LeBron James had 36 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, and Chris Bosh scored 22 points to help the Miami Heat slip past the Orlando Magic 112-110 in overtime yesterday.

After the lord mayor's show, it is said, comes the dust-cart. On that basis, New Zealanders approached this sporting year with some trepidation.

This will forever be remembered as the year in which a sporting legend was brought down. American Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor and multiple Tour de France winner, was crushed by an inquiry into doping.

Tom Abercrombie may be below his all-star best this season, but he's hoping this weekend's All-Star Game will prove a catalyst for a comeback.

Who won and who lost with the new funding restructuring announced by High Performance Sport New Zealand today?

Breakers coach Andrej Lemanis described Cedric Jackson's efforts against Cairns as a "quiet 32 points" - but would his recent feats have created any noise in the loudest of basketball landscapes?

When CJ Bruton and Corey Webster score more points than the Breakers' starting five combined, chances are the defending champions had a bad night.

A 15-point lead in Homebush was a challenge the defending champions couldn't overcome, with the Kings claiming their first victory over the Breakers in eight games.

The accolades are flowing for Cedric Jackson, the New Zealand Breakers point guard regarded as the best player in the NBL.

Going by the form guide, the New Zealand Breakers should breeze past the Sydney Kings across the Tasman tonight.