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  •   Home > News > Sports > Basketball

    The Breakers are hugely relieved to have avoided the NBL's wooden spoon, beating the bottom-placed Cairns Taipans by seven points at Spark Arena

    The Breakers are hugely relieved to have avoided the NBL's wooden spoon, beating the bottom-placed Cairns Taipans by seven points at Spark Arena


    With playoff hopes long gone, coach Petteri Koponen was pleased his team overcome the absence of injured playmaker Parker Jackson-Cartwright and stayed motivated.



    The Breakers host the Illawarra Hawks in their final regular season game on Wednesday.

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     01 Feb: Breakers guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright will miss their final two games of the Australian basketball league season with a rib injury
     28 Jan: The Breakers are evaluating their participation in the NBA tour, which has seen the team travel to the United States in the middle of their NBL campaign
     28 Jan: A focus on adding homegrown talent is on the to-do list for Breakers owner Matt Walsh in the Australian NBL offseason
     27 Jan: The Breakers are looking forward to a much needed brace of home fixtures at Spark Arena to close out their Australian basketball league season
     27 Jan: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen has given an assessment of their bleak Australian basketball league season after confirmation they're out of playoff contention
     25 Jan: The Breakers intend to finish their season strong amid a tough stretch in the Australian NBL basketball competition
     25 Jan: The Breakers are ruing their missed opportunities at the free throw line during their 93-87 loss to the Brisbane Bullets in their NBL basketball clash in Christchurch
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