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Leaders Adelaide have survived a scare to rack up an eighth win in nine games in basketball's NBL

21 December 2025

Leaders Adelaide have survived a scare to rack up an eighth win in nine games in basketball's NBL

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Coach Petteri Koponen is confident the Breakers can pick themselves up after a four-point NBL basketball loss to the bottom-placed Taipans in Cairns
	20 Dec 2025: Coach Petteri Koponen is confident the Breakers can pick themselves up after a four-point NBL basketball loss to the bottom-placed Taipans in Cairns... more

Breakers forward Rob Baker the Second believes avoiding a losing slide is paramount when they face the bottom-placed Cairns Taipans tonight
	19 Dec 2025: Breakers forward Rob Baker the Second believes avoiding a losing slide is paramount when they face the bottom-placed Cairns Taipans tonight... more

New Zealand Breakers behemoth Rob Baker the Second is enjoying his basketball in Auckland
	19 Dec 2025: New Zealand Breakers behemoth Rob Baker the Second is enjoying his basketball in Auckland... more

New York and San Antonio are through to the NBA Cup final
	14 Dec 2025: New York and San Antonio are through to the NBA Cup final... more

The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch
	14 Dec 2025: The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch... more

Breakers coach Petteri Koponen believes the referees granted the South East Melbourne Phoenix to play with an uber-physical style in their clash in basketball's NBL
	14 Dec 2025: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen believes the referees granted the South East Melbourne Phoenix to play with an uber-physical style in their clash in basketball's NBL... more

The Breakers are focussed on minimising mistakes against South East Melbourne in tonight's Aussie NBL match
	13 Dec 2025: The Breakers are focussed on minimising mistakes against South East Melbourne in tonight's Aussie NBL match... more

The Breakers are determined not to be lulled by their three game winning streak
	13 Dec 2025: The Breakers are determined not to be lulled by their three game winning streak... more

While you tuck into a few drinks and a mince pie at the office Christmas party, spare a thought for the Breakers in the Australian NBL
	13 Dec 2025: While you tuck into a few drinks and a mince pie at the office Christmas party, spare a thought for the Breakers in the Australian NBL... more

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03 Jan: The Breakers have a simple New Year's resolution - bank wins in the back-end of the season and make the Australian NBL play-offs ++++++++++++++++

05 Jan: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen has called out import forward Rob Baker after the side's 99-91 ANBL loss to the Perth Wildcats in Auckland ++++++++++++++++

03 Jan: The Breakers are well aware they're drinking at the Last Chance Saloon in the Australian NBL ++++++++++++++

03 Jan: The Breakers are promising to fight hard for a finals spot in basketball's NBL +++++++++++

04 Jan: The Breakers are keen to swarm the Perth Wildcats in their NBL basketball clash in Auckland this afternoon ++++++++++

10 Jan: The threat of a cyclone in Far North Queensland has forced the postponement of Cairns Taipans Australian basketball league game against rivals Brisbane today +++++++++

09 Jan: The Breakers are focusing on performance, not their lowly position on the Australian basketball league ladder +++++++++

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