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| wins = 16
| losses = 12
| ladder = 3rd
| finals = Semifinalist<br><small>(lost to [[2019–20 Perth Wildcats season|Wildcats]] 1–2)</small>
| coach_n = USA
| coach = [[Mike Kelly (basketball)|Mike Kelly]]
| cocaptains = yes
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| cocap1 = [[Nathan Jawai]]
| cocap2_n = USA
| cocap2 = [[D.J. Newbill]]
| arena = [[Cairns Convention Centre]]
| highest attendance = 5,188 (1 March 2020)
| lowest attendance = 3,904 (29 November 2019)
| average attendance = 4,473
| attendance = 67,105
| largest win = 24 points<br>99–75 ([[Illawarra Hawks|Hawks]])
| largest loss = 36 points<br>124–88 (@ [[Brisbane Bullets|Brisbane]])
| efficiency_leader = [[Nathan Jawai|Jawai]]
| epg_n = AUS
| epg = 56%
| top_scorer = [[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]]
| ppg_n = USA
| ppg = 18.5
| rebounds_leader = [[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]]
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| rpg = 9.7
| assists_leader = [[Scott Machado|Machado]]
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The '''2019–20 Cairns Taipans season''' was the 21st season for the [[Cairns Taipans]] in the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]], and their second season under the guidance of head coach [[Mike Kelly (basketball)|Mike Kelly]]. The team consisted of their imports ([[Scott Machado]], [[D. J. Newbill]] and [[Cameron Oliver]]), eight regular roster players ([[George Blagojevic]], [[Majok Deng]], [[Mirko Djeric]], [[Anthony Fisher]], [[Nathan Jawai]], [[Jarrod Kenny]], [[Fabijan Krslovic]] and [[Kouat Noi]]) and their two development players ([[Tad Dufelmeier]] and [[Tai Wynyard]]). The squad was widely considered to be the underdogs of the NBL, with their roster lacking depth and having four rookies on their roster (Blagojevic, Fisher, Krslovic and Noi).<ref>{{cite web |title=NBL 2019-20 ladder predictions |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2019/08/23/nbl-2019-20-ladder-predictions/ |website=The Roar}}</ref> These predictions also coupled with the [[2018–19 Cairns Taipans season|Taipans' previous season]], during which they struggled to compile wins and finished with a 6–22 record (include a run of 14 consecutive losses).

After having a successful pre-season (with a 6–3 record), the Taipans struggled during their early games. Despite leading in the early stages of their first three games, they failed to convert those leads into wins and lost their first three games of the season. However, their luck changed after a 23-point win against the [[Perth Wildcats]] in [[Perth]], often regarded as one of the hardest games to win for any team in the NBL. After this victory, the Taipans had multiple close games, but then went on a 5-1 streak and impressed the league. The last of those wins was an 11-point win in [[Sydney]] which pushed the Snakes into the top four, and placed the team very highly with analysts as up until that round the [[Sydney Kings]] had been 11-1 and hadn't lost a home game by then. After this hot streak the Taipans failed to win either game the following round of Round 11, including an overtime game against the [[South East Melbourne Phoenix]], however they won their only game of Round 12 to cut their dry spell short (a game in which they also recognised [[Aaron Grabau]] and his years with the club, and raised his jersey to the rafters of the [[Cairns Convention Centre]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Taipans to hang No. 8 in the rafters |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-to-hang-no-8-in-the-rafters |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref> After a breakthrough win in Round 12, the Taipans created a winning streak, notching up wins against the [[Adelaide 36ers|36ers]], [[Melbourne United|United]], the Phoenix, the [[Brisbane Bullets|Bullets]] and the [[New Zealand Breakers|Breakers]] (who at the time were on a five-game winning streak of their own) before falling short against the [[Sydney Kings|Kings]]. Despite this the Taipans started on another winning streak, with a 19-point win against the 36ers on the road sealed their spot in the playoffs. After confirming their playoff spot, the Taipans lost their final two games by a combined total of 52 points.

At the league awards night multiple players received awards, most notably Machado winning the Fans MVP Award and being named in the All-NBL first squad. Newbill won the Best Defensive Award, Coach Kelly won the Coach of the Year Award and both Newbill and Oliver were named in the All-NBL second squad.

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==Squad==

=== Signings ===

* The Taipans retained two of their players over the off-season, [[Jarrod Kenny]] and [[Robert Loe]], who had signed multiple season contracts before the 2019–20 season. Head Coach [[Mike Kelly (basketball)|Mike Kelly]] and assistant [[Jamie O'Loughlin]] had also already signed for the 2019–20 season.
* On 5 April [[Majok Deng]] was signed.<ref>{{cite web |title=PLAYER SIGNING {{!}} Majok Deng |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/player-signing-majok-deng |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref> The South Sudanese–Australian power forward joined the Taipans from the [[Adelaide 36ers]] on a three–year deal.
* On 27 April [[Tom Jervis]] was signed on a two–year deal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taipans secure three-time Champ Tom Jervis |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-secure-three-time-champ-tom-jervis |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref> The center joined the Taipans from the [[Perth Wildcats]], who he had won a championship with the season prior.
* On 30 May [[Mirko Djeric]] signed with the Taipans.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taipans lure back Mirko Djeric to the NBL |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-lure-back-mirko-djeric-to-the-nbl |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref> The Serbian–Australian previously played in the NBL during the 2015–16 season for the [[Townsville Crocodiles]] before relocating to Serbia to play in the [[Basketball League of Serbia]], and most recently played for [[KK Dynamic|Dynamic Belgrade]]
* On 6 June [[Brad Hill (basketball)|Brad Hill]] resigned for his second season as assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brad Hill signs up for a second season |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/brad-hill-signs-up-for-a-second-season |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref>
* On 13 June the Taipans elevated their development player [[Fabijan Krslovic]] to a regular roster position.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taipans elevate DP Fabijan Krslovic |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-elevate-dp-fabijan-krslovic |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref> The guard had spent multiple years at the club in a training and development position alongside [[Anthony Fisher (basketball, born 1994)|Anthony Fisher]] and Christian Jurlina.
* On 4 July [[Kouat Noi]] was signed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Introducing... Kouat Noi |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/introducing-kouat-noi |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref> The Sudanese–Australian was fresh from college, playing for [[Texas Christian University]] in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] and signed with the club to develop his skills before the 2020 NBA draft.
* On 26 July [[Cameron Oliver]] was signed as the Taipans' first import.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taipans welcome CAMERON OLIVER |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-welcome-cameron-oliver |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref> The American joined the club from the [[Delaware Blue Coats]] of the [[NBA G League]].
* On 3 August [[Tom Jervis]] and the Taipans announced that he was released from his contract and that he would be retiring from the NBL.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement on Tom Jervis |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/statement-on-tom-jervis |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref>
* On 4 August [[Nathan Jawai]] announced that he was returning to Cairns for his fourth consecutive season, and his fifth overall season with the Taipans.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hometown hero bolsters Taipans roster |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/hometown-hero-bolsters-taipans-roster |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref>
* On 9 August [[Scott Machado]] was signed as the Taipans' second import.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cairns confirm LA's Scott Machado |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/cairns-confirm-las-scott-machado |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref> Machado joined the club after playing for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] and their G League team the [[South Bay Lakers]].
* On 13 August [[Anthony Fisher (basketball, born 1994)|Anthony Fisher]] signed with the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anthony Fisher - Taipan at last |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/anthony-fisher-taipan-at-last |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref>
* On 14 August [[George Blagojevic]] signed with the club, joining Fisher and Krslovic as being promoted from their development/training role in the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taipans elevate Marlins standout |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-elevate-marlins-standout |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref> The trio also joined Noi with playing their debut professional season in a full roster position.
* On 17 August [[D. J. Newbill]] announced his return to Cairns.<ref>{{cite web |title=DJ signs up for Snakes sequel |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/dj-signs-up-for-snakes-sequel |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref> The star import for the Taipans the previous season filled the third and last import position on the roster.
* On 2 October the Taipans announced their two development players, [[Tad Dufelmeier]] and [[Tai Wynyard]], at their corporate launch.<ref>{{cite web |title=Co-captains and DPs revealed at 2019 Corporate Launch |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/co-captains-and-dps-revealed-at-2019-corporate-launch |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref> The club also announced that Jawai and Newbill would lead the team as co-captains.

