. . . "2010"^^ . . . . . . "5"^^ . "Nelson Giants"@en . "11386"^^ . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . "62"^^ . "1"^^ . . "Waikato Pistons"@en . "Regular season"@en . "1087518931"^^ . . . . "New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award"@en . . . . . . "1"^^ . "Lindsay Tait"@en . . . "Playoffs"@en . "New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award"@en . . . . . . "98"^^ . "10"^^ . . "98"^^ . "The 2010 NBL season was the 29th season of the National Basketball League. Foundation member and nine-time NBL champions the Auckland Stars withdrew from the league in 2010, while the Otago Nuggets returned after a one-year absence and the Southland Sharks joined for the first time. The regular season began on Thursday 4 March and concluded on Friday 19 June. The playoffs began on Tuesday 22 June and concluded on Thursday 1 July, with the Wellington Saints taking home their sixth NBL title after defeating the Waikato Pistons 2\u20131 in the best-of-three finals series. Saints' guard Lindsay Tait was recognised as the most valuable player of the regular season and of the finals series."@en . "2011"^^ . . "2011"^^ . "Wellington Saints"@en . . . . "26848449"^^ . "Wellington Saints"@en . . . . "The 2010 NBL season was the 29th season of the National Basketball League. Foundation member and nine-time NBL champions the Auckland Stars withdrew from the league in 2010, while the Otago Nuggets returned after a one-year absence and the Southland Sharks joined for the first time."@en . . . . . . "New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion"@en . "18"^^ . "2010 New Zealand NBL season"@en . . "Eric Devendorf"@en . . . . . . . . . . "69"^^ . . . . . "74"^^ . "82"^^ . "3"^^ . "New Zealand NBL"@en . . "6"^^ . "74"^^ . . "79"^^ . "80"^^ . "4"^^ . . "5"^^ . . "82"^^ . . "2009"^^ . . "77"^^ . . "92"^^ . "2009"^^ . "67"^^ . . . . . "Hawke's Bay Hawks"@en . . . . . . . . . "--03-04"^^ . . . .