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The gripping finale concluded when Breakers import Lamar Patterson, whose three-pointer with 17.8 seconds remaining gave his side a sniff, missed his next attempt on the buzzer that would have forced double-overtime.
For the Breakers, Tai Webster (34 points) sizzled in his first NBL game in almost eight years before fouling out with 11.8 seconds left, Tony Crocker s ensuing free throws giving the Sixers the cushion they needed.
Daniel Johnson of the 36ers tries to find a way past the Breakers Rob Loe.
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Adelaide s charge was led by big centre Humphries (24 points, 11 rebounds) and previously out-of-sorts import Donald Sloan (20 points).
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As a consequence of that visit, Trist is regarded by the Western Australian Government as having been in close contact with a person who has been in a restricted zone (Victoria) in the past 14 days.
It means Trist is unable to enter WA for the Breakers game against the Perth Wildcats in round three on January 31.
He was immediately isolated from the rest of the team to ensure that the Breakers remain eligible to enter WA without need to quarantine.
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Basketball: New Zealand Breakers start NBL season with overtime loss
22 Jan, 2021 11:02 AM
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Tai Webster of the Breakers shoots over Josh Giddey of the 36ers during the round two NBL match between the Adelaide 36ers and the New Zealand Breakers. Photo / Getty Images
NZ Herald
By: Simon Kay
Despite 34 points from Tai Webster, the New Zealand Breakers started their Australian NBL season with a 94-91 defeat in Adelaide against the 36ers last night.
The Breakers looked handily placed to win when Webster, back at the club after seven years abroad, sank a last-minute three-pointer for an 82-79 lead.
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Finn Delany and Tai Webster enjoy a moment en route to the Breakers overtime defeat to the 36ers in Adelaide.
The New Zealand Breakers wasted a brilliant display from returning Tall Blacks star Tai Webster to cough up a sloppy 94-91 overtime defeat at the Adelaide 36ers in their NBL season opener on Friday night. Webster, making his first appearance for the Kiwi club since he left eight years ago as a teenage development prospect, carried an undermanned and off-key Breakers outfit to within touching distance of what would have been an outstanding first-up victory in Adelaide.