Reading's trip to Milton Keynes highlight's Saturday's slate of five games, with Nottingham and Loughborough both in double-header action as they clash in Sunday's only game.
After battling it out for a spot in the KitKing Trophy Final last Sunday, Reading and Derby also have National Cup ties to complete as they try and seal a spot in the Round of 16.
We take a look at all the weekend's action below, with links to live stats at the bottom of the page.
There's a KitKing Trophy final dress rehearsal set for Saturday as Reading head to Milton Keynes.
The sides will get an early opportunity to size each other up at Bletchley Leisure Centre, with both teams needed to bounce back from defeat to Hemel.
MK have been out league action since an 88-68 defeat to Storm on 9 November, while Reading lost out to the reigning playoff champs 100-94 last Saturday.
Their most recent loss capped three on the bounce for coach Beddow-Patel's side, with defeats to Newcastle, Bristol and then Hemel undoing some of the Breakers' early momentum from their unbeaten KitKing run and a pair of victories to open the D1M campaign.
No team has played more league games than Reading so far, and their 10 points is good for a spot in top four as things stand. That said, their loss tally to date is still three more than unbeaten Hemel above them, and two more than Derby, meaning Reading won't want to suffer any more setbacks if they're to maintain a title push.
Milton Keynes enjoy a healthy 47.6PPG in the paint, over half of their D1M second-best 87.6PPG total. That approach could stress Reading's interior defence, with the strength of their roster residing in their guard depth behind the likes of Mitch Clarke, Victor Olarerin and Zain Poorman.
That battle down low could decide this one, with both teams hoping to end their own losing streak by the time the weekend is through.
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Bristol Hurricanes (3-3) will head up the M5 to take on City of Birmingham Rockets (5-2), with Bristol looking to make some headway in the four team pack on six points, whilst CoB will be aiming to strengthen their own spot in the top four.
Loughborough Riders' (3-2) first game of the weekend is a tricky one as they host Derby Trailblazers (6-1), who will be sweating on the availability of influential trio Malcolm Smith, Leighton Elliott-Sewell and David Simental once again, though DTB are yet to drop a league game in their absence.
Basement side Bradford Dragons (0-6) have another shot at picking up their first W of the season if they can knock off Thames Valley Cavaliers (3-3), who are 0-3 on their travels this season.
That just leaves Nottingham Hoods (2-5) going up against Hemel Storm (6-0) as the only other game on Saturday, with the Hoods looking to bounce back from a lopsided 80-53 defeat to Loughborough last weekend as they try to end Storm's unbeaten start to the season.
That just leaves a single game for Sunday, as Loughborough go to Nottingham with both teams completing their double-header in the Midlands.
Just two Round 4 games are now outstanding in the NBL National Cup, and they're set to be played this Sunday to complete the Round of 16 field.
Last season's beaten finalists Reading Rockets have been drawn against high-flying D2 South side Richmond Knights in what should be an interesting encounter.
Currently 6-2 on the season and sat in third spot, the draw did hand Reading a home tie but the game has been switched to Richmond's Waldegrave School and gives the Knights another advantage in their quest for what would be a sizable upset.
The other contest pits fromer D1M outfit Leicester Warriors against Derby Trailblazers in an all-Midlands clash.
Leicester dipped out of the top flight to end the 2021/22 season and are yet to return, but sit in second place in the North this season at 6-2.
Malik Legania (15.7PPG, 7.9RPG) and Ashley Ugo (14.3PPG, 5.3APG) are both in solid form for the Warriors, but they'll need to really go off to shock the joint D1M leaders.
5pm - Milton Keynes Breakers vs Reading Rockets - LIVE STATS / TICKETS
5:30pm - Bristol Hurricanes vs City of Birmingham Rockets - LIVE STATS / TICKETS / LIVE STREAM
6pm - Loughborough Riders vs Derby Trailblazers - LIVE STATS / TICKETS
6:15pm - Bradford Dragons vs Thames Valley Cavaliers - LIVE STATS / TICKETS
7pm - Hemel Storm vs Nottingham Hoods - LIVE STATS / TICKETS / LIVE STREAM
7pm - Nottingham Hoods vs Loughborough Riders - LIVE STATS / TICKETS
4:30pm - Leicester Warriors vs Derby Trailblazers - LIVE STATS
7:20pm - Reading Rockets vs Richmond Knights (played at Richmond) - LIVE STATS
Live stream details will be added as they become available
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Main image credit - Josh Nesden
