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IF honesty is the best policy - and sadly it doesn't always seem to be in basketball - then Perth should go 1-1 tonight in the iiNet NBL Championship series against New Zealand.

Pistol-whipped 79-67 in Game 1 in Auckland, the series shifts to the wild west and fans can expect a gnarly Wildcats crew.

Restricted to 28 per cent shooting, beaten on the boards, forced to endure taunting by Kiwis with no comprehension of vowel-use, before the final humiliation - devastated at the post-match buffet (who knew Pero Cameron was invited?) - the Wildcats limped home with their tails between their legs.

"It's been a tough week of honesty with the group,'' Captain Silverbeard told AAP after keel-hauling his band of buccaneers.

"And to me, they seemed very, very switched on.

"Last week, we were extremely disappointed with our performance.

"But right now, there's no tomorrow - that's the attitude we're going with.''

It's a good attitude too because, frankly, lose tonight and there IS no tomorrow.

(Plus you know how Perth fans behave when it is the OTHER club celebrating a championship in their building.)

It also then might become the final farewell for Rob Beveridge, Shawn Dennis and upto half the line-up.

"I've got so much faith and belief in our team,'' Silverbeard ahoyed.

"It's not often we put in two bad performances in a row.

"They're on our home turf now, so we're not too concerned about what happened previously in the season.''

Since losing their Perth Arena home opener to Adelaide - yes, the 36ers - the Wildcats have won 14 consecutive home games in front of crowds between 10,500 and sellout.

At least 13,000 are expected at the $550 million facility tonight.

Night owls in New Zealand will watch the game on television, hoping for an all-night sillybration.

If the Breakers bring the untincity of Game 1, a sweep of the 'Kets is not inconceivable.

(Sorry. I just suddenly had a daymare: Casey Frank is interviewing Aaron Fearne and the subtitle machine breaks down...)

But I digress. The Breakers can play confidently and under no pressure, the series heading back to their stronghold at Vector Arena in Auckland if a decider is required.

So they can be loosey-goosey tonight and a team relaxed and confident is a very dangerous team.

"The Breakers took us out of what we do. If they do that again, they'll beat us,'' Rob Beveridge bluntly declared.

"So we have to play Wildcats basketball - be relentless with the defence - and that will help us with our offence.''

No question, the Breakers took Perth out of their rhythm in Game 1 and never allowed them to play their way.

But Perth should be better for having now played without injured Damian Martin and with Brad Robbins, the original Buccaneer, also having a game under his black-belt.

Everard Bartlett and Jeremiah Trueman also should be better able to focus on the Wildcats' cause in Perth. In Auckland, the two were over-worked translating what Kiwi fans of the "ANBL'' were yelling at the Wildcats.

"What the hell does `go set en a dedgeredoo' even mean?'' Shawn Redhage apparently asked, less than bemused.

It will be noisy in a whole other way tonight.