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Breakers beat Hawks in thriller on Harvey's missed bomb

Parker Jackson-Cartwright was a big presence for the NZ Breakers in their NBL win over Illawarra. (David Rowland/AAP PHOTOS)

Tyler Harvey's missed bomb from almost halfway in the dying seconds allowed New Zealand to pull off a thrilling 88-85 win over Illawarra in Auckland and leapfrog the Hawks on the NBL ladder.

Pint-sized Parker Jackson-Cartwright (31 points) had several huge moments for the Breakers at Spark Arena on Friday, none bigger than his huge rebound against much taller timber off Harvey's miss to deny Illawarra a second crack at levelling the scores.

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