===Roster===
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| team=Cairns Taipans}}
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{{player3 | pos = F | num = 13 | nat = SSD | first = Majok | last = Deng | m = 2.08 | kgs = 84 | year = 1993 | month = 3 | day = 1 }}
{{player3 | pos = F/C | num = 14 | nat = NZL | first = Tai | last = Wynyard | m = 2.08 | kgs = 116 | year = 1998 | month = 2 | day = 5 | note = DP }}
{{player3 | pos = C | num = 15 | nat = AUS | first = Nathan | last = Jawai | m = 2.09 | kgs = 140 | year = 1986 | month = 10 | day = 10 | note = C }}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 20 | nat = AUS | first = Fabijan | last = Krslovic | m = 2.03 | kgs = 108 | year = 1995 | month = 6 | day = 23 }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 25 | nat = USA | first = D. J. | last = Newbill | m = 1.93 | kgs = 95 | year = 1992 | month = 5 | day = 22 | note = I & C }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 32 | nat = AUS | first = Anthony | last = Fisher | dab = basketball, born 1994 | m = 1.87 | kgs = 78 | year = 1994 | month = 1 | day = 24 }}
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{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach = 
* {{player||USA|[[Mike Kelly (basketball)|Mike Kelly]]}}
| asst_coach = 
* {{player||AUS|[[Jamie O'Loughlin]]}}
* {{player||AUS|[[Brad Hill (basketball)|Brad Hill]]}}
* {{player||AUS|Lennon Smartt}}
| team_man =
* {{player||AUS|Brett Havercroft}}
| DP = y
| NS = y
| I = y
| IN = y
| TP = y
| roster_url = http://www.taipans.com/stats#players-stats
| accessdate = 8 February 2020
}}

===Depth chart===
{{basketball depth chart
| team_name = Cairns Taipans
| bench 3_label = Development
| starter_c =  [[Cameron Oliver]]
| bench 1_c = [[Nathan Jawai]] 
| bench 2_c = 
| bench 3_c = 
| starter_pf = [[Majok Deng]]
| bench 1_pf = [[Fabijan Krslovic]]
| bench 2_pf = 
| bench 3_pf = [[Tai Wynyard]]
| starter_sf = [[Mirko Djeric]]
| bench 1_sf = [[Kouat Noi]]
| bench 2_sf = [[George Blagojevic]]
| bench 3_sf =  
| starter_sg = [[D. J. Newbill]]
| bench 1_sg = [[Anthony Fisher (basketball, born 1994)|Anthony Fisher]]
| bench 2_sg = 
| bench 3_sg =  
| starter_pg = [[Scott Machado]]
| bench 1_pg = [[Jarrod Kenny]]
| bench 2_pg = 
| bench 3_pg =  [[Tad Dufelmeier]]
}}

== Preseason ==
As part of their pre-season, the Taipans played five pre-season games. Their first two games were held in Cairns against two American college teams, and the next three games were held in Melbourne against the [[South East Melbourne Phoenix]] and [[Melbourne United]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-pre-season-games-tickets-on-sale|title=Taipans pre-season games tickets on sale|website=www.taipans.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.semphoenix.com.au/news/article/phoenix-pre-season-schedule-launched|title=Phoenix Pre-Season Schedule Launched|website=www.semphoenix.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref> They then played two games in Cairns against the [[Brisbane Bullets]]. As a club in the NBL they also took part in the NBL Blitz, and played games against the [[Adelaide 36ers]] and the [[NBL1]] All-Stars, however they opted out of the [[NBLxNBA]] games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://landing.nbl.com.au/nbl-757-2blitzlandingpage/|title=NBL Blitz Landing Page|website=landing.nbl.com.au|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref>

=== Ladder ===
{{NBL Pre-Season Ladder 2019–20|team=Cairns Taipans}}

=== Preseason game log ===

==== August ====

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|team1={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''85'''
|team2={{flagicon|USA}} [[California Baptist Lancers men's basketball|California Baptist Lancers]]
|score2=76
|Q1='''23'''–20
|Q2=19–'''21'''
|Q3='''20'''–14
|Q4='''23'''–21
|attendance=not available
|report=[http://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1311947/index.html boxscore]<br>
[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-start-pre-season-with-a-win report]
|referee=Nico Fernandes, Mark Mill, Alex McEwan
|points1=[[Mirko Djeric|Djeric]] 17 |points2=[[Brandon Boyd (basketball)|Boyd]] 23
|rebounds1=[[Nathan Jawai|Jawai]] 8 |rebounds2=[[De'jon Davis|Davis]] 9
|assist1=[[Tad Dufelmeier|Dufelmeier]] 7 |assist2=[[Tre Armstrong (basketball)|Armstrong]], [[Brandon Boyd (basketball)|Boyd]], [[De'jon Davis|Davis]], [[Bul Kuol|Kuol]] 2 }}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=8 August 2019|time=20:30|place=[[Early Settler Stadium]], [[Cairns]]|TV=N/A
|team1={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cairns Taipans]]
|score1=85
|team2={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Creighton Bluejays men's basketball|Creighton Bluejays]]'''
|score2='''89'''
|Q1='''29'''–13
|Q2='''28'''–23
|Q3=11–'''31'''
|Q4=17–'''22'''
|attendance=300 
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1311948/index.html boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-split-scrimmages report]
|referee=Nico Fernandes, Mark Mill, Alex McEwan
|points1=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 25 |points2=[[Davion Mintz|Mintz]] 18
|rebounds1=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 12 |rebounds2=[[Damien Jefferson|Jefferson]] 6
|assist1=[[Mirko Djeric|Djeric]] 7 |assist2=[[Antwann Jones|Jones]] 5 }}

==== September ====

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|team1=[[South East Melbourne Phoenix]]
|score1=102
|team2='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score2='''106'''
|Q1=23–'''24'''
|Q2=28–'''30'''
|Q3='''21'''–12
|Q4=18–'''24'''
|attendance=not available
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1336668/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.semphoenix.com.au/news/article/phoenix-beaten-in-overtime-thriller report]
|OT=12–'''16'''
|referee=Chris Reid, Daniel Battye, Ruben Woolcock
|points1=[[John Roberson|Roberson]] 25 |points2=[[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 26
|rebounds1=[[Dane Pineau|Pineau]], [[Tai Wesley|Wesley]] 7 |rebounds2=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]], [[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 8
|assist1=[[Tai Wesley|Wesley]] 6 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 14 }}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=6 September 2019|time=19:30|place=[[Casey Basketball Stadium]], [[Cranbourne, Victoria|Cranbourne]]|TV=[[Facebook]]
|team1='''[[Melbourne United]]'''
|score1='''104'''
|team2=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score2=88
|Q1='''29'''–20
|Q2='''27'''–20
|Q3=23–'''27'''
|Q4='''25'''–21
|attendance=not available
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1336675/ boxscore] <br>[https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneUnitedBasketball/videos/427589394533626/ broadcast]<br>[http://www.melbourneutd.com.au/news/article/lual-acuil-jr-and-long-dominate-as-melbourne-united-defeat-cairns report]
|referee=Jon Chapman, Ruben Woolcock, Daniel Battye
|points1=[[Shawn Long|Long]] 18 |points2=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 15 
|rebounds1=[[Jo Lual-Acuil|Lual-Acuil]] 8 |rebounds2=[[Majok Deng|Deng]] 8
|assist1=[[Mitch McCarron|McCarron]] 4 |assist2=[[Majok Deng|Deng]] 3 }}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=8 September 2019|time=14:00|place=[[Kilsyth Basketball Stadium]], [[Kilsyth, Victoria|Kilsyth]]|TV=[[Facebook]]
|team1='''[[South East Melbourne Phoenix]]'''
|score1='''93'''
|team2=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score2=80
|Q1='''26'''–18
|Q2=19–'''25'''
|Q3='''32'''–14
|Q4=16–'''23'''
|attendance=not available
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/webcast/NBL/1336681/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/SouthEastMelbournePhoenix/posts/2161313887494962 broadcast]<br>[http://www.semphoenix.com.au/news/article/phoenix-extend-winning-run report]
|referee=not available
|points1=[[Tai Wesley|Wesley]] 21 |points2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 24
|rebounds1=[[Keith Benson|Benson]] 11 |rebounds2=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 5
|assist1=[[John Roberson|Roberson]], [[Tai Wesley|Wesley]] 6 |assist2=[[Mirko Djeric|Djeric]] 4 }}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=13 September 2019|time=19:30|place=[[Early Settler Stadium]], [[Cairns]]|TV=N/A
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''104'''
|team2=[[Brisbane Bullets]]
|score2=66
|Q1='''23'''–12
|Q2='''33'''–23
|Q3=20–'''21'''
|Q4='''28'''–10
|attendance=not available
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1343757/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-claim-38-point-win-over-bullets report]
|referee=Vaughan Mayberry, Marc Mill, Alex McEwan
|points1=[[George Blagojevic|Blagojevic]], [[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 13 |points2=[[E. J. Singler|Singler]] 10
|rebounds1=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 9 |rebounds2=[[Will Magnay|Magnay]] 6 
|assist1=[[Anthony Fisher (basketball, born 1994)|Fisher]] 5|assist2=[[E. J. Singler|Singler]] 4 }}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=15 September 2019|time=14:00|place=[[Early Settler Stadium]], [[Cairns]]|TV=N/A
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''76'''
|team2=[[Brisbane Bullets]]
|score2=66
|Q1='''24'''–19
|Q2='''25'''–18
|Q3=14–14
|Q4=13–'''15'''
|attendance=not available
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1343761/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-wipe-out-bullets-2-0 report]
|referee=Toni Caldwell, Marc Mill, Jacqui Dover
|points1=[[Tad Dufelmeier|Dufelmeier]], [[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 16 |points2=[[Lamar Patterson|Patterson]] 21 
|rebounds1=[[George Blagojevic|Blagojevic]] 9 |rebounds2=[[Will Magnay|Magnay]] 7
|assist1=[[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 5 |assist2=[[Jason Cadee|Cadee]] 8 }}

