Basketball New Zealand has received an unprecedented cash injection after collecting more than $1 million in commission payments from the TAB in 2014.

An encouraging victory over Townsville last night completes an eight-day stretch that bodes well for the Breakers' title chances.

The scrap between the Breakers and Perth continued after the buzzer on Thursday and it could continue all the way to the playoffs.

Don't expect too many alley-oops involving Alex Pledger against Sydney tonight.

Melbourne United come to Vector Arena in record-breaking scoring form but the Breakers' offensive threat will be playing with a point to prove.

After missing 18 of their 19 shots in the third quarter of Friday's win over Wollongong, the Breakers would have been forgiven for being gun shy in the fourth.