NBL: Breakers beat 36ers in Auckland

With Parker Jackson-Cartwright running the show as only he can and his teammates bringing their hard hats, the New Zealand Breakers had too much energy for the Adelaide 36ers in a 109-82 home win.

Despite a grueling travel schedule and the absence of key trio Max Darling, Mojave King and former Sixers captain Mitch McCarron, the Breakers burst out of the blocks at Spark Arena on Saturday night and never looked back.

While they were thumped by South East Melbourne Phoenix in Christchurch, the Breakers rallied for a spirited win last Sunday in Sydney over the Kings.

They carried that momentum into Auckland, scoring the first 10 points of the contest and, with dynamic guard Jackson-Cartwright doing just about everything he wanted in a thrilling game, the Breakers remained in the lead the rest of the way.

The Sixers arrived having won five of their last six games, led by their import trio of Kendrick Davis (18 points, six assists), Montrezl Harrell (25 points, six rebounds) and Jarrell Martin (11 points, three rebounds, three steals). contributed a lot, they never seriously threatened.

New Zealand scored 33 points in the first quarter, Jackson-Cartwright scored 14 of them, finishing with 20 points in the half as the Breakers went up 52-39 at the half.

Several big 3-pointers, including a quick three to Grant Anticevich late in the third, pushed the lead to 28 points as the Breakers eventually won by 27 to improve to 5-2 overall. season.

Jackson-Cartwright finished the game with 25 points and six assists, while next star Kareem Lopez continued to shine, with the 17-year-old posting 17 points and seven rebounds in a starting role.

Freddie Gillespie was an excellent defender with five blocked shots for 13 points and seven rebounds, Matt Mooney also had 17 points and five assists and Sam Mennenga had 14 points and six rebounds.

Adelaide’s rollercoaster of a season continues with a 5-4 record.

Captain DJ Vasilyevich scored 16 points, but it took 6 of 17 shooting as they went 6 of 20 from deep as a team and grabbed only 25 rebounds to New Zealand’s 39.