The Perth Wildcats have overcome a sluggish start to defeat Illawarra 92-84, leaving the Hawks still winless in their title defence.

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Perth trailed by 14 points early in Thursday night's open-air clash at their home RAC Arena before recovering brilliantly in the middle two quarters, which they dominated 34-23 and 23-13.

Illawarra's ex-NBA superstar Javale McGee (26 points, 14 rebounds) shook off a knee injury scare to narrowly take the individual honours against Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (22, three rebounds) in the marquee match-

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