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    New Zealand Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is backing two of his imports to find their feet in tonight's Australian basketball league outing in Auckland

    New Zealand Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is backing two of his imports to find their feet in tonight's Australian basketball league outing in Auckland


    Izaiah Brockington and Rob Baker are both averaging 11.5 points to begin the season.

    Koponen says the American pair are still learning a different style of basketball in the NBL.



    The Breakers host the Tasmania JackJumpers ... tipoff is after 7.30pm.

    BASKETBALL COVERAGE WITH BURGER KING'S NEW CHEESY WHOPPER. GOOEY, DRIPPY AND OVERFLOWING WITH CHEESE

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     18 Oct: Three patients have been airlifted to hospital - two in critical conditions - after a boat capsized in Port Waikato this morning
     18 Oct: Otago have stormed into the NPC final after an emphatic 41-17 win over Bay of Plenty in their semi-final in Dunedin
     18 Oct: Otago's pursuit of a first NPC rugby title since 1998 remains intact, after dispatching Bay of Plenty 41-17 in their semifinal in Dunedin
     18 Oct: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen has commended guard Izaiah Brockington for finding his rhythm in the 82-65 NBL basketball win over the Tasmania JackJumpers in Auckland
     17 Oct: It's down to the final four in rugby's NPC, as the weekend's action kicks off shortly under the roof in Dunedin
     17 Oct: Opening batter Devon Conway has been dropped from the Black Caps' playing XI for tomorrow night's first T20 against England in Christchurch
     17 Oct: Three people have been charged over an assault that left a young man fighting for his life in Hamilton
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