8:00 PM AEDT
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Australian basketball · 2026-27
Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers — NBL Preview, 31 December 2026
Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers: NBL tip-off 6:30 PM AEST on 31 December 2026 at Cairns Convention Centre. Watch in Australia: ESPN on Disney.
Times in Sydney
2026-27 · Round 15 · Upcoming
Thursday 31 December 20267:30 PM AEDT6:30 PM AEST at the venue
Updated Not available. Scores and play-by-play are not live.
Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers: highlights & replays
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Before tip-off
Regular-season results before this game. These records cover the fixtures available on this site.
Cairns Taipans
Ladder position when last checked: 4
Pre-game season record: 5–4 (9 games)
Points per game: 90 · Conceded: 96
Last five regular-season games
W
Cairns Taipans
86–84 
New Zealand Breakers
25 Oct 2026, 3:00 PM AEDTL 
South East Melbourne Phoenix
115–83
Cairns Taipans
17 Oct 2026, 5:30 PM AEDTW 
Illawarra Hawks
100–110
Cairns Taipans
11 Oct 2026, 5:00 PM AEDTW
Cairns Taipans
97–91 
Brisbane Bullets
8 Oct 2026, 7:30 PM AEDTW 
Melbourne United
95–107
Cairns Taipans
3 Oct 2026, 7:30 PM AEST
New Zealand Breakers
Ladder position when last checked: 8
Pre-game season record: 4–5 (9 games)
Points per game: 91.2 · Conceded: 88.7
Last five regular-season games
L
Cairns Taipans
86–84
New Zealand Breakers
25 Oct 2026, 3:00 PM AEDTL 
Tasmania JackJumpers
98–92
New Zealand Breakers
18 Oct 2026, 3:00 PM AEDTW 
Sydney Kings
101–102
New Zealand Breakers
14 Oct 2026, 7:30 PM AEDTL 
Perth Wildcats
100–84
New Zealand Breakers
10 Oct 2026, 9:30 PM AEDTW 
Adelaide 36ers
72–88
New Zealand Breakers
4 Oct 2026, 5:00 PM AEDTFeatured players
Parker Jackson-Cartwright
Current season averages: 24.5 PTS · 4.67 REB · 9.33 AST
Current season averages for the featured players. These may include later games and do not confirm the starting five or player availability.
NBL head-to-head results
Cairns Taipans
86–84
New Zealand Breakers
25 Oct 2026, 3:00 PM AEDT · 2026-27 · Cairns Convention Centre
New Zealand Breakers
98–75
Cairns Taipans
30 Sep 2026, 5:30 PM AEST · 2026-27 · Spark ArenaLatest availability reports
Last updated: October 25, 3.00pm AEDT.
Full injury listAt the arena
Cairns
Match information
Round 15 · 2026-27
Australian broadcasters: ESPN on Disney
Official fixture ↗Confirmed NBL line-ups
The confirmed starting five has not been announced here. Check again closer to tip-off.
NBL play-by-play
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NBL shot chart
0 recorded field-goal attempts · Orange: Cairns Taipans · Blue: New Zealand Breakers
Filled circles: made · Crosses: missed. Point to a shot for details.
Field goals with a known court location are shown. Free throws are excluded; teams may shoot towards either basket.
View shot-by-shot details
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Next games for Cairns Taipans and New Zealand Breakers
Thursday 29 October 2026
Friday 30 October 2026
5:30 PM AEDT
Upcoming7:30 PM NZDT at the venue
Match information: official NBL match centre. Missing statistics are shown as a dash.
Match details updated: Not available · Scores are not live.