Steven Adams performed strongly for his side but couldn't stop the Sacramento Kings ending the Oklahoma Thunder's four-game winning streak in the NBA.

Jimmy Butler sets a Chicago Bulls record for points in a half, scoring 40 of his 42 after the break to lead the Bulls over the Toronto Raptors.

The past 12 months have been kind to Tai Wesley and the Breakers. The match between player and team was a roaring success in the American's maiden season with the Kiwi club, immediately producing a championship, while this campaign began with Wesley appea

No one within the Breakers was shocked by Corey Webster's latest scoring spree in Sunday's win over Sydney.

When Cedric Jackson hit a half-court buzzer beater to end a double-overtime classic against Perth, few would have expected that moment to be eclipsed mere weeks later.

Corey Webster grabbed 38 points to help the Breakers to a bounce-back win over the Kings in Sydney.

Kirk Penney led the Illawarra Hawks to a huge victory over the Breakers at Vector Arena this afternoon

Steven Adams slammed down a one-handed alley-oop on the way to the Thunder thumping the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA.

For all the understandable attention around Kirk Penney's presence, a quick glance at the competition scoring charts reveals the exact magnitude of the threat Illawarra will pose today against the Breakers.

The New Zealand Breakers have helped slam dunk the Christmas blues for Kiwi families in need.

For a man who has made a living unleashing his sweet shot from beyond the arc, Kirk Penney's reintroduction to the New Zealand Breakers began in atypical fashion.

For years, NBA fans have been willing to pay thousands to sit courtside, but that could be about to change.

Facing one of the best teams in the NBA and one of the best basketballers alive, the Kiwi picked the perfect time to produce a highlight-reel play.

There's typically little notable about the period late in lopsided basketball games known as "garbage time".

Performances like tonight's perfectly illustrate just why the Breakers are currently riding a 10-game winning streak at home.

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