At a glance
the tie-break separater in the event of two or more teams finishing on the same records at the end of the regular season.
The Breakers are locked in a three-team battle for the fourth playoff spot over the final two rounds of the season. Brisbane hold the box seat on 14-11 and Melbourne United are also in the mix on 12-13.
Dan Shamir’s men are still going to have to have a lot go
NZ Breakers 65 (Sek Henry 17, Finn Delany 16, Scotty Hopson 12, Rob Loe 10), Illawarra Hawks 52 (Josh Boone 14, Todd Blanchfield
11). 1Q: 30-14; HT: 50-34 (game called off with 3:04 remaining in
3rd quarter).
their way as they pursue the fourth-placed Bullets but are at least still in the hunt. Their
Friday night visit to Brisbane is effectively a sudden-death elimination, with the Kiwi outfit needing a win to keep their hopes alive going into the final round of the regular season.
The Breakers, playing without Jarrad Weeks (shoulder injury), mixed superb shooting with moments of sloppy play through the three quarters they did play, but still looked well in control when the game was called off.
Sek Henry had led the way with 17 points at a 6-of-8 clip. He made 5 of his 7 shots from beyond the arc and added a pair of assists and rebounds to complete a busy statsheet.
The Breakers were shooting 60 per cent (24 of 40) from the floor and a red-hot 64 (11 of 17) from beyond the arc when the game was called and looked every chance to extend their lead even further as the contest played out.