Cedric Jackson and Corey Webster combined for 59 points as the Breakers earned a big win over Adelaide

The Breakers tonight earned the victory they needed to keep alive their faint playoff hopes, barely beating the Crocs.

In basketball parlance, the free-throw line is often called the charity stripe - but the New Zealand Breakers aren't accepting many donations.

Two of the Breakers' favourite sons have been given the keys to the kingdom.

Former player Paul Henare has been named as the New Zealand Breakers head coach for the 2016-17 season, replacing current coach Dean Vickerman.

The Breakers fell further into their slump with an agonising double-overtime loss against the Hawks today.

With his back-court mate earning so much acclaim, it's easy to forget these Breakers were once Cedric Jackson's team.

For the third time this season Kirk Penney and the Hawks have dealt the Breakers a heavy defeat.

No one within the Breakers was shocked by Corey Webster's latest scoring spree in Sunday's win over Sydney.

When Cedric Jackson hit a half-court buzzer beater to end a double-overtime classic against Perth, few would have expected that moment to be eclipsed mere weeks later.

Corey Webster grabbed 38 points to help the Breakers to a bounce-back win over the Kings in Sydney.

The Breakers are looking to lift their game today after a humiliating first home defeat a week ago.

Kirk Penney led the Illawarra Hawks to a huge victory over the Breakers at Vector Arena this afternoon

For all the understandable attention around Kirk Penney's presence, a quick glance at the competition scoring charts reveals the exact magnitude of the threat Illawarra will pose today against the Breakers.

The New Zealand Breakers have helped slam dunk the Christmas blues for Kiwi families in need.

There's typically little notable about the period late in lopsided basketball games known as "garbage time".

Performances like tonight's perfectly illustrate just why the Breakers are currently riding a 10-game winning streak at home.