Melbourne United will be out to improve their record and form when they host the struggling Sydney Kings to close Round 9 of the NBL season. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:30pm (AEDT).

United have been the great underperformers, while the Kings have gone from one low to the next as we hit the halfway point of the season.

Melbourne, with the best roster on paper by the length of the straight are sitting just outside the top four with a record of six and six.