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Basketball: Record Breakers

Game tied, 1.2 seconds on the clock, the NBL basketball championship on the line - moments don't come much bigger than what the Breakers faced yesterday.

Breakers win fourth NBL title

The Breakers reinforced their reputation as the premier club side in New Zealand sport, yesterday winning a fourth Australian NBL title in the past five seasons.

Breakers win title in thriller

The New Zealand Breakers today added the latest chapter to a glittering legacy in the building where it all began.

Basketball: History awaiting Breakers

If the Breakers win a ninth-straight playoff game today, they can suddenly stake a claim as the second-most successful side in Australian NBL history.

Basketball: Breakers one game away

The Breakers last night wrote the latest chapter in an ever-increasing book of playoff successes, continuing a seemingly unstoppably tear with a 15-point win over Cairns in game one of the grand final series.

Vukona steps up for shot at his fifth ring

The grand final series kicking off tonight in Cairns marks the second straight year the Breakers have concluded their campaign with a clash against the Taipans.

Five reasons for the Breakers' resurgence

Basketball: Breakers battling big odds

The Breakers know history will be against them when they hit the road for game one of the grand final series, but they see the next week as a new and enticing challenge.

Basketball: Breakers ready for finals challenge

Cedric Jackson key to Breakers' playoff hunt

The Breakers' last playoff appearance started with the ball in Cedric Jackson's hands and ended with a ring on his finger.

Basketball: Breakers not worried by 36ers' golden run

Basketball: Breakers settle for second

Cairns clinched top spot in the Australian NBL with a four-point victory at Vector Arena this afternoon, leaving the Breakers narrowly short of achieving their first goal of an impressive bounce-back campaign.

Breakers make a splash in the NY Times

The New Zealand Breakers have made a splash in the prestigious <i>New York Times</i>.

Basketball: Pledger overcomes troublesome toe to boost Breakers' title hopes

Basketball: Breakers cool on bridging the gap

One number consistently cropped up this week at Breakers training after Cedric Jackson's miraculous game-winning shot against Perth.

Basketball: Cedric Jackson eyes Tall Blacks

Watch: Breakers' miracle shot

This was a playoff test for the New Zealand Breakers and it took a moment of magic from Cedric Jackson to push them past the Perth Wildcats.

Basketball: Breakers holding back for semis

There were plenty of positives to emerge from the Breakers' 93-88 Australian NBL loss to Adelaide in Auckland but Tom Abercrombie cut through the noise to find the cold truth.