The New Zealand Breakers are through to the ANBL final series after beating the Perth Wildcats in game three of their semifinal series on the North Shore tonight.

The Kirk Penney factor looms large as the Breakers look towards tomorrow's must-win match against Perth.

The scenario facing the New Zealand Breakers looks a daunting one as they battle to keep their ANBL title hopes alive.

It seems the Breakers will have to win the championship to get any respect in Australia.

Michael Brown looks at five things the Breakers need to do to become the first New Zealand team to win an Australian competition.

The championship-leading New Zealand Breakers predictably feature prominently in the Australian NBL end of season awards.

Kirk Penney will remain at the Breakers next season despite his name appearing on an ANBL free-agent list.

A key Breaker dreams of Spain or Italy, but in the meantime there's the small matter of winning an ANBL championship.

The Breakers will look to balance intensity with staying fresh as they complete their regular season with three matches.

The Breakers will play their best-of-three ANBL semifinals - and potentially finals - series on a home-away-home basis, general manager Richard Clarke has confirmed.

Breakers coach Andrej Lemanis refuses to panic as his side look to end a losing sequence tomorrow night.

The defeat that had been coming the Breakers' way for a while now finally arrived last night, and much of it wasn't pretty.

The New Zealand Breakers' unbeaten run in the ANBL came to a halt in Auckland tonight at the hands of the Gold Coast Blaze.

The New Zealand Breakers, runaway leaders in the ANBL, see their double-header against Gold Coast as excellent preparation for a playoff campaign.

The New Zealand Breakers needed two periods of overtime to outlast the Gold Coast Blaze last night.