=== NBL Blitz Game Log ===

==== Game 1 ====

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|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''100'''
|team2=[[Adelaide 36ers]]
|score2=99
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1354116/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheNBL/videos/508899189940279/ broadcast]<br>[https://nbl.com.au/news/jawais-buzzer-beating-heroics-leads-cairns-to-blitz-win report]
|Q1=19–'''22''' |Q2='''27'''–19 |Q3='''34'''–27 |Q4=20–'''30'''
|points1=[[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 18 |points2=[[Daniel Johnson (basketball)|Johnson]] 27
|rebounds1=[[Nate Jawai|Jawai]] 7|rebounds2=[[Harry Froling|Froling]] 7
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 7 |assist2=[[Deshon Taylor|Taylor]] 4
|attendance=1,300
|referee=Jon Chapman, Nico Fernandez, Travis Stewart
}}

After a media day in Melbourne, the Taipans travelled to Tasmania to compete in the NBL Blitz, an annual pre-season tournament consisting of every NBL team, and this season an All-Star team from the [[NBL1]]. The pool the Taipans competed in consisted of the [[Adelaide 36ers]], the [[Brisbane Bullets]], the [[NBL1|NBL1 All-Stars]] and the Taipans. This pool's first set of games were held in [[Ulverstone, Tasmania|Ulverstone]], at the [[Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre]] on 19 September 2019.

The Taipans first game was against the Adelaide 36ers. [[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]], the Taipans nominated captain for the game, opened the game with a three-point shot to give the Taipans the initial lead, however the 36ers wrestled their way to a three-point lead.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats |url=https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1354116/pbp.html |website=www.fibalivestats.com}}</ref> After a brief scoreless period for the Taipans, Newbill shot another three to draw the game before a free throw affair saw the scores slowly raised to 7–8 in favour of the 36ers. Offensive work from [[Kouat Noi|Noi]] saw the game return to field goal shooting, with late points from [[Daniel Dillon (basketball)|Dillon]] handing the 36ers a three-point lead heading into the first break.

Entering the second quarter, [[Harry Froling|Froling]] helped give the 36ers another two points to add to their lead, but the duo of [[Scott Machado|Machado]] and [[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] spearheaded the Taipans fightback and lead the team to a 37–31 lead halfway through the quarter. After their charge early in the quarter, Newbill took the reins and added five of his own points to hold back [[Daniel Johnson (basketball)|Johnson]], the only 36er to score for the final four minutes of the half. The Taipans led into the main break 46–42.

In a move opposite to the second quarter, the 36ers charged into the third quarter with Dillon, [[Obiri Kyei|Kyei]] and [[Deshon Taylor|Taylor]] all contributing to the three point lead the 36ers held over the Taipans. The Taipans shooting, particularly from range, helped restrict the lead growing any further, and another charge from the Taipans, led by [[Anthony Fisher (basketball, born 1994)|Fisher]] and Jawai, saw an extensive lead return to them at the end of the quarter, with the final lead being 13 points.

The Taipans continued their run into the final quarter, with an unanswered eight points extending their lead to 17 points. However, after only scoring four points across six minutes, the 36ers quickly caught up to the Taipans, and with 40 seconds remaining they took the lead. After a high scoring final minute, the 36ers held a three-point lead before Johnson fouling on Krslovic who was shooting a three-point shot took the Taipans to the free throw line to shoot three shots an potentially draw the game. After making the first two shots, Krslovic missed the third and final shot which would have tied the game, however a [https://www.instagram.com/p/B2l9eB9Jheb/ tip in by Jawai] gave the Taipans a 100–99 win against the 36ers.

==== Game 2 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=21 September 2019 |time=17:30 |place=[[Silverdome (Launceston)|Silverdome]], [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]], [[Tasmania]] |TV=[[Facebook]], [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''87'''
|team2=[[NBL1|NBL1 All Stars]]
|score2=68
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1354123/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheNBL/videos/514946995947551/ broadcast]<br>[https://nbl.com.au/news/taipans-go-2-0-at-blitz-with-win-over-nbl1-all-stars report]
|Q1='''23'''–16 |Q2='''25'''–10 |Q3=19–'''27''' |Q4='''20'''–15
|points1=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 18 |points2=[[Isaac Turner (basketball)|Turner]] 21
|rebounds1=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 10 |rebounds2=[[Dain Swetalla|Swetalla]] 10
|assist1=[[Mirko Djeric|Djeric]] 6 |assist2=[[Damon Bezman|Bezman]] 3
|attendance=670
|referee=Craig Copes, Elliot Green, James Girguol
}}

After sitting out day 2, the Taipans played on day 3 in [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]] against the [[NBL1|NBL1 All Stars]] who lost their first game against the [[Brisbane Bullets]] 106–57. Playing in front of the 670 fans in attendance at the [[Silverdome (Launceston)|Silverdome]], the fourth smallest attendance at the Blitz, the Taipans were keen to repeat the Bullets demolition of the NBL1 team, particularly given the Taipans' defeating the Bullets in both of their pre-season games.

After a scoreless first minute, including three missed shots and one turnover, [[Majok Deng|Deng]] kick started the game with back-to-back points.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats |url=https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1354123/pbp.html |website=www.fibalivestats.com}}</ref> Despite Deng's quick start to the game, Doyle and Thomas replied with seven points of their own to take a 4–7 lead. A constant stream of points from both teams held the game level until the final minute, with both teams failing to build a lead of more than four points before [[Fabjian Krslovic|Krslovic]] and [[Nathan Jawai|Jawai]] took the Taipans lead out to 23–16 by the first break.

Similar to the first quarter, both teams failed to open their accounts early in the second quarter. It took nearly two minutes, five missed shots and a turnover before a Jawai [[lay up]] started the flow of points for the Taipans. Despite the Taipans slow start to the quarter, the NBL1 All Stars took even longer to start scoring and nearly took half of the quarter to score their first points of the quarter, by which the Taipans had extended their lead out to 35–18. The seemingly constant stream of points for the Taipans lasted most of the quarter, with a three-point shot late in the quarter by [[Kouat Noi|Noi]] extending their to 26 points, their highest of the game. The All Stars managed to score a few last points of the half to limited the Taipans lead, 48–26.

Scoring straight after the start of the third quarter, the Taipans seemed ready to continue on their dominant streak. However, the All Stars soon found themselves slowly closing the large points gap which had been created between the two teams. Despite this, the All Stars didn't last long before the Taipans started to rebuild their lead, with [[George Blagojevic|Blagojevic]] and [[Fabijan Krslovic|Krslovic]] forming the backbone of this resurgence. As the quarter closed it was clear that the team on the floor wasn't the main line-up the Taipans had, with their lead shrinking to 67–53 without a clear leader to guide them to success.

