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A double-dose of positive news for the Breakers as they fight to keep their dim NBL basketball playoff hopes alight

A double-dose of positive news for the Breakers as they fight to keep their dim NBL basketball playoff hopes alight

8 February 2026

The New Zealand side's beaten the Illawarra Hawks 106-95 at Auckland's Spark Arena, led by a game-high 27 from American import Izaiah Brockington.

The athletic guard has been asked by ESPN if he'd be willing to extend with the club past this season.

The Breakers sit two wins outside an all-important top-six position on the ladder,...and only have two matches remaining.

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08 Feb: Breakers American basketball import Izaiah Brockington has revealed he's keen to return to the club for next season's NBL

07 Feb: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is refusing to let recent results diminish their intensity ahead of tonight's fixture against Illawarra in Auckland

07 Feb: The New Zealand Breakers have kept their slim NBL playoff hopes alive following a 106-95 win over the Illawarra Hawks in Auckland

06 Feb: The life support is near to being turned off on the Breakers' NBL season after a 31-point loss at home to South East Melbourne

06 Feb: On-court general Parker Jackson-Cartwright has broken the Breakers record for the number of assists in an NBL season...but his effort couldn't prevent a 31-point loss to South East Melbourne in Auckland

05 Feb: To our "where there is hope there is life" desk

02 Feb: The Breakers playoff hopes may have taken another dent, but they are on the verge of a sizeable payday in basketball's NBL

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