2022–23 New Zealand Breakers season

The 2022–23 New Zealand Breakers season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Mody Maor.

Ladder
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.

Pre-season

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 * 1
 * 10 September
 * Illawarra
 * W 71–68 (OT)
 * Izayah Le'afa (16)
 * Dererk Pardon (12)
 * Will McDowell-White (5)
 * The Stockyard 600
 * 1–0

NBL Blitz

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 * 1
 * 18 September
 * @ Brisbane
 * L 81–69
 * Tom Vodanovich (15)
 * Jarrell Brantley (8)
 * Izayah Le'afa (4)
 * Darwin Basketball Facility 932
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * 20 September
 * Illawarra
 * L 81–85
 * Rayan Rupert (17)
 * Dererk Pardon (9)
 * Izayah Le'afa (9)
 * Darwin Basketball Facility 660
 * 0–2
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 * 3
 * 23 September
 * Sydney
 * L 93–101
 * Barry Brown (19)
 * Pardon, Rupert (5)
 * Brown, Le'afa (4)
 * Darwin Basketball Facility 905
 * 0–3

Regular season

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 * 1
 * 2 October
 * @ Melbourne
 * L 101–97 (OT)
 * Brown, Pardon (23)
 * Will McDowell-White (13)
 * Will McDowell-White (7)
 * John Cain Arena 7,236
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * 7 October
 * Tasmania
 * W 71–65
 * Jarrell Brantley (19)
 * Loe, Pardon (7)
 * Will McDowell-White (4)
 * Spark Arena 5,340
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * 15 October
 * @ S.E. Melbourne
 * W 77–85
 * Robert Loe (18)
 * Will McDowell-White (7)
 * Izayah Le'afa (10)
 * John Cain Arena 4,364
 * 2–1
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 * 4
 * 17 October
 * @ Illawarra
 * W 62–88
 * Will McDowell-White (17)
 * Will McDowell-White (10)
 * Will McDowell-White (6)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 2,208
 * 3–1
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 * 5
 * 20 October
 * S.E. Melbourne
 * L 77–99
 * Jarrell Brantley (17)
 * Robert Loe (8)
 * Izayah Le'afa (4)
 * The Trusts Arena 2,288
 * 3–2
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 * 6
 * 23 October
 * @ Cairns
 * W 64–68
 * Barry Brown Jr. (24)
 * Pardon, Vodanovich (8)
 * Will McDowell-White (4)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 4,091
 * 4–2
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 * 7
 * 28 October
 * @ Adelaide
 * W 70–99
 * Brantley, Brown (22)
 * Jarrell Brantley (9)
 * Will McDowell-White (7)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,717
 * 5–2
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 * 8
 * 30 October
 * Tasmania
 * W 94–62
 * Barry Brown Jr. (24)
 * Dererk Pardon (14)
 * Will McDowell-White (7)
 * Spark Arena 3,811
 * 6–2


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 * 9
 * 6 November
 * Sydney
 * L 77–81
 * Barry Brown Jr. (22)
 * Will McDowell-White (12)
 * Izayah Le'afa (4)
 * Spark Arena 4,481
 * 6–3
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 * 10
 * 18 November
 * @ Tasmania
 * W 76–84
 * Dererk Pardon (19)
 * Dererk Pardon (10)
 * Will McDowell-White (6)
 * Silverdome 3,122
 * 7–3
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 * 11
 * 20 November
 * Adelaide
 * W 89–83
 * Barry Brown Jr. (22)
 * Brantley, Pardon (10)
 * Will McDowell-White (7)
 * The Trusts Arena 2,909
 * 8–3
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 * 12
 * 25 November
 * @ Cairns
 * W 71–82
 * Brantley, Brown (20)
 * Dererk Pardon (11)
 * Will McDowell-White (8)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 3,661
 * 9–3
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 * 13
 * 27 November
 * Brisbane
 * W 116–79
 * Jarrell Brantley (29)
 * Jarrell Brantley (8)
 * Brantley, Gliddon, Le'afa (5)
 * Spark Arena 3,660
 * 10–3


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 * 14
 * 1 December
 * S.E. Melbourne
 * W 110–84
 * Barry Brown Jr. (31)
 * Dererk Pardon (10)
 * Will McDowell-White (11)
 * Christchurch Arena 3,500
 * 11–3
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 * 15
 * 3 December
 * Perth
 * L 84–92
 * Barry Brown Jr. (27)
 * Dererk Pardon (14)
 * Will McDowell-White (9)
 * Spark Arena 4,884
 * 11–4
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 * 16
 * 8 December
 * Sydney
 * L 81–88
 * Izayah Le'afa (17)
 * Tom Vodanovich (9)
 * Will McDowell-White (8)
 * Spark Arena 3,454
 * 11–5
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 * 16 December
 * @ Perth
 * colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: 10 January)
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 * 21 December
 * @ Brisbane
 * colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: 4 February)
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 * 17
 * 26 December
 * @ Tasmania
 * L 93–82
 * Izayah Le'afa (21)
 * Dererk Pardon (8)
 * Izayah Le'afa (5)
 * MyState Bank Arena 4,269
 * 11–6
 * MyState Bank Arena 4,269
 * 11–6