The final quarter saw a return to the slow starts of the first two quarters, with Turner of the All Stars being the first to score after one minute and 46 seconds. After a scoreless minute [[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] finally replied with points of his own, but that was quickly silenced by a three-point shot by Barker which drew the Taipans lead down to 10 points, the closest the All Stars would come to the Taipans in the second half. After another lack-luster minute Noi and [[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] added eight points to the Taipans' lead over 34 seconds, which took the All Stars nearly two minutes to respond to. Deng and [[Anthony Fisher (basketball, born 1994)|Fisher]] closed out the games for the Taipans and rebuilt their lead up to 19 points, ending the game at 87–68; much closer than the Taipans would have wanted.

==Regular season==
The regular season of the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]] consisted of 28 games, with the Taipans' 14 home games being played at the [[Cairns Convention Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbl.com.au/schedule|title=National Basketball League {{!}} NBL|website=www.nbl.com.au|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref>

===Ladder===
{{NBL Ladder 2019–20|team=Cairns Taipans}}
{{NBL Ladder Progression 2019–20}}

===Game log===

==== Round 1 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=4 October 2019 |time=19:30 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score1=71
|team2='''[[Sydney Kings]]'''
|score2='''79'''
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307394/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/plenty-of-snakes-positive-despite-opening-night-loss report]
|Q1='''20'''–13 |Q2=21–'''24''' |Q3='''22'''–20 |Q4=8–'''22'''
|points1=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 14 |points2=[[Casper Ware|Ware]] 23
|rebounds1=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 12 |rebounds2=[[Andrew Bogut|Bogut]] 12
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 8 |assist2=[[Casper Ware|Ware]], [[Andrew Bogut|Bogut]] 5
|attendance=4,370
|referee=Scott Beker, Toni Caldwell, Ruben Woolcock
}}

After a busy pre-season, the Taipans returned to Cairns to rest before their first game. Despite playing nine pre-season games, their first game was against a team they didn't play during the pre-season; the [[Sydney Kings]], and a crowd of 4,730 packed into the [[Cairns Convention Centre]] to see the season start.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austadiums.com/sport/event.php?eventid=22624|title=NBL: Cairns Taipans v Sydney Kings {{!}} Austadiums|website=www.austadiums.com|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref>

Similar to their last pre-season game against the [[NBL1|NBL1 All Stars]], the Taipans initially struggled to score with [[Majok Deng|Deng]] and [[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] both failing to score, before a drive by [[Scott Machado|Machado]] delivered the first points of the game to the Snakes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307394/pbp.html|title=FIBA LiveStats|website=www.fibalivestats.com|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> Another scoreless minute passed before Machado was able to score again, with Deng, [[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]], [[Kouat Noi|Noi]], Oliver (Taipans), [[Brad Newley|Newley]] and [[Casper Ware|Ware]] (Kings) unable to take advantage of multiple opportunities. After their slow start, the Kings found successive buckets to take a one-point lead, however sharp shooting from Noi and Oliver retook the lead for the Taipans and led them to a 10–5 lead. The Kings responded with points of their own, but shortly after the scoreless streak returned for nearly two minutes, with both sides failing to get a bucket before a [[Nathan Jawai|Jawai]] [[layup]] returned scoring to the game. These points started a flow of points, which in the final minutes of the quarter doubled the score during the scoreless period. Despite a layup by Newley in the dying seconds of the quarter, the Taipans took a 20–13 lead into the first break.

Both teams resumed the flow of points at the resumption of the game, and made up for the lack of early scoring. Within minutes, the Kings managed fight back and briefly regain the lead, however sharp shooting by Noi led the Taipans in their fight. At the middle of the second quarter the game had seemingly returned to its earlier state, with both teams only able to score free throws over the middle minutes. The first player to successfully score after this period was Newbill with a shot from beyond the arc, but [[Shaun Bruce|Bruce]] responded with a three-point shot of his own to limit the damage. The remaining minutes of the half predominately saw the teams returning serve with three-point shots, with a total of five successful threes across the final four minute. The latest of these was from Newbill, who created a four-point lead for the Taipans leading into the main break, 41–37.

Keen to build their lead in the third quarter, the Taipans quickly built up a 12-point lead over the opening four minutes of the quarter, with Deng, Machado, Noi and Oliver contributing to the lead. Another quiet period across the middle of the quarter settled the game, with the Snakes being unable to build their lead. After the main Taipans lineup left the court and were replaced by the bench, the Kings slowly began to claw back the lead, however with Newbill still on the court the Taipans retained their lead going into the final break, 63–57.

A sloppy start to the final quarter limited the Taipans attempts to rebuild their lead, with eight unanswered points from the Kings leveling the scores with five minutes left to play. Not content with tying the game, the Kings began to build their lead, with three points from the Taipans in the final five minutes doing little to stop them. The Kings won the game 71–79, with this game serving as the base for their six-game winning streak.

Post game, Taipans Head Coach [[Mike Kelly (basketball)|Mike Kelly]] commented on the missed opportunities, and stated that his team "didn’t take full advantage all the time of that tonight."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/plenty-of-snakes-positive-despite-opening-night-loss|title=Plenty of Snakes positives despite opening night loss|website=www.taipans.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref>

==== Round 2 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=11 October 2019 |time=18:30 |place=[[Queensland State Netball Centre|Nissan Arena]], [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Brisbane Bullets]]'''
|score1='''90'''
|team2=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score2=74
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307397/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheNBL/videos/531942717539819/ broadcast]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-cant-capitalise-on-fast-start-in-brisbane report]
|Q1=21–'''24''' |Q2=24–'''25''' |Q3='''31'''–14 |Q4='''14'''–11
|points1=[[Nathan Sobey|Sobey]] 21 |points2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]], [[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 16
|rebounds1=[[Lamar Patterson|Patterson]] 6 |rebounds2=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]], [[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 7
|assist1=[[Taylor Braun|Braun]], [[Lamar Patterson|Patterson]], [[Nathan Sobey|Sobey]] 5 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 10
|attendance=2,070
|referee=Vaughn Mayberry, Toni Caldwell, Marc Mills
}}

After losing their first game of the season, the Taipans travelled down to Brisbane to visit their state rivals the Brisbane Bullets, who were hosting their first game at the [[Queensland State Netball Centre]] (later to be rebranded as Nissan Arena). The battle drew an attendance of 2,070 fans, which at the time was the lowest attendance of the season, and was narrowly beaten by a [[New Zealand Breakers]] game hosting 2,054 fans.{{fact|date=June 2020}}

Starting strong out of the game, the Taipans quickly piled on points and fought their way to a 5–12 lead.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats |url=https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307397/pbp.html |website=www.fibalivestats.com}}</ref> After going down early in the game, the Bullets regathered and limited the Snakes' scoring opportunities whilst [[Taylor Braun|Braun]] and [[Cameron Gliddon|Gliddon]] puts points of their own on the board. Despite this, the trio of [[Majok Deng|Deng]], [[Mirko Djeric|Djeric]] and [[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] rebuilt their lead and extended it to nine points before the Bullets could respond. Continuing his form from earlier in the game, Gliddon and [[Reuben Te Rangi|Te Rangi]] made multiple three point shots to level the game as the quarter closed, however a [[Scott Machado|Machado]] three in the dying seconds handed the lead back to the Taipans.{{fact|date=June 2020}}

After ending the first quarter with some points, Machado added some more points in the early seconds of the quarter, but the Bullets quickly responded. After a back and forth battle for the opening minutes of the quarter, a [[layup]] by [[Matt Hodgson (basketball)|Hodgson]] took the lead for the Bullets heading into the second half of the quarter. A fightback led by [[Kouat Noi|Noi]] and Oliver quickly led to the Taipans regaining their lead, with the lead reaching seven points before [[Nathan Sobey|Sobey]] drew the lead back to four points by the end of the quarter.{{fact|date=June 2020}}

Starting strong after half-time, the Bullets dominated the opening minutes and out-scored the Taipans 7-1 and took a four-point lead. A Machado three and a [[layup]] was only dampened by Hodgson's own layup, and they quickly drew the scores to within a point. A few tense minutes followed, with both teams fighting for the lead. Over the course of a minute both team shot well from three, with a combined total of three successful shots from four attempts and the final three from Oliver levelling the game again. After multiple turnovers by the Taipans and some quick points by the Bullets, Brisbane's lead quickly expanded to eight points. Limited scoring at the end of the quarter from the Taipans allowed that lead to be extended, finishing the quarter at 76–63.{{fact|date=June 2020}}

