Michael Brown looks at five things the Breakers need to do to become the first New Zealand team to win an Australian competition.

The championship-leading New Zealand Breakers predictably feature prominently in the Australian NBL end of season awards.

Kirk Penney will remain at the Breakers next season despite his name appearing on an ANBL free-agent list.

A key Breaker dreams of Spain or Italy, but in the meantime there's the small matter of winning an ANBL championship.

The Breakers will look to balance intensity with staying fresh as they complete their regular season with three matches.

The Breakers will play their best-of-three ANBL semifinals - and potentially finals - series on a home-away-home basis, general manager Richard Clarke has confirmed.

Breakers coach Andrej Lemanis refuses to panic as his side look to end a losing sequence tomorrow night.

The defeat that had been coming the Breakers' way for a while now finally arrived last night, and much of it wasn't pretty.

The New Zealand Breakers' unbeaten run in the ANBL came to a halt in Auckland tonight at the hands of the Gold Coast Blaze.

Breakers' American forward Gary Wilkinson is already being considered one of the best imports recruited by the club.

In a tight game, the Breakers overcame an early deficit to beat their main nemesis for the NBL title, the Perth Wildcats, 82-79 at North Harbour Events Centre last night.

All season, the Breakers have touted their depth as their greatest strength. Tonight they have a chance to prove just that.

A double injury blow for the Breakers ahead of tomorrow night's Australian basketball league game against the Perth Wildcats.

Runaway Australian NBL leaders New Zealand Breakers and Perth are set to test their title credentials against each other on Thursday.

The New Zealand Breakers secured their seventh Australian National Basketball League win on end with a 101-91 win over Melbourne Tigers.