NZ Breakers have picked up their 10th victory of the season and their highest score of their ANBL campaign, outclassing Brisbane Bullets 116-79 at Auckland's Spark Arena.
Surpassing the 99 points scored in the victory over Adelaide 36ers in October, they also achieved their biggest winning margin of the season, bettering the 32-point margin over Tasmania JackJumpers.
The Breakers brought up the win shooting 60 percent from the field and 52 percent (17/33) of their three-point attempts.
They outscored the Bullets in every quarter, as part of a dominant showing that saw them rally from 12-11 down in the opening stages.
American Jarrell Brantley led all scorers with 29 points, to go with eight rebounds and five assists, as Izayah Le'afa (21 points, 4/6 three-pointers and five assists) also made a strong contribution to the win.
Barry Brown Jr (17) and Derek Pardon (16) also scored in double figures for the Breakers.
For the Bullets, Tanner Krebs impressed with 19 points, backed up by Nathan Sobey (14) and Tyler Johnson (12), but they failed to match the firepower of the Breakers on their homecourt.
The convincing win consolidates the Breakers' grip on second on the ANBL ladder, with their 10 wins from 13 matches still laggin behind champion Sydney Kings (8-2) in terms of overall winning percentage.
The Kiwi side are next in action on Thursday night (NZ time), when they meet South East Melbourne Phoenix at the same venue.
NZ Breakers 116 (Brantley 29, Le'afa 21, Brown Jr 17, Pardon 16) Brisbane Bullets 79 (Krebs 19, Sobey 14, Johnson 12)
