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.

A couple of pieces of the puzzle remain to be arranged before the Breakers begin their playoff campaign.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

The team play of the Breakers outshone the individual efforts of Josh Childress as the Kiwi club grabbed their fifth straight win tonight.

Crowdsourcing has become one of the commercial buzzwords of the internet age, but for many sporting organisations around New Zealand sourcing crowds is of greater importance.