The New Zealand Breakers took a significant step towards their goal of a first NBL playoff appearance with a record 126-93 win over the Gold Coast Blaze in Auckland.

The 33-point margin of victory was the biggest the Breakers have managed in their five seasons in the league and beat by one point their 113-81 win away to Victoria in their debut season.

Their 126 points was also just short of the club record achieved in downing Brisbane at home in November.

The result gave the Breakers their head-to-head season series over Gold Coast 2-0 and lifted them above the Blaze to sixth on the ladder.

The earlier meeting between the two franchises was in November, when the Breakers handed the league newcomers their then biggest defeat of 90-79.

Guard Kirk Penney was again a primary source of points with a game-high 32, while American imports Derrick Alston and Orien Greene contributed 23 and 19 respectively.

Tony Ronaldson collected the eight points he needed to pass Derek Rucker's career tally of 9379 and move to sixth on the NBL all-time scoring lists.

But having achieved the feat in the second quarter, Ronaldson limped off with an ankle injury.

With point guard Greene showing plenty of classy touches, the Breakers led 28-22 at quarter time, before stepping up a gear, and a sequence of 13 unanswered points lifted them to a 60-42 advantage.

From there, it was a case of the home side keeping their foot on the pedal to ensure there was no big comeback from the Blaze.

The Blaze, who struggled with shooting accuracy, had two former Breakers on show in inaugural skipper Pero Cameron and Casey Frank.

Frank top-scored for his side with 21 points, while Cameron grabbed 10.

Meanwhile, Luke Whitehead made his debut off the bench for the Blaze as replacement for fellow American import Juaquin Hawkins, who is out for the season after suffering a minor stroke.

Whitehead ended second top-scorer for his team with 18 points.

Breakers coach Andrej Lemanis said he was particularly pleased with his side's defensive effort.

"They made eight (three-pointers) and their average was 12-1/2 or 13 and at 30 per cent (success rate) and that's a great defensive job there," he said.

"The intensity that goes with that is pleasing.

"When you have that intensity at the defensive end, it makes offence that much easier.

Meanwhile, Frank said the key to the match was the Blaze's inability to combat the Breakers' offensive game plan and execution.

"They shot the ball unbelievably," he said.

"If you give this team of Breakers open looks, they're going to knock them down and I think all the teams are going to learn that."

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