The Otago Nuggets will finish their comeback season by playing the Manawatu Jets for the National Basketball League Showdown title tomorrow night.
They swept aside the Canterbury Rams 97-79 in a commanding semifinal display in Auckland last night.
It will be their first time in a final.
The Nuggets put on a commanding display in which the side dominated at both ends.
Defensively it locked in and shut down a Rams team playing its third game in as many nights.
Meanwhile on offence it was clinical.
Big man Jordan Hunt posted a monster stat line of 33 points and 10 rebounds, shooting an impressive 63% from the field.
Stars Jordan Ngatai and Jarrod Kenny were also huge with 23 and 16 points respectively.
In their way is a Jets side which toppled the Taranaki Mountainairs 105-95 in last night's other semifinal.
They are a team the Nuggets have the edge over though _ having won all four of their meetings this season.
Not bad for a team that had not played a game since 2014.
Heading for the top, ain't going to stop.
