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.

Basketball New Zealand has received an unprecedented cash injection after collecting more than $1 million in commission payments from the TAB in 2014.

Cedric Jackson recorded a triple-double to lead the Breakers past Melbourne at Vector Arena this afternoon.

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.

A second straight impressive offensive outing from Tai Wesley ensured the Breakers avoided a holiday hangover in Adelaide today.

A New Year holiday has arrived at the perfect time for a banged and bruised - but triumphant - Breakers side.

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.

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.

The Breakers turned in their worst performance of the campaign, crumbling to an embarrassing defeat in Cairns tonight.

The Breakers will today become the latest Kiwi team tasked with playing in the aftermath of tragedy.

An encouraging victory over Townsville last night completes an eight-day stretch that bodes well for the Breakers' title chances.

The Breakers earned more than a measure of revenge over Melbourne with a gutsy win on the road today.

The scrap between the Breakers and Perth continued after the buzzer on Thursday and it could continue all the way to the playoffs.

The Breakers won a top-of-the-table battle at Vector Arena tonight to take first place away from the Perth Wildcats.

The best rivalry in Australasian basketball will tonight resume at Vector Arena after a year-long hiatus.

An awful night from beyond the arc saw the Breakers’ five-game winning streak snapped by Sydney last night.

Don't expect too many alley-oops involving Alex Pledger against Sydney tonight.

Smiles were affixed to the faces of most Breakers after extending their winning streak, but Alex Pledger left the court in tears.