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    Another blow to the Breakers playoff hopes in basketball's NBL

    Another blow to the Breakers playoff hopes in basketball's NBL


    Tasmania - who hold the sixth and final berth for the post-season - have moved a further win clear of the New Zealand franchise after a 114 to 70 thrashing of Brisbane in Hobart.

    The now eighth-placed Breakers host seventh-placed Illawarra in Auckland in what becomes a must-win game for the home side.

    BASKETBALL COVERAGE WITH BK'S TROPICAL WHOPPER. PINEAPPLE IN A BURGER. THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL WHOPPER YET

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Basketball News
     07 Feb: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is refusing to let recent results diminish their intensity ahead of tonight's fixture against Illawarra in Auckland
     06 Feb: The life support is near to being turned off on the Breakers' NBL season after a 31-point loss at home to South East Melbourne
     06 Feb: On-court general Parker Jackson-Cartwright has broken the Breakers record for the number of assists in an NBL season...but his effort couldn't prevent a 31-point loss to South East Melbourne in Auckland
     05 Feb: To our "where there is hope there is life" desk
     02 Feb: The Breakers playoff hopes may have taken another dent, but they are on the verge of a sizeable payday in basketball's NBL
     31 Jan: High praise for Breakers teenage star Karim Lopez from coach Petteri Koponen after a crucial home win in basketball's NBL
     30 Jan: The New Zealand Breakers have kept the NBL playoff door ajar with a 97-95 win over Melbourne United at Auckland's Spark Arena
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