In the final quarter the Bullets continued their scoring streak, and built their lead up to 18 points before a fight from the Taipans drew the lead back to 15 points. In the final minutes the score jumped between a 15 and 18 point lead, with the Bullets eventually winning with a 16-point lead, 90–74.{{fact|date=June 2020}}

After the game, head coach [[Mike Kelly (basketball)|Mike Kelly]] put the defeat down to his team being unable to cope with the pressure during the second half; "We didn't respond to their pressure well, we turned the ball over when they came out in attack mode."<ref>{{cite web |title=Taipans can't capitalise on fast start in Brisbane |url=http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-cant-capitalise-on-fast-start-in-brisbane |website=www.taipans.com |language=en}}</ref>

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=14 October 2019 |time=19:30 |place=[[WIN Entertainment Centre]], [[Wollongong]], [[New South Wales]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Illawarra Hawks]]'''
|score1='''89'''
|team2=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score2=88
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307401/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/heartbreak-for-the-taipans-in-the-gong report]
|Q1=18–'''23''' |Q2=20–20 |Q3='''28'''–17 |Q4=23–'''28'''
|points1=[[Todd Blanchfield|Blanchfield]] 20 |points2=[[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 26
|rebounds1=[[Andrew Ogilvy|Ogilvy]] 6 |rebounds2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 7
|assist1=[[Aaron Brooks (basketball)|Brooks]] 6 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 6
|attendance=2,614
|referee=Vaughan Mayberry, James Boyer, Ruben Woolcock
}}

==== Round 3 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=18 October 2019 |time=18:30 |place=[[Perth Arena|RAC Arena]], [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1=[[Perth Wildcats]]
|score1=76
|team2='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score2='''99'''
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307403/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheNBL/videos/518921432223822/ broadcast]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-breakthrough-in-style-out-west report]
|Q1=22–'''24''' |Q2=22–22 |Q3=16–'''28''' |Q4=16–'''25'''
|points1=[[Nick Kay|Kay]], [[Terrico White|White]] 15 |points2=[[Majok Deng|Deng]], [[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 22
|rebounds1=[[Dario Hunt|Hunt]] 8 |rebounds2=[[Nathan Jawai|Jawai]], [[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 9
|assist1=[[Damian Martin|Martin]] 6 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 7
|attendance=12,331
|referee=Chris Reid, Nico Fernandes, Nathan Durant
}}

==== Round 4 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=25 October 2019 |time=19:00 |place=[[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]], [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Adelaide 36ers]]'''
|score1='''101'''
|team2=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score2=97
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307412/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheNBL/videos/1021906661475350/ broadcast]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-deliver-another-strong-fight-in-adelaide report]
|Q1=22–'''30''' |Q2='''33'''–19 |Q3='''29'''–20 |Q4=17–'''28'''
|points1=[[Jerome Randle|Randle]] 22 |points2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 21
|rebounds1=[[Obiri Kyei|Kyei]] 9 |rebounds2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 8
|assist1=[[Anthony Drmic|Drmic]] 3 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 9
|attendance=6,288
|referee=Chris Reid, Nathan Durant, Nico Fernandes
}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=28 October 2019 |time=18:30 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''90'''
|team2=[[Melbourne United]]
|score2=85
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307415/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-claim-another-big-scalp-on-home-return report]
|Q1=19–'''31''' |Q2='''22'''–14 |Q3='''26'''–21 |Q4='''23'''–19
|points1=[[Nathan Jawai|Jawai]] 18 |points2=[[Shawn Long|Long]], [[Melo Trimble|Trimble]] 21
|rebounds1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 11 |rebounds2=[[Shawn Long|Long]] 17
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 8 |assist2=[[Chris Goulding|Goulding]] 5
|attendance=3,920
|referee=Vaughan Mayberry, Damian Lyons, Mitch Hare
}}

==== Round 5 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=31 October 2019 |time=19:30 |place=[[Spark Arena]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] |TV=[[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]]
|team1='''[[New Zealand Breakers]]'''
|score1='''93'''
|team2=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score2=85
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307417/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-fight-to-the-death-in-new-zealand report]
|Q1='''22'''–11 |Q2=23–23 |Q3=17–'''23''' |Q4='''31'''–28
|points1=[[Corey Webster (basketball)|Webster]] 23 |points2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 23
|rebounds1=[[Brandon Ashley|Ashley]] 11 |rebounds2=[[Majok Deng|Deng]], [[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 7
|assist1=[[Corey Webster (basketball)|Webster]] 8 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 9
|attendance=7,943
|referee=Chris Reid, Ryan Jones, Mitch Hare
}}

==== Round 6 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=9 November 2019 |time=19:00 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score1=91
|team2='''[[Illawarra Hawks]]'''
|score2='''101'''
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307426/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/hawks-fly-over-taipans-with-cairns-sold-out report]
|Q1=21–'''22''' |Q2=24–'''37''' |Q3='''23'''–19 |Q4=23–23
|points1=[[Mirko Djeric|Djeric]] 19 |points2=[[LaMelo Ball|Ball]] 24
|rebounds1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 7 |rebounds2=[[Josh Boone (basketball)|Boone]], [[Andrew Ogilvy|Ogilvy]] 9
|assist1=[[Nathan Jawai|Jawai]] 5 |assist2=[[LaMelo Ball|Ball]] 9
|attendance=5,092
|referee=Chris Reid, Nathan Durant, Marc Mill
}}

==== Round 7 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=16 November 2019 |time=19:00 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''94'''
|team2=[[Brisbane Bullets]]
|score2=85
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307432/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-breathe-fire-in-win-over-bullets report]
|Q1='''24'''–20 |Q2='''25'''–19 |Q3='''27'''–18 |Q4=18–'''28'''
|points1=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 20 |points2=[[Nathan Sobey|Sobey]] 20
|rebounds1=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 10 |rebounds2=[[Matt Hodgson (basketball)|Hodgson]] 9
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 9 |assist2=[[Nathan Sobey|Sobey]] 7
|attendance=4,017
|referee=Damian Lyons, Toni Caldwell, Marc Mill
}}

==== Round 8 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=23 November 2019 |time=19:00 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''91'''
|team2=[[Perth Wildcats]]
|score2=84
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307438/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-scorch-wildcats-in-stunning-fourth-quarter report]
|Q1=21–21 |Q2=19–'''29''' |Q3=20–20 |Q4='''31'''–14
|points1=[[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 19 |points2=[[Clint Steindl|Steindl]] 17
|rebounds1=[[Nathan Jawai|Jawai]], [[Kouat Noi|Noi]] 6 |rebounds2=[[Damian Martin|Martin]] 5
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 9 |assist2=[[Nick Kay|Kay]], [[Damian Martin|Martin]] 4
|attendance=4,035
|referee=Vaughan Mayberry, James Boyer, Marc Mill
}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=25 November 2019 |time=19:30 |place=[[WIN Entertainment Centre]], [[Wollongong]], [[New South Wales]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Illawarra Hawks]]'''
|score1='''114'''
|team2=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score2=106
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307441/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-have-hearts-broken-again-by-hawks report]
|Q1='''29'''–23 |Q2='''30'''–24 |Q3=20–'''24''' |Q4=20–'''28''' |OT='''15'''–7
|points1=[[LaMelo Ball|Ball]] 32 |points2=[[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 27
|rebounds1=[[LaMelo Ball|Ball]] 11 |rebounds2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 10
|assist1=[[LaMelo Ball|Ball]] 13 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 13
|attendance=3,275
|referee=Michael Aylen, Damien Lyons, Ruben Woolcock
}}

==== Round 9 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=29 November 2019 |time=18:30 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''93'''
|team2=[[Melbourne United]]
|score2=86
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307442/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheNBL/videos/1032054630477712/ broadcast]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/oliver-delivers-as-snakes-excite-in-united-win report]
|Q1=20–'''26''' |Q2='''27'''–18 |Q3='''22'''–13 |Q4=24–'''29'''
|points1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 26 |points2=[[Chris Goulding|Goulding]] 19
|rebounds1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 13 |rebounds2=[[Shawn Long|Long]] 14
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 10 |assist2=[[Chris Goulding|Goulding]], [[Melo Trimble|Trimble]] 4
|attendance=3,904
|referee=Vaughan Mayberry, Toni Caldwell, Nathan Durant
}}

