Southside Flyers have opened the WNBL post-season in impressive style after holding off a second-half comeback from cross-town rivals Melbourne Boomers to record an 84-76 victory in game one of their semi-final match-up.
After completing a 3-0 sweep over Melbourne during the regular season, the Flyers looked set to continue their dominance against the defending champions at the State Basketball Centre on Wednesday night after charging out to a 37-19 lead midway through the second quarter.
