most talented rosters in the NBL, Sydney's talented core including Jaylen Adams, Jarell Martin and Xavier Cooks, have clicked in their nine-game winning streak.

The JackJumpers have already accounted for the Kings earlier in the season during round 10 with a 77-70 victory but the Kings also claimed points in round three with an 83-71 victory.

"It's not life or death but I think that these guys are more than willing to go out there and showcase everything they've been doing and we're excited to go play on Sunday," he said.

The JackJumpers and Kings tip-off at 1 pm.

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