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 * 18
 * 4 January
 * Perth
 * W 97–94
 * Barry Brown Jr. (23)
 * Abercrombie, Brantley (7)
 * Barry Brown Jr. (6)
 * TSB Stadium 2,200
 * 12–6
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 * 19
 * 8 January
 * @ Adelaide
 * W 83–85
 * Barry Brown Jr. (16)
 * Dererk Pardon (7)
 * Will McDowell-White (7)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,368
 * 13–6
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 * 20
 * 10 January
 * @ Perth
 * L 93–90
 * Dererk Pardon (28)
 * Dererk Pardon (12)
 * Will McDowell-White (8)
 * RAC Arena 11,668
 * 13–7
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 * 21
 * 12 January
 * Melbourne
 * L 65–77
 * Jarrell Brantley (17)
 * Will McDowell-White (8)
 * Will McDowell-White (6)
 * Christchurch Arena 5,217
 * 13–8
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 * 22
 * 15 January
 * Cairns
 * L 83–85
 * Will McDowell-White (29)
 * Jarrell Brantley (14)
 * Will McDowell-White (5)
 * Spark Arena 7,194
 * 13–9
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 * 23
 * 19 January
 * Illawarra
 * L 76–78
 * Dererk Pardon (19)
 * Dererk Pardon (17)
 * Will McDowell-White (7)
 * Spark Arena 3,967
 * 13–10
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 * 24
 * 22 January
 * @ Sydney
 * W 88–93
 * Jarrell Brantley (30)
 * Jarrell Brantley (9)
 * Will McDowell-White (10)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 14,232
 * 14–10
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 * 25
 * 26 January
 * @ Brisbane
 * W 71–99
 * Jarrell Brantley (22)
 * Dererk Pardon (9)
 * Rupert, McDowell-White (4)
 * Nissan Arena 3,636
 * 15–10
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 * 26
 * 28 January
 * Melbourne
 * W 80–74
 * Jarrell Brantley (18)
 * Dererk Pardon (8)
 * Will McDowell-White (6)
 * Spark Arena 6,488
 * 16–10


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 * 27
 * 2 February
 * @ Illawarra
 * W 81–91
 * Barry Brown Jr. (22)
 * Abercrombie, Brantley (6)
 * Le'afa, McDowell-White (4)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 2,039
 * 17–10
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 * 28
 * 4 February
 * @ Brisbane
 * W 75–80 (OT)
 * Jarrell Brantley (19)
 * Will McDowell-White (8)
 * Will McDowell-White (9)
 * Nissan Arena 5,253
 * 18–10

Postseason

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 * 1
 * 12 February
 * Tasmania
 * W 88–68
 * Dererk Pardon (15)
 * Dererk Pardon (9)
 * Will McDowell-White (7)
 * Spark Arena 5,479
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * 16 February
 * @ Tasmania
 * L 89–78
 * Barry Brown Jr. (19)
 * Dererk Pardon (11)
 * Will McDowell-White (4)
 * MyState Bank Arena 4,293
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * 19 February
 * Tasmania
 * W 92–77
 * Barry Brown Jr. (32)
 * Dererk Pardon (14)
 * Will McDowell-White (4)
 * Spark Arena 6,410
 * 2–1


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 * 4
 * 3 March
 * @ Sydney
 * W 87–95
 * Brown, McDowell-White (19)
 * Will McDowell-White (9)
 * Will McDowell-White (9)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 13,145
 * 3–1
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 * 5
 * 5 March
 * Sydney
 * L 74–81
 * Barry Brown Jr. (21)
 * Dererk Pardon (11)
 * Will McDowell-White (4)
 * Spark Arena 8,429
 * 3–2
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 * 6
 * 10 March
 * @ Sydney
 * L 91–68
 * Will McDowell-White (11)
 * Le'afa, McDowell-White (6)
 * Brown, Le'afa (3)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 18,049
 * 3–3
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 * 7
 * 12 March
 * Sydney
 * W 80–60
 * Jarrell Brantley (23)
 * Loe, McDowell-White, Pardon (6)
 * Will McDowell-White (5)
 * Spark Arena 9,742
 * 4–3
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 * 6
 * 15 March
 * @ Sydney
 * L 77–69
 * Barry Brown Jr. (22)
 * Pardon (9)
 * Will McDowell-White (5)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 18,124
 * 4–4

Club awards

 * Club MVP: Jarrell Brantley
 * Defensive Player: Dererk Pardon
 * Fan's Memorable Moment: Jarrell Brantley
 * Blackwell Community Cup: Junior Breakers staff
 * Clubman Award: Emily Nolan
 * Member’s Choice Award: Barry Brown Jr.