Penney guides explosive Breakers to semis
The Breakers survived a serious bout of second-quarter yips to book a semifinal series date with the Melbourne Tigers, eventually riding out a determined challenge from the Adelaide 36ers in a sudden death quarter-final on the North Shore last night. An explosive opening that saw the Breakers lead by 15 after just six minutes suggested a routine victory was on offer but the 36ers turned on a three-point shooting clinic to push the Breakers deep into the fourth quarter. ..read more..

Breakers nail 10-point win in Sydney
A storming final quarter saw the CJ Bruton-inspired New Zealand Breakers finish their Australian National Basketball League (ANBL) regular season with a 107-97 win over the Sydney Spirit on Saturday night. Led by 30 points from point guard Bruton, who looked to be nearing peak form just days out from the post-season, the Breakers made it back-to-back wins ahead of their knockout home playoff against Adelaide 36ers on Thursday. ..read more..

Marks the hero of the Hornets
New Zealander Sean Marks has picked a good time to produce a career-best performance for his New Orleans Hornets in the NBA today. Marks came up huge for the under-manned Hornets as they secured their 30th victory of the season in a 101-97 home victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The former Tall Black, who was educated at Rangitoto College on Auckland’s North Shore, was the hero as the Hornets came from behind to snatch an unlikely victory down the stretch. ..read more..

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..