Kiwi basketball star Steven Adams is the talk of the NBA after his superb performance for the Oklahoma City Thunder in game two of the Western Conference semifinals.

The Chiefs showed they had the spirit to match the spark, grinding out a narrow victory over the Sharks.

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Chiefs halfback Tawera Kerr-Barlow's All Blacks ambitions have been hit by a broken hand.