The Illawarra Hawks have smashed an NBL record in their season-opening game against the Adelaide 36ers.
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Last year's finalists demolished Adelaide 122-88, setting a new NBL points record as they fired a major warning shot to their rivals this season.
The 122-point tally is the most by any team in the competition's history since games were cut down to 40-minutes.
The Hawks were led by imports Rotnei Clarke and Marvelle Harris who scored 23 and 21 points respectively.
Who gifs a damn if this didn't count as an assist... @RotneiClarke15 out here just having fun with it! #yourgame #NBL17 pic.twitter.com/VivHtngaVu
— NBL (@NBL) October 7, 2016
Brisbane and New Zealand also won their opening games this season.