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    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

    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


    The hosts missed 11 free throws in the defeat.

    Breakers coach Petteri Koponen says it's the one-percenters that can decide a game.



    The Breakers remain ninth on the NBL table, having lost 14 of their last 16 games.

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     24 Jan: Another blow for the New Zealand Breakers, following last night's heartbreaking two-point overtime home loss to the Adelaide 36ers
     24 Jan: Coach Petteri Koponen is putting his hand up for the crucial turnover in the Breakers overtime defeat to Adelaide in basketball's NBL
     22 Jan: A blow to the Breakers ambitions of sneaking into the ANBL play-offs
     21 Jan: The Breakers need officials in basketball's Aussie NBL to do them a favour, after losing American forward Rob Baker to a season-ending knee injury
     21 Jan: The Breakers hump day form remains a talking point heading into their latest fixture in basketball's ANBL tonight
     20 Jan: A sombre mood within the Breakers basketball club after losing a team-favourite player to a season-ending injury
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