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  •   Home > News > Sports > Basketball

    The Breakers are well aware they're drinking at the Last Chance Saloon in the Australian NBL

    The Breakers are well aware they're drinking at the Last Chance Saloon in the Australian NBL


    The Kiwi side's 7th on the ladder, needing to leap up one spot to secure a play-off spot with seven rounds remaining.

    Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is urging his troops to embrace the challenge.



    The Breakers battle the Perth Wildcats in Auckland tomorrow afternoon - their first home game in a month.

    BASKETBALL COVERAGE WITH BK'S CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN. TOPPED WITH MELTY CHEESE SAUCE...AND MORE CHEESE.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Basketball News
     17 Jan: The Perth Wildcats have posted a 92-87 win over the Illawarra Hawks in front of their home fans in the Australian Basketball League
     12 Jan: Breakers forward Rob Baker has responded to his coach's defensive criticism in basketball's ANBL
     12 Jan: Breakers guard Izaiah Brockington has confessed the team's inconsistency is a mystery after beating the Hawks 101-96 in Illawarra
     11 Jan: The Breakers require an instant reset for this afternoon's Australian basketball league trip to Illawarra
     10 Jan: The threat of a cyclone in Far North Queensland has forced the postponement of Cairns Taipans Australian basketball league game against rivals Brisbane today
     10 Jan: A second quarter disappearing act has underlined a horror night for the Breakers in basketball's NBL
     09 Jan: The Breakers aren't concerned about their sub-par home record in the Australian NBL this season
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