Claim: The New Zealand Breakers was the top scorer during the round 2 of the 2008–09 NBL season.
Evidence: New Zealand Breakers 4 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 First New Zealand-based team and champions in the NBL, won 4 titles in 5 seasons. The Breakers started the 2008–09 season with a roar, sitting atop the NBL ladder with a 15–4 record heading into 2009. Bruton and Penney were a dominant backcourt duo, however, after Bruton suffered a high ankle sprain in late December, the Breakers stumbled through January to lose eight of their next nine games. After a successful last week of the regular season, the Breakers finished with an 18–12 record, setting the team up with their first ever home playoff game. The Breakers went on to win their elimination playoff, routing the Adelaide 36ers 131–101 to set up a best-of-three semi-final series with the defending champion Melbourne Tigers. In their first ever semi-finals appearance, the Breakers were beaten 2–0. 2008–09 3rd 30 18 12 .600 Lost in Semi-Finals to Melbourne Tigers, 2–0 (series) The National Basketball League Scoring Champion is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the league's inaugural season to the player with the highest points per game average of the regular season. Denotes players that also led the league in rebounding that season. Denotes players that also led the league in assists that season.