==== Round 10 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=6 December 2019 |time=18:30 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''108'''
|team2=[[New Zealand Breakers]]
|score2=90
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307452/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-dominate-breakers-in-front-of-orange-army report]
|Q1='''31'''22 |Q2='''30'''–22 |Q3=20–'''27''' |Q4='''27'''–19
|points1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 22 |points2=[[Glen Rice Jr.|Rice Jr.]] 30
|rebounds1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 10 |rebounds2=[[Glen Rice Jr.|Rice Jr.]] 12
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 7 |assist2=[[Glen Rice Jr.|Rice Jr.]] 8
|attendance=3,992
|referee=Vaughan Mayberry, Damian Lyons, James Griguol
}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=8 December 2019 |time=17:00 |place=[[Qudos Bank Arena]], [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] |TV=[[SBS Viceland]]
|team1=[[Sydney Kings]]
|score1=98
|team2='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score2='''109'''
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307447/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-are-talk-of-the-nbl-after-sydney-win report]
|Q1=19–'''30''' |Q2='''24'''–19 |Q3=20'''25''' |Q4=35–35
|points1=[[Casper Ware|Ware]] 23 |points2=[[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 31
|rebounds1=[[Andrew Bogut|Bogut]] 12 |rebounds2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 7
|assist1=[[Casper Ware|Ware]] 7 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 9
|attendance=8,638
|referee=Nico Fernandes, Chris Reid, James Griguol
}}

==== Round 11 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=12 December 2019 |time=18:30 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score1=84
|team2='''[[Perth Wildcats]]'''
|score2='''88'''
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307451/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheNBL/videos/475365113111781/ broadcast]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/oliver-machado-not-quite-enough-against-wildcats report]
|Q1=21–'''24''' |Q2='''30'''–23 |Q3='''18'''–16 |Q4=15–'''25'''
|points1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 21 |points2=[[Bryce Cotton|Cotton]] 24
|rebounds1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 17 |rebounds2=[[Nick Kay|Kay]] 11
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 12 |assist2=[[Nick Kay|Kay]] 5
|attendance=4,358
|referee=Vaughan Mayberry, Toni Caldwell, Alex McEwan
}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=15 December 2019 |time=17:00 |place=[[Melbourne Arena]], [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] |TV=[[SBS Viceland]]
|team1='''[[South East Melbourne Phoenix]]'''
|score1='''112'''
|team2=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score2=105
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307458/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-face-phoenix-for-the-first-time report]
|Q1='''30'''–28 |Q2='''21'''–18 |Q3=20–'''30''' |Q4='''24'''–19 |OT='''17'''–10
|points1=[[John Roberson|Roberson]] 32 |points2=[[D.J. Newbill|Newbill]] 30
|rebounds1=[[Mitch Creek|Creek]], [[Dane Pineau|Pineau]] 9 |rebounds2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 13
|assist1=[[Tai Wesley|Wesley]] 6 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 6
|attendance=3,856
|referee=Michael Aylen, Damian Lyons, Travis Stewart
}}

==== Round 12 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=22 December 2019 |time=16:00 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[SBS Viceland]]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''94'''
|team2=[[Adelaide 36ers]]
|score2=86
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307465/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-channel-grabau-spirit-for-gutsy-win report]
|Q1='''31'''–17 |Q2=26–'''27''' |Q3=17–'''21''' |Q4=20–'''21'''
|points1=[[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 26 |points2=[[Jerome Randle|Randle]] 19
|rebounds1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 15 |rebounds2=[[Eric Griffin (basketball)|Griffin]] 11
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 13 |assist2=[[Jerome Randle|Randle]] 7
|attendance=Michael Aylen, Toni Caldwell, Marc Mill
|referee=4,265
}}

==== Round 13 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=26 December 2019 |time=19:30 |place=[[Melbourne Arena]], [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1=[[Melbourne United]]
|score1=75
|team2='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score2='''77'''
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307468/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheNBL/videos/3195007537192486/ broadcast]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-beat-united-again-to-keep-charging report]
|Q1=9–'''20''' |Q2=21–'''26''' |Q3='''23'''–17 |Q4='''22'''–14
|points1=[[Melo Trimble|Trimble]] 16 |points2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]], [[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 20
|rebounds1=[[Shawn Long|Long]] 12 |rebounds2=[[Nate Jawai|Jawai]] 9
|assist1=[[Chris Goulding|Goulding]], [[Shea Ili|Ili]], [[Mitch McCarron|McCarron]] 2 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 5
|attendance=10,300
|referee=Michael Aylen, Scott Beker, Ruben Woolcock
}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=31 December 2019 |time=19:00 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''92'''
|team2=[[South East Melbourne Phoenix]]
|score2=84
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307474/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/maestro-machado-fires-taipans-to-huge-nye-win report]
|Q1='''26'''–22 |Q2=11–'''21''' |Q3='''32'''–19 |Q4='''23'''–22
|points1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 29 |points2=[[John Roberson|Roberson]] 19
|rebounds1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 10 |rebounds2=[[Dane Pineau|Pineau]] 9
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 8 |assist2=[[Mitch Creek|Creek]], [[John Roberson|Roberson]] 5
|attendance=5,134
|referee=Vaughan Mayberry, Jon Chapman, Mark Mill
}}

==== Round 14 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=3 January 2020 |time=18:30 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''91'''
|team2=[[Brisbane Bullets]]
|score2=89
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307477/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-hold-off-bullets-to-go-third report]
|Q1='''23'''–19 |Q2='''25'''–24 |Q3='''29'''–16 |Q4=14–'''30'''
|points1=[[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 28 |points2=[[E. J. Singler|Singler]] 20
|rebounds1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 12 |rebounds2=[[Will Magnay|Magnay]] 8
|assist1=[[Mirko Djeric|Djeric]], [[Scott Machado|Machado]] 6 |assist2=[[Lamar Patterson|Patterson]] 6
|attendance=Michael Aylen, Damian Lyons, Toni Caldwell
|referee=4,573
}}

==== Round 15 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=9 January 2020 |time=18:30 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''85'''
|team2=[[New Zealand Breakers]]
|score2=79
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307483/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-dominate-late-to-make-it-five-straight report]
|Q1=20–'''25''' |Q2='''30'''–19 |Q3=14–'''20''' |Q4='''21'''–15
|points1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 29 |points2=[[Robert Loe|Loe]] 24
|rebounds1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 8 |rebounds2=[[Thomas Abercrombie (basketball)|Abercrombie]], [[Robert Loe|Loe]], [[Scotty Hopson|Hopson]] 7
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 3 |assist2=[[Scotty Hopson|Hopson]] 8
|attendance=4,392
|referee=Vaughan Mayberry, Toni Caldwell, Scott Beker
}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=11 January 2020 |time=17:30 |place=[[Qudos Bank Arena]], [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] |TV=[[SBS Viceland]]
|team1='''[[Sydney Kings]]'''
|score1='''92'''
|team2=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score2=83
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307485/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-just-fall-short-of-six-straight-against-kings report]
|Q1='''23'''–16 |Q2=21–21 |Q3='''24'''–23 |Q4='''24'''–23
|points1=[[Daniel Kickert|Kickert]] 18 |points2=[[Majok Deng|Deng]] 18
|rebounds1=[[Andrew Bogut|Bogut]], [[Xavier Cooks|Cooks]], [[Jae'Sean Tate|Tate]] 8 |rebounds2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 7
|assist1=[[Casper Ware|Ware]] 4 |assist2=[[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 7
|attendance=10,857
|referee=Chris Reid, Scott Beker, Nico Fernandez
}}

==== Round 16 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=18 January 2020 |time=19:00 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''108'''
|team2=[[Adelaide 36ers]]
|score2=91
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307492/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-excite-orange-army-and-down-36ers report]
|Q1='''30'''–18 |Q2=24–'''25''' |Q3='''31'''–28 |Q4='''23'''–20
|points1=[[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 28 |points2=[[Daniel Johnson (basketball)|Johnson]] 38
|rebounds1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 15 |rebounds2=[[Jerome Randle|Randle]] 9
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 9 |assist2=[[Jerome Randle|Randle]] 10
|attendance=4,696
|referee=Chris Reid, Scott Beker, Daniel Battye
}}

