By Kris ShannonKings 84 Breakers 57If the Breakers do indeed miss the Australian NBL playoffs - which now appears fait accompli - tonight's disaster in Sydney will explain why. An unacceptable number of turnovers and yet another injury saw the Breakers (12-14) produce a woeful performance on the road, a combination of the three problems that have plagued their entire campaign. In the first quarter, the Breakers turned over the ball six times and trailed by four at the end of the period. Related Content Basketball: Breakers Akil Mitchell recalls horror eye injury Breakers import Akil Mitchell cracks jokes during eye-popping ordeal Breakers import Akil Mitchell can bounce back from freak eye injuryOn either side off the first break, the visitors scored six points in an impotent nine-minute stretch, with dribbles out of bounds and passes sailing into the stands a more common sight than successful shots. In fact, as Sydney opened the second quarter on a 20-4 run, the Breakers missed only four shots.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 29, 2017 06:25 UTC