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Watch: Breakers' miracle shot
This was a playoff test for the New Zealand Breakers and it took a moment of magic from Cedric Jackson to push them past the Perth Wildcats.
This was a playoff test for the New Zealand Breakers and it took a moment of magic from Cedric Jackson to push them past the Perth Wildcats.
There were plenty of positives to emerge from the Breakers' 93-88 Australian NBL loss to Adelaide in Auckland but Tom Abercrombie cut through the noise to find the cold truth.
Adelaide tonight won their eighth straight game in thrilling fashion at Vector Arena, emerging on top of a Breakers side who did little wrong.
The Breakers are turning inward in a bid to halt the hottest team in the Australian NBL.
The Breakers will need to topple the competition's form side if they wish to have any hope of claiming top spot before the playoffs.
If the Breakers are forced to hit the road in next month's grand finals, they will look back and rue last night's loss in Townsville.
Organisers of a basketball tournament have been called on to allow a girls' team to play after they were refused entry because their coach wasn't Maori.
Past history will warn the Breakers of the danger posed by Perth if the sides meet in next month's semifinals.
The Breakers tonight dealt defending champions Perth a third straight defeat this season, riding a red-hot offence at the NSEC.
As the Breakers warmed down after a long, physical training session at their Mairangi Bay gym yesterday, the team's 16-year-old prodigy, Tai Wynyard, was out on the floor practising dunks.
It was better for the Breakers to endure such a sloppy night now than next month when a similar performance could see the season end.
Oklahoma City will need a second-half surge to reach the NBA post-season but Steven Adams' sophomore year already appears a success.
The Breakers were tonight blown out by a Kings side scrapping for their playoff lives, with the two teams' respective comfort levels surrounding the postseason reflected on the Vector Arena floor.
He's coming off a triple-double, his parents are in town and he leads the league's best team - life is pretty good for Cedric Jackson.
Vukona will today play his 200th consecutive game in the Australian NBL, a streak that will surprise few who have played with or against him.
The Breakers this afternoon repeated their efforts from the NSEC on Thursday night to claim a tight and tough road victory over the last-placed Hawks.
An up-and-coming sports star who drowned in a tragic paddle boarding accident in Coromandel has been remembered by her family as a "vibrant and energetic" girl.
The Breakers were made to work exceptionally hard before beating the last-placed Wollongong Hawks in overtime.
A second straight impressive offensive outing from Tai Wesley ensured the Breakers avoided a holiday hangover in Adelaide today.
Sports fans know about the phenomenal exploits of Brendon McCullum, Lydia Ko and the All Blacks this year. Michael Burgess looks back at 10 other feel-good sports stories that captured the imagination in 2014.
A New Year holiday has arrived at the perfect time for a banged and bruised - but triumphant - Breakers side.
The Breakers have followed their worst performance of the season with one of their best to end 2014 on top of the Australian NBL.
The Breakers have followed their worst performance of the season with one of their best to end 2014 on top of the Australian NBL.