2018 NBL Finals
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Tournament details | |
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Country | Australia New Zealand |
Dates | 3–31 March 2018 |
Season | 2017–18 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Melbourne United (5thth title) |
Runner-up | Adelaide 36ers |
Semifinalists | |
The 2018 NBL Finals were the championship series of the 2017–18 NBL season and the conclusion of the season. The semi-finals started on 3 March and ended 9 March 2018. The Grand Final series started on 16 March and ended on 31 March 2018. Melbourne United won its fifth NBL championship title.
Format
[edit]The 2017–18 National Basketball League Finals will be played in March 2018 between the top four teams of the regular season, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and one best-of-five final series, where the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games.
Qualification
[edit]Qualified teams
[edit]Team | Date of qualification |
Round of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Previous appearance |
Previous best performance |
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Melbourne United | 2 February 2018 | 17 | 23rd | 2016 | Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008) |
Adelaide 36ers | 4 February 2018 | 17 | 25th | 2017 | Champions (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002) |
Perth Wildcats | 4 February 2018 | 17 | 32nd | 2017 | Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017) |
New Zealand Breakers | 4 February 2018 | 17 | 8th | 2016 | Champions (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) |
Ladder
[edit]Pos | 2017–18 NBL season | |||||||||||
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Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
1 | Melbourne United | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71.43% | 4–1 | L1 | 11–3 | 9–5 | 2434 | 2298 | 105.92% |
2 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 3–2 | W3 | 10–4 | 8–6 | 2654 | 2527 | 105.03% |
3 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 2–3 | W1 | 9–5 | 7–7 | 2388 | 2271 | 105.15% |
4 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 1–4 | L4 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2364 | 2387 | 99.04% |
5 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 2–3 | W2 | 7–7 | 5–9 | 2474 | 2539 | 97.44% |
6 | Cairns Taipans1 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39.29% | 1–4 | L1 | 8–6 | 3–11 | 2215 | 2281 | 97.11% |
7 | Sydney Kings1 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39.29% | 4–1 | W4 | 6–8 | 5–9 | 2418 | 2504 | 96.57% |
8 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 1–4 | L3 | 6–8 | 3–11 | 2347 | 2487 | 94.37% |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2018. Source: NBL.com.au
Ladder Progression
[edit]- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
2017–18 NBL season | |||||||||||||||||||
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Adelaide 36ers | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Brisbane Bullets | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Cairns Taipans | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Illawarra Hawks | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Melbourne United | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
New Zealand Breakers | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Perth Wildcats | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Sydney Kings | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Seedings
[edit]The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.
Playoff bracket
[edit]Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||
1 | Melbourne United | 88 | 88 | X | |||||||||||
4 | New Zealand Breakers | 77 | 86 | X | |||||||||||
1 | Melbourne United | 107 | 95 | 101 | 81 | 100 | |||||||||
2 | Adelaide 36ers | 96 | 110 | 98 | 90 | 82 | |||||||||
2 | Adelaide 36ers | 109 | 89 | X | |||||||||||
3 | Perth Wildcats | 74 | 88 | X |
Semi-finals series
[edit](1) Melbourne United vs (4) New Zealand Breakers
[edit]3 March 2018 | Melbourne United | 88–77 (Series: Melbourne leads series, 1–0) |
New Zealand Breakers | Melbourne Arena, Melbourne |
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5:30pm EDT | Scoring by quarter: 21-24, 22-19, 24-18, 21-16 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Casper Ware 33 Rebs: Josh Boone 8 Asts: Tai Wesley 4 |
boxscore report | Pts: D. J. Newbill 19 Rebs: Alex Pledger 10 Asts: Shea Ili 5 |
Attendance: 6,833 Referees: Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend, Jon Chapman |
5 March 2018 | New Zealand Breakers | 86–88 (Series: Melbourne wins series, 2–0) (OT) |
Melbourne United | Spark Arena, Auckland |
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7:30pm NZDT | Scoring by quarter: 26-13, 12-20, 25-25, 15-20, Overtime: 8-10 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: D. J. Newbill 21 Rebs: Rakeem Christmas 8 Asts: Thomas Abercrombie 5 |
boxscore report | Pts: Josh Boone 33 Rebs: Josh Boone 15 Asts: Chris Goulding 6 |
Attendance: TBA Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Damien Lyons |
Regular season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 351-346 points differential to New Zealand:
