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NZ Breakers coach Dean Vickerman and Sydney Kings forward Josh Childress tomorrow night can sort out who is the NBL's "Star of the Month" for November.

The Kings host the league-leading Breakers on the back of a 96-107 road loss to them in Auckland last week, a match decided by New Zealand's decisive 26-15 third period.

Today, Vickers was named the league's Coach of the Month while JChill was voted Player of the Month, having both in the same building another good reason to get along if you're a Sydneysider.

Childress last week had 24 points at 64 per cent, nine boards and five assists against the Breakers, who were led by Cedric Jackson's 21-point, eight-rebound, eight-assist bonanza.

Cedric definitely had the better of Kendrick Perry but the Kings' import playmaker showed off his talents in a record-making comeback win in Adelaide and should be up for rematch redemption.

“I had some injury issues in the pre-season so I’m quite focused on my conditioning and I have also been working hard to get in better shape so that I play harder for more minutes,” Childress said.

“I’ve gotten in better shape. I definitely could not have played 40 minutes at the start of the season.”

MILESTONE MEN: Player of November, Josh Childress, drives on Mitch Creek, who plays his 100th game tonight.

The Breakers have stabilised after a shaky start to the season, Vickerman quietly guiding them back to the head of the NBL standings.

“We’ve just got to lock in a little more to the keys things that we want out of the game and how we exploit the mismatches or how the other team will cover us,” Vickerman said.

Player of the Month       Coach of the Month

Oct: Scottie Wilbekin      Aaron Fearne

Nov: Josh Childress         Dean Vickerman

IN case you missed it, former Boomers London Olympic coach and North Melbourne Giants' 1994 NBL championship coach Brett Brown - yes, every day must feel like 20 years ago to him currently - has finally taken his Philadelphia 76ers to their first win of the NBA season.

In the process of beating Minnesota 85-77 yesterday, the Sixers avoided matching the NBA’s worst record to start a season and for Brett, it was nice to greet the media without having to answer questions about the losing streak.

“That’s why we play the game - we want to win,” Brown said.

“Nobody is downplaying winning. I’m not here to candy-coat the desire and the approach to winning.

“We talk win. We coach win. They practice win. We want to win.”

And now, finally, they have.

MITCH Creek would long ago have reached his 100-NBL game milestone had he not snapped an Achilles tendon along the journey, or seriously injured an ankle this season.

But he does it tonight in Townsville in the 36ers' 999th NBL game, the club tomorrow against Cairns joining Wollongong Hawks and Perth Wildcats in the 1,000-game club.

The Hawks got there first, as they should have, being the last remaining foundation club from 1979.

And after joining the NBL in 1982, Perth has made up for its lost years by not missing the playoffs since 1987.

For more on Mitch and the Crocs' clash, check this out: http://bit.ly/1zssum5 

And tomorrow, Adelaide fans should look for their copy of The Advertiser as we salute the 1,000th game milestone in a double-page spread.