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  •   Home > News > Sports > Basketball

    The New Zealand Breakers are embracing sudden death basketball at the business end of the season

    The New Zealand Breakers are embracing sudden death basketball at the business end of the season


    Last night's 103-87 win over Brisbane in Auckland was essentially a do-or-die contest to make the finals...and the retiring Tom Abercrombie was pleased his team didn't take a backwards step against the fired up Bullets.



    BASKETBALL WITH BURGER KING'S MAPLE BACON BURGERS. PROOF THAT MAPLE MAKES ANYTHING BETTER.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     05 Feb: The upcoming NBL playoffs could affect the Tall Blacks squad for the Asia Cup qualifiers later this month
     04 Feb: Tall Blacks coach Judd Flavell could be inclined to give a host of youth the opportunity to face the Australian Boomers in the three-game basketball series in May
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    Politics:
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    Law and Order:
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    International:
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