22 October 2017 | Melbourne United | 76–88 | New Zealand Breakers | Melbourne Arena, Melbourne |
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18 January 2018 | New Zealand Breakers | 98–81 | Melbourne United | North Shore Events Centre, Auckland |
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9 February 2018 | Melbourne United | 89–83 | New Zealand Breakers | Melbourne Arena, Melbourne |
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11 February 2018 | New Zealand Breakers | 82–100 | Melbourne United | Spark Arena, Auckland |
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(2) Adelaide 36ers vs (3) Perth Wildcats
[edit]3 March 2018 | Adelaide 36ers | 109–74 (Series: Adelaide leads series, 1–0) |
Perth Wildcats | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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7:00pm CDT | Scoring by quarter: 19-18, 31-26, 26-18, 33-12 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Josh Childress 22 Rebs: Mitch Creek 11 Asts: Shannon Shorter 7 |
boxscore report | Pts: Bryce Cotton 22 Rebs: Brandt, Cooke 6 Asts: Jarrod Kenny 4 |
Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, James Boyer, Chris Reid |
9 March 2018 | Perth Wildcats | 88–89 (Series: Adelaide wins series, 2–0) |
Adelaide 36ers | Perth Arena, Perth |
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6:30pm WST | Scoring by quarter: 28-15, 21-25, 18-23, 21-26 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Bryce Cotton 31 Rebs: Angus Brandt 9 Asts: JP Tokoto 5 |
boxscore report | Pts: Josh Childress 25 Rebs: Josh Childress 10 Asts: Nathan Sobey 5 |
Attendance: 12,055 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Michael Aylen |
Regular season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 367-360 points differential to Perth:
8 December 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 88–79 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Arena, Perth |
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4 January 2018 | Adelaide 36ers | 97–86 | Perth Wildcats | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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2 February 2018 | Perth Wildcats | 111–90 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Arena, Perth |
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4 February 2018 | Adelaide 36ers | 94–82 | Perth Wildcats | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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Grand Final series
[edit](1) Melbourne United vs (2) Adelaide 36ers
[edit]16 March 2018 | Melbourne United | 107–96 (Series: Melbourne leads series 1–0) |
Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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7:30pm EDT | Scoring by quarter: 29-28, 24-19, 26-24, 28-25 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Chris Goulding 26 Rebs: Josh Boone 7 Asts: Wesley, Hooley 5 |
boxscore report | Pts: Daniel Johnson 18 Rebs: Mitch Creek 9 Asts: Creek, Moore 4 |
Attendance: 8,699 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Michael Aylen |
18 March 2018 | Adelaide 36ers | 110–95 (Series: Series tied 1–1) |
Melbourne United | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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2:30pm CDT | Scoring by quarter: 27-19, 30-22, 25-23, 28-31 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Majok Deng 18 Rebs: Mitch Creek 9 Asts: Nathan Sobey 5 |
boxscore report | Pts: Casey Prather 20 Rebs: Casey Prather 7 Asts: Tai Wesley 3 |
Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend |
23 March 2018 | Melbourne United | 101–98 (Series: Melbourne leads series 2–1) |
Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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7:30pm EDT | Scoring by quarter: 33-22, 20-31, 28-22, 20-23 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Casper Ware 25 Rebs: Casey Prather 6 Asts: Ware, Hooley 3 |
boxscore report | Pts: Daniel Johnson 20 Rebs: Creek, Deng 8 Asts: Mitch Creek 5 |
Attendance: 9,362 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid |
25 March 2018 | Adelaide 36ers | 90–81 (Series: Series tied 2–2) |
Melbourne United | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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2:30pm CDT | Scoring by quarter: 29-21, 26-10, 16-27, 19-23 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Daniel Johnson 21 Rebs: Daniel Johnson 9 Asts: Shannon Shorter 3 |
boxscore report | Pts: Casey Prather 23 Rebs: Casey Prather 7 Asts: Chris Goulding 4 |
Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Chris Reid |
31 March 2018 | Melbourne United | 100–82 (Series: Melbourne wins series, 3–2) |
Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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6:00pm EDT | Scoring by quarter: 34-22, 23-22, 21-25, 22-13 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Goulding, Ware 23 Rebs: Josh Boone 12 Asts: Tai Wesley 3 |
boxscore report | Pts: Shannon Shorter 20 Rebs: Mitch Creek 10 Asts: Ramone Moore 7 |
Attendance: 10,300 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid |
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