Breakers leave comeback too late
A second half comeback wasn’t enough to prevent the New Zealand Breakers losing 101-94 tonight to the South Dragons, their fifth Australian National Basketball League loss in six matches this year. The table-topping Dragons kept star Breakers shooter Kirk Penney scoreless into midway through the third quarter and though the Breakers clearly won the second half, the 19-point halftime margin was too much to make up. ..read more..

Breakers worn down by the Tigers in fight for second place
The Breakers face an uphill battle to stay in the hunt for second place in the Aussie NBL after losing by eighteen points to the Melbourne Tigers at home. With both teams fighting for second place on the ladder the first quarter was the closely fought battle that was expected, tied up at 29 all. The Tigers couldn’t keep Kirk Penney away from the 3 point line, but Chris Anstey was just as effective for the defending champions. The home side held a one point lead at half-time but couldn’t keep up the intensity for the following two quarters. ..read more..

Marks back starting in NBA
New Zealand’s Sean Marks has made a breakthrough of sorts after making his first start in a National Basketball Association (NBA) match for nearly seven years. Consigned to a minor roles off the bench for much of his nine-year NBA career, the former Tall Blacks centre started for the New Orleans Hornets at home to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. Taking advantage of an injury to power forward David West, Marks made just the seventh start of his 146-game career. ..read more..

Breakers down Crocs to snap losing streak
The New Zealand Breakers got back to winning ways tonight, downing the Townsville Crocodiles 95-86 in Auckland to consolidate second spot in the Australian National Basketball League. The result ended a run of three losses and gave the Breakers a measure of revenge for their 16-point defeat to Townsville at the same venue early last month. ..read more..

Breakers vs Dragons Full Highlights

Full Highlights of the Breakers vs Dragons game played last week

Breakers Lose In Overtime Thriller
A chance to seize the outright lead in the Australian National Basketball League passed the New Zealand Breakers by in a tense 112-115 overtime loss to South Dragons in Melbourne tonight. A three-pointer to Dragons guard Rhys Carter with 16 seconds left decided a thrilling top-of-the-table matchup which was tied 100-100 at the end of normal time. ..read more..

Youthtown Streetball Tour 09
Competitions will be held at North Harbour, Auckland Central, Ages : 13yrs and under , 17 yrs and under, Open 17 yrs and over , Family (Mum,Dad & U14), Cost $20.00 per team (maximum of 4 in team) Cost per-player $5.00 (if team has only 3players it is still $20.00), Major Cash Prize’s, Sony Playstation 2’s, IPod nano’s, iPod Touchs, 32inch Flat screen TV, Spot prizes given for competitions run on the day. ..read more..

2000 Olympics Vince Carter vs NZ

Here’s a throwback clip from the 2000 Olympics were the US hammered us. Only Vince Carter highlights though.

Spirit beat Breakers
The Sydney Spirit sunk a free throw in the dying seconds to score an 86-85 victory over the New Zealand Breakers in their Australian National Basketball League clash in Sydney. The Spirit led at half time, before the Breakers surged to a 4 four lead at three-quarter time… however a pair of missed free-throws from Breakers veteran Tony Ronaldson with under three minutes remaining proved decisive as the Spirit built a three-point lead with 15 seconds on the clock. ..read more..