D'arcy And Goran

Tall Blacks 93Montenegro 83There's still work to be done, but the Tall Blacks are alive – and definitely dangerous - at the Basketball World Cup.A 93-83 victory over Montenegro has kept New Zealand in with a chance of advancing to the second round for the fifth consecutive World Cup, but they require one more win - against a more fearsome foe.The impressive win puts the Tall Blacks at 1-1 in Group F, with a +2 points differential after their opening 102-94 loss to Brazil, and their toughest test still to come, against Greece on Thursday night.Brazil's 79-78 upset victory over Greece has made the Tall Blacks' equation simple though - beat Greece, and they move into the second round. Lose, and they don't.Yes, it remains a tough challenge, but it's at least still in the realm of possibility after grinding down a Montenegrin side who lost their cool, their lead, and eventually the game.For a while, it looked as if the Tall Blacks had run into a repeat of their third quarter issues against Brazil. A nine-point hal