McVeigh's clutch play lifts Taipans past Bullets in controversial finish

In the humid heart of a young NBL season, Cairns and Brisbane played the kind of game that reminds us why sport endures — not because it is fair, but because it is unfinished until the final moment. Jack McVeigh, carrying the weight of a $2 million contract and a team still searching for its footing, delivered when the stakes were highest, only for the referees to hand Brisbane a lifeline that the Bullets ultimately could not convert. The Taipans held on 83-82, earning not just a win, but a first home victory that answered the doubts left by a brutal opening loss.