Sydney's wretched luck with their point guards has continued, with the NBL cellar dwellers losing New Zealander Mark Dickel for at least three weeks.

Just when the NZ Breakers appeared fallible while undertaking their toughest road trip, they underscored their title credentials with a stunning 77-74 win in Cairns.

The New Zealand Breakers successful season has been recognised by their ANBL rivals via a wide ranging player poll.

The Breakers continued to set the pace in the ANBL by beating Adelaide tonight for their 13th win of the season.

The travel-weary New Zealand Breakers pulled off a remarkable escape act against the Cairns Taipans last night.

After negotiating the ANBL festive season, a buoyant Breakers will tonight make their first home appearance in over a month.

New Zealand Breakers import Gary Wilkinson is in doubt for Thursday's top-of-the-table ANBL match against the Cairns Taipans.

The New Zealand Breakers began the year as they mean to go on with a hard-fought 90-85 away defeat of the Adelaide 36ers.

Sharpshooter Kirk Penney has won his second consecutive ANBL player of the week award.

The New Zealand Breakers will traverse Christmas as ANBL leaders after battling back to down the Melbourne Tigers tonight.

The Breakers will look to their depth to help them through a hectic two-match road trip.

New Zealand Breakers' guard Kirk Penney has been named the Australian National Basketball League player of the week.

The Breakers snapped the Taipans' five-match win streak to move to top of the NBL ladder with a convincing win last night.

A run of six games which begins tonight will provide a stern test of the Breakers' ANBL title credentials.

The Breakers will go into their clash against the ANBL's form team tomorrow on the back of a shortened break, but Paul Henare has no complaints.