A double injury blow for the Breakers ahead of tomorrow night's Australian basketball league game against the Perth Wildcats.

The New Zealand Breakers secured their seventh Australian National Basketball League win on end with a 101-91 win over Melbourne Tigers.

Just when the NZ Breakers appeared fallible while undertaking their toughest road trip, they underscored their title credentials with a stunning 77-74 win in Cairns.

The New Zealand Breakers successful season has been recognised by their ANBL rivals via a wide ranging player poll.

After negotiating the ANBL festive season, a buoyant Breakers will tonight make their first home appearance in over a month.

Sharpshooter Kirk Penney has won his second consecutive ANBL player of the week award.

The New Zealand Breakers will traverse Christmas as ANBL leaders after battling back to down the Melbourne Tigers tonight.

A run of six games which begins tonight will provide a stern test of the Breakers' ANBL title credentials.

The Breakers will go into their clash against the ANBL's form team tomorrow on the back of a shortened break, but Paul Henare has no complaints.

The New Zeland Breakers have a fully fit roster to choose from ahead of Sunday's ANBL game against the Sydney Kings.

The Breakers broke out of their two-game slump with a thumping victory over the struggling Gold Coast Blaze.

The New Zealand Breakers are ready for the Blaze and a return to winning ways at the North Shore Events Centre tomorrow night.

Oscar Forman returned to haunt his old club as the Wollongong Hawks shut down the New Zealand Breakers tonight.

The former league MVP and reigning top scorer's approach to the new ANBL season has been at best - how to put it? - strange.