==== Round 17 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=26 January 2020 |time=15:00 |place=[[State Basketball Centre]], [[Wantirna South, Victoria|Wantirna South]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] |TV=[[SBS Viceland]]
|team1=[[South East Melbourne Phoenix]]
|score1=102
|team2='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score2='''103'''
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307504/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-hold-out-phoenix-to-go-one-step-closer report]
|Q1=31–31 |Q2=20–'''24''' |Q3=21–'''31''' |Q4='''30'''–17
|points1=[[Mitch Creek|Creek]] 32 |points2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 24
|rebounds1=[[Mitch Creek|Creek]] 10 |rebounds2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 9
|assist1=[[John Roberson|Roberson]] 7 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 8
|attendance=3,685
|referee=Chris Reid, Nathan Durant, James Boyer
}}

==== Round 18 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=31 January 2020 |time=19:00 |place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''99'''
|team2=[[Illawarra Hawks]]
|score2=75
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307501/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-put-on-show-in-front-of-huge-home-crowd report]
|Q1='''23'''–17 |Q2='''34'''–23 |Q3='''28'''–17 |Q4=14–'''18'''
|points1=[[D. J. Newbill|Newbill]] 20 |points2=[[Josh Boone (basketball)|Boone]] 19
|rebounds1=[[Fabijan Krslovic|Krslovic]], [[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 5 |rebounds2=[[Josh Boone (basketball)|Boone]] 10
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 10 |assist2=[[Sunday Dech|Dech]], [[Darington Hobson|Hobson]] 4
|attendance=5,168
|referee=Jon Chapman, Toni Caldwell, Nico Fernandes
}}

==== Round 19 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=8 February 2020 |time=19:30 |place=[[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]], [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1=[[Adelaide 36ers]]
|score1=80
|team2='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score2='''99'''
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307510/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/focused-thrilling-taipans-secure-finals-spot report]
|Q1= 20–'''27''' |Q2=25–'''30''' |Q3=16–'''17''' |Q4=19–'''25'''
|points1=[[Daniel Johnson (basketball)|Johnson]] 14 |points2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 31
|rebounds1=[[Eric Griffin (basketball)|Griffin]] 9 |rebounds2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 11
|assist1=[[Daniel Johnson (basketball)|Johnson]], [[Jerome Randle|Randle]] 5 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 6
|attendance=7,993
|referee=Michael Aylen, Damian Lyons, Nathan Durant
}}

==== Round 20 ====

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=13 February 2020 |time=19:30 |place=[[Melbourne Arena]], [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1='''[[Melbourne United]]'''
|score1='''99'''
|team2=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score2=83
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307513/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheNBL/videos/716819382182984/ broadcast]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-fall-to-united-despite-dominant-bigs report]
|Q1='''20'''–18 |Q2='''25'''–24 |Q3=23–'''25''' |Q4='''31'''–16
|points1=[[Chris Goulding|Goulding]] 23 |points2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 19
|rebounds1=[[Shawn Long|Long]] 10 |rebounds2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 14
|assist1=[[Mitch McCarron|McCarron]] 8 |assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 9
|attendance=6,315
|referee=Vaughan Mayberry, Damian Lyons, Mitch Hare
}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=15 February 2020 |time=16:30 |place=[[Queensland State Netball Centre|Nissan Arena]], [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]] |TV=[[SBS Viceland]]
|team1='''[[Brisbane Bullets]]'''
|score1='''124'''
|team2=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score2=88
|report=[https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307516/ boxscore]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/taipans-finish-third-turn-focus-to-finals report]
|Q1='''39'''–15 |Q2=24–'''30''' |Q3='''35'''–24 |Q4='''26'''–19
|points1=[[Nathan Sobey|Sobey]] 30 |points2=[[Majok Deng|Deng]] 20
|rebounds1=[[Matt Hodgson (basketball)|Hodgson]], [[E. J. Singler|Singler]] 9 |rebounds2=[[Fabijan Krslovic|Krslovic]] 8
|assist1=[[E. J. Singler|Singler]], [[Nathan Sobey|Sobey]] 6 |assist2=[[Mirko Djeric|Djeric]]4
|attendance=5,145
|referee=Chris Reid, Toni Caldwell, Nico Fernandes
}}

==Postseason==

===Semi-finals===

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=18:30|date=28 February 2020|place=[[Perth Arena|RAC Arena]], [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]|TV=[[ESPN]]<br>[[SBS Viceland]]
|report=[http://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1553687/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheNBL/videos/214720713059807/ broadcast]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/brave-machado-led-snakes-fall-short-by-one report]
|team1='''[[Perth Wildcats]]'''
|score1='''108'''
|team2=[[Cairns Taipans]]
|score2=107
|Q1='''29'''–20|Q2=16–'''34'''|Q3='''23'''–17|Q4='''25'''–22|OT='''15'''–14
|points1=[[Bryce Cotton|Cotton]] 42|points2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 32
|rebounds1=[[Nick Kay|Kay]] 9|rebounds2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 18
|assist1=[[Bryce Cotton|Cotton]], [[Nick Kay|Kay]] 6|assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 9
|attendance=10,858
|referee=Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Nico Fernandes
|series=Perth leads series, 1&ndash;0
}}

{{basketballbox|time=16:00|date=1 March 2020|place=[[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]]|TV=[[ESPN]]<br>[[SBS Viceland]]
|report=[http://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1553689/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheNBL/videos/3060419500683604/ broadcast]<br>[http://www.taipans.com/news/article/brilliant-taipans-win-game-2-to-force-decider report]
|team1='''[[Cairns Taipans]]'''
|score1='''85'''
|team2=[[Perth Wildcats]]
|score2=74
|Q1='''30'''–16|Q2='''17'''–15|Q3=16–'''22'''|Q4='''22'''–21
|points1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 22|points2=[[Clint Steindl|Steindl]] 18
|rebounds1=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 19|rebounds2=[[Nick Kay|Kay]] 10
|assist1=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 4|assist2=[[Nick Kay|Kay]] 4
|attendance=5,188
|referee=Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Nico Fernandes
|series=Series tied 1–1
}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=18:30|date=5 March 2020|place=[[Perth Arena|RAC Arena]], [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]|TV=[[ESPN]]<br>[[SBS Viceland]]
|report=[http://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1573185/ boxscore]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheNBL/videos/205599964013025/ broadcast]
|team1='''[[2019–20 Perth Wildcats season|Perth Wildcats]]'''
|score1='''93'''
|team2=Cairns Taipans
|score2=82
|Q1='''25'''–24|Q2='''27'''–20|Q3='''24'''–22|Q4='''17'''–16
|points1=[[Terrico White|White]] 26|points2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 20
|rebounds1=[[Nick Kay|Kay]] 12|rebounds2=[[Cameron Oliver|Oliver]] 8
|assist1=[[Bryce Cotton|Cotton]] 8|assist2=[[Scott Machado|Machado]] 6
|attendance=10,215
|referee=Michael Aylen, Damien Lyons, Nico Fernandes
|series=Perth wins series, 2–1
}}

==Awards==
=== Regular season ===

==== Player of the Week ====
Round 9, [[Cameron Oliver]]

Round 15, [[Scott Machado]]

Round 19, [[Cameron Oliver]]

==== MVP ====
Round 3, @ [[2019–20 Perth Wildcats season|Perth Wildcats]]: [[Cameron Oliver]]

Round 4, vs [[2019–20 Melbourne United season|Melbourne United]]: [[Scott Machado]]

Round 7, vs [[2019–20 Brisbane Bullets season|Brisbane Bullets]]: [[Kouat Noi]]

Round 8, vs [[2019–20 Perth Wildcats season|Perth Wildcats]]: [[Scott Machado]]

Round 9, vs [[2019–20 Melbourne United season|Melbourne United]]: [[Cameron Oliver]]

Round 10, vs [[2019–20 New Zealand Breakers season|New Zealand Breakers]]: [[Scott Machado]]

Round 10, @ [[2019–20 Sydney Kings season|Sydney Kings]]: [[Scott Machado]]

Round 12, vs [[2019–20 Adelaide 36ers season|Adelaide 36ers]]: [[Cameron Oliver]]

Round 13, @ [[2019–20 Melbourne United season|Melbourne United]]: [[Scott Machado]]

Round 13, vs [[2019–20 South East Melbourne Phoenix season|South East Melbourne Phoenix]]: [[Scott Machado]]

Round 14, vs [[2019–20 Brisbane Bullets season|Brisbane Bullets]]: [[D. J. Newbill]]

Round 15, vs [[2019–20 New Zealand Breakers season|New Zealand Breakers]]: [[Scott Machado]]

Round 16, vs [[2019–20 Adelaide 36ers season|Adelaide 36ers]]: [[Cameron Oliver]]

