2 Alex Pledger was missing from the Breakers line up due to injury, only the 2nd game missed by the big man in the last 113 games stretching over 3½ seasons.
2:27 Time remaining in the first period when Duane Bailey scored his first basket in a Breakers singlet (only his second on court appearance).
8:34 Time remaining in the second period when Tom Abercrombie picked up his third foul. Crucially Abercrombie played most of the second half, picking up just one more foul along the way. Coach Dean Vickerman managed his shortened bench well – Abercrombie, Vukona and Johnson all finished on 4 fouls but crucially stayed on court to secure the win.
21 Points contributed by Kerron Johnson, his second 21 point haul of the season. The diminutive point guard would be more effective if he could improve his shooting from the foul line – a paltry 55% is not good enough from a guy who likes to get to the hoop and draw contact.
31 Points scored by Gary Wilkinson, a career high for the Breakers. The highest single game score by any Breaker since Cedric Jackson recorded 32 points against Cairns Taipans last December at Vector Arena. It was also the highest individual score by a Breakers player against the Sydney Kings, bettering the 30pts by one of my all-time favourite players Aaron Olson, back in October 2005
46 The number of rebounds the Kings secured versus the Breakers 23. Probably the biggest pounding on the glass the Breakers have ever taken – certainly in a winning effort.
150 The game was Tom Abercrombie’s 150th for the Breakers. The swingman did an excellent job subduing Sydney’s former NBA man Sam Young. Only Henare, Vukona, Boucher and Bruton have played more games for the club.
200 The number of appearances Shane Heal has made for the Sydney Kings – 152 as a player and 48 as a coach.
1500 The number of rebounds Mika Vukona has now secured in his Breakers career. Far and away the best rebounder the Breakers have ever had and put into perspective by the fact that the second highest rebounder for the club, Dillon Boucher, notched a relatively meager 941 boards.
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