Basketball: Breakers lose for 15th time

The losing streak continues for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL.

They have been beaten 103-88 by the Tigers in front of two and a half thousand people in Melbourne.

Melbourne's Chris Anstey and Rashad Tucker both scored 23 points, while Brant Bailey was the best of the Breakers with 18.

The Breakers have now lost nine from nine on the road this season, but assistant coach Wayne Brown remains surprisingly upbeat.

Brown says given they have just introduced two new players to the team, it was a pretty good effort against one of the league's better defensive units.

The Breakers remain firmly rooted to the bottom of the NBL ladder with only three wins from 18 matches this season.

Next up for the Breakers is the Hunter Pirates on Sunday in Newcastle.

In last night's other ANBL match, the Cairns Taipans downed the Brisbane Bullets 94-87.

- NEWSTALK ZB