Brisbane have kept in touch with the NBL top four by securing a rare win in Cairns, outclassing the Taipans 96-87 on Saturday night.
The Bullets capped a gruelling nine-game road trip with their first victory in Cairns since December 14, 2017, snapping a five-match losing streak in far north Queensland.
Brisbane (12-14 record) remain in sixth spot but are in touching distance of third-place Sydney Kings (14-13), No.4 outfit South East Melbourne Phoenix (14-14) and fifth-ranked Illawarra Hawks (13-14) with 10 games left, including their next five at home.
Tamuri Wigness goes to the basket in the Brisbane Bullets NBL win over the Cairns Taipans
Cairns Taipans have staved off a stirring fourth-quarter rally to edge out NZ Breakers 70-68 in a battle of the NBL basement dwellers in Launceston.
Breakers import Levi Randolph missed a match-levelling jumper in the dying moments after Tad Dufelmeier s massive three with 7.3 seconds remaining and Venky Jois s rejection of Corey Webster with 4.7 seconds left saved the Snakes skin.
Scott Machado drives to the basket in Round 15.
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The Breakers pinched their first lead inside the last four minutes after they had trailed by as many as 19 points midway through the third term of Friday night s clash at the Silverdome.