Kirk Penney drained six threes in a season-high haul of 30 points to help the Breakers win a third straight game

It's a bitter blow that after his best game, and with the roster rounding into top form, the Breakers may now need to replace Ben Woodside.

A career night from Alex Pledger and clutch shooting from Rob Loe carried the Breakers to an overtime win over Melbourne.

The Cairns Taipans have completed a perfect week with Sunday night's 98-83 NBL thrashing of the Illawarra Hawks in Wollongong. Winless

Kirk Penney and Corey Webster combine to help Breakers to biggest points tally in seven seasons.

Kirk Penney produced his best game since returning to the Breakers to orchestrate a massacre of Adelaide at Vector Arena.

The Cairns Taipans have finally opened their NBL account for the season with a thrilling 83-76 win over Melbourne United at the Snake

Melbourne United has claimed a third straight win in the National Basketball League with a 78-70 victory over the Brisbane Bullets

Brisbane Bullets coach Andrej Lemanis admits he has to be "smarter" with his use of Cameron Bairstow as the Boomers star builds his

The Adelaide 36ers have dealt the Brisbane Bullets their first defeat upon their return to the NBL with a thrilling 96-93 overtime

Reigning NBL MVP Kevin Lisch led the Sydney Kings to a 88-84 win over his former side Illawarra on Thursday night at WIN Entertainment

Rookie Sydney Kings coach Andrew Gaze concedes feeling nervous about his team's early-season NBL form as they search for a winning

The Breakers are embracing rather than questioning their depth. The options have been highlighted by shooting guard Corey Webster

An old tormenter will bring up a massive milestone against the Breakers on Friday. Forward Shawn Redhage will play his 350th game

Gun import Jerome Randle has led the Adelaide 36ers to a nail-biting first win of the NBL season, defeating Melbourne United 87-79

The Brisbane Bullets ruined the Sydney Kings' season-opener and capped a perfect start to their own NBL campaign with a tense 77-73

American import Marvelle Harris starred on debut to catapult the Illawarra Hawks to a crushing 122-88 defeat of the Adelaide 36ers

The Breakers start their Australian Basketball League season tonight against Melbourne United so we thought we'd ask our basketball

Adapting to a coaching environment different to the Breakers has been hard for former power forward Tai Wesley. Wesley and Cedric

One of New Zealand's greatest ever athletes, Valerie Adams, has become the official Lead Ambassador for the Breakers. The Lead Ambassador

Former Breakers guard Cedric Jackson is looking forward to his match up with the man who's taken his position at the franchise. Jackson

Breakers coach Paul Henare has declared his key guards fit for round one of the Australian basketball league season. Kirk Penney

Kirk Penney, who has been around the basketball world in between bookending his long and eventful career on the North Shore, may this season be facing an unfamiliar role.

The New Zealand Breakers have ended a six-match NBL pre-season winless after a 103-89 loss to the Adelaide 36ers in the Australian

The Breakers are counting on honesty within the group to help them out of a pre-season slump. They're yet to win after five pre season

He might be a power forward but Breakers import Akil Mitchell has a number of phobias.

Breakers guard Kirk Penney is assuring fans not to panic after a forgettable pre-season performance. The Breakers lost all three

There was much to like in the improvement from the Breakers in just their second pre-season hit out but they were edged 79-75 by the

A staunch legacy filled with success has been a huge drawcard for Breakers signing Isaih Tueta. Tueta's been signed as a short-term

The Breakers have wasted no time bringing in a short term replacement for injured guard Shea Ili, with Australian Isaih Tueta (Izzy)