Breakers Beat the Kings

Star shooter Kirk Penney netted 26 points for the New Zealand Breakers against the Sydney Kings in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), with the New Zealand team winning 91-86 in Auckland. Both sides exchanged periods of outright dominance, with the Kings easing through the first quarter 28-19, before the Breakers returned with a vengeance, 33-15 in the second. Both sides remain on opposite ends of the table as the Breakers continue their run at the top of the NBL ladder, while Sydney remains rooted below the 36ers at the foot of the table.