{"id":6714,"date":"2025-03-21T13:16:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/?p=6714"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:17:26","slug":"preview-breakers-head-north-to-take-on-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/2025\/03\/21\/preview-breakers-head-north-to-take-on-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Breakers head north to Take on Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MK Breakers will be looking to return to winning ways this weekend as they make the journey north to face Newcastle Knights in their latest NBL Division One clash. Tip-Off is scheduled for 2pm this Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two sides have met once already this season with Newcastle running out 82-81 winners, with Corey Johnson netting 31 points with Logan Rooney adding a further 23 to guide the Knights to victory.<\/p>\n<p>A man who has been a real danger this season is Hafeez Adbul, he\u2019s averaging the third highest points in the division with 21.3 points per game having scored 24 points and 23 points in his last two outings against Bristol Hurricanes and Nottingham Hoods respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Ronald Blain is proving a menace on the defensive side of the ball, he\u2019s averaging 2.5 Steals per Game and 0.9 Blocks per Game, he\u2019s also averaging an impressive 18.1 Points per Game proving to be an asset at both ends of the court for Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle enter Saturday\u2019s clash as the form team having won three of their last four games, only tasting defeat against Derby Trailblazers in that period. 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