Round 17, @ [[2019–20 South East Melbourne Phoenix season|South East Melbourne Phoenix]]: [[Scott Machado]]

Round 18, vs [[2019–20 Illawarra Hawks season|Illawarra Hawks]]: [[Cameron Oliver]]

Round 19, @ [[2019–20 Adelaide 36ers season|Adelaide 36ers]]: [[Cameron Oliver]]

=== NBL Awards Night ===
* '''Best Defensive Player:''' [[D. J. Newbill]]
* '''Fans MVP:''' [[Scott Machado]]
* '''Coach of the Year ([[Lindsay Gaze|Lindsay Gaze Trophy]]):''' [[Mike Kelly (basketball)|Mike Kelly]]
* '''All-NBL First Team:''' 
** [[Scott Machado]]
* '''All-NBL Second Team:''' 
** [[D. J. Newbill]]
** [[Cameron Oliver]]

=== Club Awards Night ===

==== Most Valuable Player ====
[[Scott Machado]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cairns Taipans |title=CAIRNS TAIPANS 2019/20 MVP - SCOTT MACHADO! Our point god has undoubtedly had a phenomenal season as our floor general, leader, scorer and distributor. Scott has not only produced a fantastic stat line but he has made those around him better. #TaipansAwardspic.twitter.com/9MqgBmgPAo |url=https://twitter.com/CairnsTaipans/status/1230823068466941954 |website=Twitter |language=en |date=21 February 2020}}</ref> – After winning the NBL Fans MVP award, Machado took top honours at the Taipans Awards Night. During the regular season he was able to topple the NBL assists record and set up his teammates, whilst still scoring 16.11 points per game and shooting at 45% from the field.<ref name="statsleaderboard">{{cite web |title=NBL Stats leaderboard |url=https://nbl.com.au/stats/leaderboard |website=nbl.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

==== Coaches Award ====
[[Fabijan Krslovic]]<ref name="fabijankrslovic">{{cite web |last1=Cairns Taipans |title=Coaches' Award: Fabijan Krslovic The rookie has played an important role for the team on both ends of the floor following his time as a development player, and continued to excel in his first official year in orange. #TaipansAwardspic.twitter.com/qdm6KKV32y |url=https://twitter.com/CairnsTaipans/status/1230799180576124928 |website=Twitter |language=en |date=21 February 2020}}</ref> – After spending one year as a development player, which included multiple appearances on-court due to injured teammates, Krslovic has worked his way throughout the season from playing the role of a bench warmer up to being in the {{tooltip|2=the rotation of players between the bench and the court during a game|regular rotations}} during games, including an average of 11.38 minutes during a game at the end of the regular season. Fabijan also had several standout performances late in the season, including a five rebound and four steal game against the [[2019–20 Illawarra Hawks season|Illawarra Hawks]], a seven rebound and four block game against the [[2019–20 Adelaide 36ers season|Adelaide 36ers]] and a 12-point and eight rebound game against the [[2019–20 Brisbane Bullets season|Brisbane Bullets]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats |url=https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307501/ |website=www.fibalivestats.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats |url=https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307510/ |website=www.fibalivestats.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats |url=https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/1307516/ |website=www.fibalivestats.com}}</ref>

==== Best Defensive Player ====
[[D. J. Newbill]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cairns Taipans |title=Defensive Player of the Year: DJ Newbill Since winning the league best defensive player award, DJ takes out his second straight DPOY award for the club. His work ethic and ability to stay locked in on both ends has helped us to the success we have had this year #TaipansAwardspic.twitter.com/CZsGpMPieS |url=https://twitter.com/CairnsTaipans/status/1230813170727448577 |website=Twitter |language=en |date=21 February 2020}}</ref> – After winning the [[NBL Best Defensive Player Award]], Newbill took home his second straight Best Defensive Player award during his time with the Taipans. Through his work ethic, he had his best statistical year in the NBL since joining the league in 2017, including averaging more steals and less fouls across the season than both of his previous two seasons in the league, which complemented his highest scoring season in the NBL.<ref>{{cite web |title=DJ Newbill stats |url=https://nbl.com.au/player/3713/672373/dj-newbill |website=nbl.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

==== Member’s Choice MVP ====
[[Cameron Oliver]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cairns Taipans |title=Members Choice MVP: Cameron Oliver Our explosive scoring big not only impressed basketball crowds around the country, but Space Cam has been regarded as a fan favourite for the Orange Army after setting the Cairns Convention Centre alight every single game. #TaipansAwardspic.twitter.com/HTzHPfVye8 |url=https://twitter.com/CairnsTaipans/status/1230820149994770432 |website=Twitter |language=en |date=21 February 2020}}</ref> – After entertaining both the local fans and crowds across the NBL, and making many appearances in the NBL Top 10 Plays of the Week, Oliver was voted the Taipans member's favourite player of the season. Oliver also finished the regular season performing very well in a number of stats, including 17.04 points per game, 9.11 rebounds per game (second best in the league) and 1.63 blocks per game (second best in the league).<ref>{{cite web |title=Cameron Oliver stats |url=https://nbl.com.au/player/3713/1296101/cameron-oliver |website=nbl.com.au |language=en}}</ref><ref name="statsleaderboard" />

==== Player's Player ====
[[Jarrod Kenny]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cairns Taipans |title=Player's Player Award: Jarrod Kenny Kenny has been voted in by his peers, and committed himself to the team values and expectations that were set for the 2019/20 season – and obviously set new standards for personal grooming! #TaipansAwardspic.twitter.com/Ujg5W04WdV |url=https://twitter.com/CairnsTaipans/status/1230817887931133953 |website=Twitter |language=en |date=21 February 2020}}</ref> – Being highly regarded by his teammates who gave him the award, Kenny "committed himself to the team values and expectation that were set for the 2019/20 season".<ref>{{cite web |title=CQUniversity Cairns Taipans on Instagram: "Player's Player Award: Jarrod Kenny 🏆 Kenny has been voted in by his peers, and committed himself to the team values and expectations that…" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B808_mipunr/ |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref>

==== Club Person of the Year ====
[[Ash Constable]]<ref name="ashconstable">{{cite web |last1=Cairns Taipans |title=First cab off the rank for 2020! Congratulations to the first Club Person of the Year to start the new decade: Ash Constable #TaipansAwardspic.twitter.com/lgMyVsogS0 |url=https://twitter.com/CairnsTaipans/status/1230798588294230016 |website=Twitter |language=en |date=21 February 2020}}</ref> – Originally starting as a development player for the Cairns Taipans over the [[2014–15 NBL season|2014/15]] and [[2015–16 NBL season|2015/16]] seasons, Constable has since moved his role in the club off-court where he "tirelessly help[s] the Taipans admin [team], all while dedicating time to Cairns Basketball programs".<ref>{{cite web |title=CQUniversity Cairns Taipans on Instagram: "First cab off the rank for 2020! 🚕 Congratulations to the first Club Person of the Year to start the new decade: Ash Constable 🏆 The former…" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B80yTg7pJc9/ |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref>

==== Commitment to Community ====
[[Kouat Noi]]<ref name="kouatnoi">{{cite web |last1=Cairns Taipans |title=Commitment to the Community Award: Kouat Noi Kouat Noi has not only produced a stellar start to his pro career in Cairns, but he has also proven to be a huge asset to the community and outstanding role model throughout his 2019-20 campaign. #TaipansAwardspic.twitter.com/IZTotbOpn4 |url=https://twitter.com/CairnsTaipans/status/1230801097075200005 |website=Twitter |language=en |date=21 February 2020}}</ref> – Throughout the season Kouat spent large amounts of time in the community, including at multiple school visits, his multiple visits to local basketball courts to train with kids, and his [[Mannequin Challenge]] series on [[Instagram]] ([https://www.instagram.com/p/B7a8nhmpgVv/ part 1] and [https://www.instagram.com/p/B8WNEKvpyDd/ part 2]).<ref>{{cite web |title=THE SILENT⭐️ on Instagram: "Come get an autograph if you got dunked on by me today. All ♥️ for these kids." |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B1s8AfiHw1h/ |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref>

=== Postseason ===

==== MVP ====

Semi-final Game 2, vs [[2019–20 Perth Wildcats season|Perth Wildcats]]: [[Cameron Oliver]]

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NBL season]]
*[[Cairns Taipans]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.taipans.com Official Website]
* [https://nbl.com.au/teams/3713/cairns-taipans Team Statistics]

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