SATURDAY MARCH 31 2018 SPORT 79 United hungry DJ bringing the heat in title challenge to finish the job

GILBERT GARDINER have our chance at getting re- demption from the last game,” GRAND FINAL — GAME 5 THERE have been hiccups and Andersen said. hurdles to clear, but Melbourne “It’s a big opportunity; you United is “hungry” to create its put it all out there for 40 min- own piece of history tonight by utes, (if) you score more points winning the club’s first NBL than they do (then) you go championship. home (as) champs. From big injuries to early- “I look at it as simply as that; MELB UNITED V season soul-searching after the you don’t have to get it all com- would-be minor premier — plicated and start thinking TODAY, 4.30PM, HISENSE ARENA loaded with talent — slumped about scenarios. to an unacceptable 5-5 record “This is our house … every- WATCH LIVE ON following a record home loss to one will be behind us and we’ll , United has rid- come out and do something den the momentum like mighty special.” Mick Fanning at Bells Beach. Four-time Olympian An- All that is left to do now, for dersen, 37, a winner of 11 cham- United and Fanning, is to ring pionships across the globe, has the bell of ultimate success. led United’s bench along with With Casey Prather (illness) David Barlow, , and (shoulder) Pete Hooley and Kyle Adnam. under clouds, United will need “If I can get out there and to draw on its great depth to help the guys, like I have been edge an inspired Adelaide trying to do, and get us over the 36ers, feeding off an “us against line, for me it’s all about win- the world” mindset. ning this championship,” An- So evenly matched are the dersen said. “I want to be out combatants — one point sepa- there, I’m hungry for that.” rated the two teams’ combined Adelaide’s second unit is just scores before the Sixers as damaging with Majok Deng clinched Game 4 by nine points and Anthony Drmic able to — the grand final could be de- score quickly and in bunches. cided by a wildcard to be the “We got to negate (Adel- difference on the big stage. aide) as a bench formation United veteran David An- when we come in,” Andersen dersen said the cutthroat na- said. “We can step it up, really ture of the game played into help the team and give us a Melbourne’s favour. boost, whether we’re up or “Everyone is pretty hungry down we need to give that … we want to play, we want to boost.” NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN

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