The Brisbane Bullets have come to town and crashed Adelaide's party, romping to a 96-89 win to leapfrog the 36ers into sixth spot on the NBL ladder.
Adelaide wore red retro jerseys on their home court on Sunday to commemorate the 40-year anniversary of their landmark 1986 championship, but the Bullets quickly turned the celebrations sour.
Big Tyrell Harrison posted 24 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out, while American Nate Hinton added 18 points for the Bullets, whose success meant the first eight games of this round, incredibly, have all been won by the visiting team.
"Super proud of our guys," Brisbane coach Will Weaver said.
"We've got a really high percentage of our guys right now who are thriving."
Bryce Cotton scored 27 points for the 36ers, albeit at a wayward 9-of-25 from the field, while Nick Rakocevic had 19 and Zylan Cheatham 17.
The Bullets caught fire from the three-point line to storm to a 30-17 quarter-time ambush.
In contrast, Adelaide hit just five of their first 22 shots. Accuracy would plague them all afternoon.
Cotton masterminded an 11-0 start to the second term, but Brisbane finished the half strongly, inspired by playmaking wizard Raul Neto.
The Brazilian point guard dished a sublime no-look assist for a Harrison slam, then dived full-length for a steal off Matt Kenyon, before tipping in a basket to give the Bullets a 50-43 halftime buffer.
Cotton continued to do his best to lift the Sixers, but the home side had no answers for Harrison as Brisbane extended their lead to 76-66 at three-quarter time.
The Bullets' cushion swelled to 90-75 before Adelaide used a 10-1 spree to slash the deficit to six points inside the last two minutes.
But the 36ers were ultimately left to rue a 6-of-32 clip from three-point range, which forced them to play catch-up for much of the contest.
"The first quarter, again, has cost us," Sixers coach Trevor Gleeson said.
"We dug ourselves too big of a hole. We're our own worst enemy sometimes."
