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Revision as of 07:21, 25 March 2018

2018 NBL Finals
File:NBL Logo 2015.jpg
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationMarch 2018
Number of teams4
TV partner(s)
NBL Live (online)
NBL Finals
Seasons
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The 2018 NBL Finals is the championship series of the 2017–18 NBL season and the conclusion of the season.

Format

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

Qualified teams

Team Date of
qualification		 Round of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Previous
appearance		 Previous best
performance
Melbourne United 2 February 2018 17 19th 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

Pos 2017–18 NBL season
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

  • 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
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

  1. Melbourne United
  2. Adelaide 36ers
  3. Perth Wildcats
  4. New Zealand Breakers

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.

Bracket

Semi-finals Grand Final
            
1 Melbourne United 88 88 X
4 New Zealand Breakers 77 86 X
1 Melbourne United 107 95
2 Adelaide 36ers 96 110
2 Adelaide 36ers 109 89 X
3 Perth Wildcats 74 88 X

Semi-finals series

(1) Melbourne United vs (4) New Zealand Breakers

Game 1

3 March 2018
5:30pm EDT
Melbourne United 88, New Zealand Breakers 77
Scoring by quarter: 21-24, 22-19, 24-18, 21-16
Pts: Casper Ware 33
Rebs: Josh Boone 8
Asts: Tai Wesley 4		 Pts: D. J. Newbill 19
Rebs: Alex Pledger 10
Asts: Shea Ili 5
Melbourne leads series, 1–0
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 6,833
Referees: Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend, Jon Chapman

Game 2

5 March 2018
7:30pm NZDT
New Zealand Breakers 86, Melbourne United 88 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 26-13, 12-20, 25-25, 15-20, Overtime: 8-10
Pts: D. J. Newbill 21
Rebs: Rakeem Christmas 8
Asts: Thomas Abercrombie 5		 Pts: Josh Boone 33
Rebs: Josh Boone 15
Asts: Chris Goulding 6
Melbourne wins series, 2–0
Spark Arena, Auckland
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:

(2) Adelaide 36ers vs (3) Perth Wildcats

Game 1

3 March 2018
7:00pm CDT
Adelaide 36ers 109, Perth Wildcats 74
Scoring by quarter: 19-18, 31-26, 26-18, 33-12
Pts: Josh Childress 22
Rebs: Mitch Creek 11
Asts: Shannon Shorter 7		 Pts: Bryce Cotton 22
Rebs: Brandt, Cooke 6
Asts: Jarrod Kenny 4
Adelaide leads series, 1–0
Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, James Boyer, Chris Reid

Game 2

9 March 2018
6:30pm WST
Perth Wildcats 88, Adelaide 36ers 89
Scoring by quarter: 28-15, 21-25, 18-23, 21-26
Pts: Bryce Cotton 31
Rebs: Angus Brandt 9
Asts: JP Tokoto 5		 Pts: Josh Childress 25
Rebs: Josh Childress 10
Asts: Nathan Sobey 5
Adelaide wins series, 2–0
Perth Arena, Perth
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:

2 February 2018
Perth Wildcats 111, Adelaide 36ers 90

Grand Final series

(1) Melbourne United vs (2) Adelaide 36ers

Game 1

16 March 2018
7:30pm EDT
Melbourne United 107, Adelaide 36ers 96
Scoring by quarter: 29-28, 24-19, 26-24, 28-25
Pts: Chris Goulding 26
Rebs: Josh Boone 7
Asts: Wesley, Hooley 5		 Pts: Daniel Johnson 18
Rebs: Mitch Creek 9
Asts: Creek, Moore 4
Melbourne leads series, 1–0
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 8,699
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Michael Aylen

Game 2

18 March 2018
2:30pm CDT
Adelaide 36ers 110, Melbourne United 95
Scoring by quarter: 27-19, 30-22, 25-23, 28-31
Pts: Majok Deng 18
Rebs: Mitch Creek 9
Asts: Nathan Sobey 5		 Pts: Casey Prather 20
Rebs: Casey Prather 7
Asts: Tai Wesley 3
Series tied, 1–1
Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend

Game 3

23 March 2018
7:30pm EDT
Melbourne United 101, Adelaide 36ers 98
Scoring by quarter: 33-22, 20-31, 28-22, 20-23
Pts: Casper Ware 25
Rebs: Casey Prather 6
Asts: Ware, Hooley 3		 Pts: Daniel Johnson 20
Rebs: Creek, Deng 8
Asts: Mitch Creek 5
Melbourne leads series, 2–0
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 9,362
Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid

Game 4

25 March 2018
2:30pm CDT
Adelaide 36ers 90, Melbourne United 81
Scoring by quarter: 29-21, 26-10, 16-27, 19-23
Pts: Daniel Johnson 21
Rebs: Daniel Johnson 9
Asts: Shannon Shorter 3		 Pts: Casey Prather 23
Rebs: Casey Prather 7
Asts: Chris Goulding 4
Series tied, 2–2
Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Chris Reid

Game 5

See also

References

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