Perth coach John Rillie insists he's remained unfazed by the noise around his misfiring NBL team and says they can't relax after turning a corner.
The Wildcats revived their campaign with a 2-0 sixth round that moved them to sixth with a 4-5 record.
Wins against Adelaide at home on Saturday and then an upset of leaders Melbourne on Monday emphatically broke the shackles after a four-game losing streak.
Monday's 102-95 overtime triumph was a wild ride, import Jordan Usher hitting a clutch triple to give Perth a late lead before missing both free throws with the game tied in the final second.
United star Matthew Dellavedova thought he'd earned a chance to win it from the free throw line in regular time, only to have the foul on his bucket reversed by a controversially successful review.
Bryce Cotton (24 points) and Kristian Doolittle (18 points, seven rebounds, five assists) shone for a Perth team that's faced heat from a fiercely passionate support base.
The home crowd booed, calls grew louder for the return of former championship coach Trevor Gleeson while Cotton's wife Rachel took aim at the club on social media before the weekend's dual wins.
It meant Rillie and owner Craig Hutchison, a former United chairman who was courtside in Melbourne, could breath a little easier on Tuesday.
But the coach, a former NBL and Boomers guard, said he hadn't felt that outside pressure.
"I've been in this game for a while now, been through the rollercoaster before," he said.
"If you truly believe in what you're about and believe in your team, it usually works itself out.
"If you're putting in the work, you're going to get rewarded.
"But it's always a test when you're at the bottom of the mountain.
"We backed ourselves, backed our teammates and you saw the results."
The Wildcats will return home to play on Friday against New Zealand, who lost by two points to Sydney on Sunday to fall to seventh with a 2-5 record.
"We need to celebrate and appreciate what we did this week, but we go back home and play a team hungry for a win as well," Rillie said.
"So we can't relax."
