Adelaide 36ers on the improve but now at home must beat Sydney Kings to allay fears their NBL slump could be fatal Jamar Wilson in action for the 36ers against Cairns. SHAVING 36 points off a 39-point home loss to Melbourne within 12 days definitely shows Adelaide has made progress but there's no asterisk in the loss column acknowledging improvement. "It's about the process," starting 36ers forward Anthony Petrie said ahead of tomorrow's re-match with Sydney Kings at Adelaide Arena. It's not so much about the end result sometimes, and that is hard to think about when we're in a results-driven industry. But it's what we've got to stick to - about our process and what our identity is and the results will come. The 36ers unquestionably are currently an NBL team in a state of flux as they integrate Brock Motum and settle Jamar Wilson and Mitch Creek back after time out with injuries. Mitch Creek drives hard to the basket against Melbourne United. Four losses in succession though, including a 100-107 reversal to the Kings in Sydney in which NBA forward Josh Childress dominated and former Sixers development guard Ben Madgen also delivered daggers, have sent Adelaide crashing from second to seventh. But with the NBL table as volatile as it is, a win over the Kings, followed up with road wins next round in Townsville and Cairns, quickly would sweep the 36ers from 3-6 to 6-6 and into the four. "I think we've got three-four guys right now, maybe four-five guys, playing with the identity we need," 36ers coach Joey Wright said. They've just got to hold everyone else accountable to play that way. It can't just be me. And when they do, and when they get tired of losing, that's when they'll hold everybody else accountable to their standards. Wilson, Creek and Brendan Teys showed the way with their tenacity, captain Adam Gibson, Brock Motum in the second half, Petrie, BJ Anthony, Luke Schenscher and Peter Crawford all had moments. Thrashed here by United, the progress on Thursday was self-evident but the Kings will not be sitting back allowing Adelaide to find its groove. Adelaide's Anthony Petire under pressure from Melbourne United's Lucas Walker. "We talked a lot about getting to a style of play we can hold ourselves accountable to and for three-quarters of that game (against Melbourne) it was a style of game that's good for us," Wright said. If we can continue to mimic that, it will be beneficial to us. Petrie, who was here when the 36ers finished last and also when they were grand finalists last season, said the time was now for his team. "We've got to get a win to feel good about where we're going," he said. There's no time like the present. Where: Adelaide Arena When: 1.30pm, tomorrow Head-to-Head: 36ers 37-33 In Adelaide: 36ers 21-11 Last time: Kings 107 d 36ers 100 in Sydney, November 9 Adam Gibson Jamar Wilson Brock Motum Anthony Petrie Luke Schenscher Kendrick Perry Ben Madgen Josh Childress Tom Garlepp Angus Brandt WOW: Childress had 36 points, 19 rebounds, seven assists and five blocks last time and The Madge had 26 points at 60 per cent.