A weary NZ Breakers have been handed their first loss of the season, going down 84-73 to the Bullets in Brisbane..

The NZ Breakers showed in game one their winless preseason was nothing to worry about.

The NZ Breakers suffer another high-scoring Australian National Basketball League preseason loss.

The Otago Nuggets have defeated the Manawatū Jets 112-103 in a near wire-to-wire victory in NBL action.

The Manawatu Jets withstood a second-half Southland Sharks comeback to clinch a tough NBL road win.

The Otago Nuggets and Taranaki Airs have opened their National Basketball League seasons with hard-fought wins.