No Cotton for 36ers clash

The Perth Wildcats will be without Bryce Cotton (groin soreness) when they meet the Adelaide 36ers on Sunday.

However, they will be bolstered by the return of captain Jesse Wagstaff.

The Wildcats see their sixth game in 11 days as an opportunity to get better

The reigning champions have played every second day since Thursday 13 May, coming away with four wins.

Trevor Gleeson said Sunday’s clash with the 36ers will be a test for his team.

“We want to build momentum and get in a bit of rhythm. We’ll use the remaining four games to do that,” he said.

“We’ll be under some fatigue elements on Sunday, but that’s how you get better, how you get stronger and how you develop.”

The Wildcats win on Friday sees them secure top-two, while the 36ers are now playing for pride after falling to Illawarra.

“It’s just about playing the right way,” said Gleeson

“It’s fantastic that we’re locked into the playoffs, and I think we’re now locked into top-two, and if you said that in the pre-season before the games started you will get a top-two position, we would have said, where do we sign?

“So that’s a fantastic effort from this group.”

Adelaide will be without young stars Josh Giddey and Isaac Humphries, however Daniel Johnson and Brandon Paul are their two highest scorers against the Wildcats.`

Johnson also leads his team in rebounds when facing Perth.

Tip-off on Sunday is 1.00pm.

Watch live on VICELAND and SBS On Demand