2017 NBL Finals
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Dates | 16 February – 5 March 2017 | ||
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Season | 2016–17 | ||
Teams | 4 | ||
Champions | Perth Wildcats (8th title) | ||
Runners-up | Illawarra Hawks (23rd finals appearance) | ||
Semifinalists | |||
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The 2017 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2016–17 NBL season and the conclusion of the season. Perth Wildcats defeated Illawarra Hawks in three games (3-0) to claim their eighth NBL championship.
Format[]
The 2016–17 National Basketball League Finals were played in February and March 2017 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 hosted the first, third and fifth games.[1]
Qualification[]
Qualified teams[]
Team | Date of qualification |
Round of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Previous appearance |
Previous best performance |
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Adelaide 36ers | 21 January 2017 | 16 | 24th | 2015 | Champions (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002) |
Illawarra Hawks | 11 February 2017 | 19 | 20th | 2016 | Champions (2001) |
Cairns Taipans | 11 February 2017 | 19 | 6th | 2015 | Runners-up (2011, 2015) |
Perth Wildcats | 12 February 2017 | 19 | 31st | 2016 | Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016) |
Ladder[]
Pos | 2016–17 NBL season | |||||||||||
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Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
1 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60.71% | 1–4 | L4 | 9–5 | 8–6 | 2582 | 2505 | 103.07% |
2 | Cairns Taipans1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W3 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 2305 | 2301 | 100.17% |
3 | Perth Wildcats1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W2 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 2294 | 2257 | 101.64% |
4 | Illawarra Hawks1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | W1 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2486 | 2444 | 101.72% |
5 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 14 | 14 | 50.00% | 3–2 | W2 | 9–5 | 5–9 | 2353 | 2387 | 98.58% |
6 | Melbourne United2 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | L2 | 9–5 | 4–10 | 2351 | 2337 | 100.60% |
7 | Sydney Kings2 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | L2 | 7–7 | 6–8 | 2295 | 2311 | 99.31% |
8 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 1–4 | L4 | 6–8 | 4–10 | 2268 | 2392 | 94.82% |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 February 2017. 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.
Team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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Adelaide 36ers | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Brisbane Bullets | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Cairns Taipans | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Illawarra Hawks | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Melbourne United | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
New Zealand Breakers | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Perth Wildcats | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Sydney Kings | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Seedings[]
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 results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
Bracket[]
Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||
1 | Adelaide 36ers | 93 | 94 | 98 | |||||||||||
4 | Illawarra Hawks | 78 | 100 | 106 | |||||||||||
3 | Perth Wildcats | 89 | 89 | 95 | X | X | |||||||||
4 | Illawarra Hawks | 77 | 77 | 86 | X | X | |||||||||
2 | Cairns Taipans | 69 | 66 | X | |||||||||||
3 | Perth Wildcats | 91 | 74 | X |
Semi-finals series[]
(1) Adelaide 36ers vs (4) Illawarra Hawks[]
16 February 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 93–78 (Series: Adelaide leads series, 1–0) |
Illawarra Hawks | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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7:00pm CDT | Scoring by quarter: 24-27, 28-15, 21-23, 20-13 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Jerome Randle 26 Rebs: Matt Hodgson 11 Asts: Jerome Randle 4 |
boxscore report | Pts: Tim Coenraad 26 Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 9 Asts: Nick Kay 4 |
Attendance: 5,056 Referees: Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend, Matt Beattie |
19 February 2017 | Illawarra Hawks | 100–94 (Series: Series tied, 1–1) |
Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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3:00pm EDT | Scoring by quarter: 28-22, 26-27, 25-29, 21-16 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Mitch Norton 17 Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 11 Asts: Nick Kay 5 |
boxscore report | Pts: Jerome Randle 20 Rebs: Matt Hodgson 8 Asts: Jerome Randle 7 |
Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Matt Beattie |
23 February 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 98–106 (Series: Illawarra wins series, 2–1) |
Illawarra Hawks | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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7:00pm CDT | Scoring by quarter: 18-27, 24-29, 22-26, 34-24 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Jerome Randle 26 Rebs: Brendan Teys 8 Asts: Jerome Randle 6 |
boxscore report | Pts: Rotnei Clarke 20 Rebs: Oscar Forman 6 Asts: Rhys Martin 4 |
Attendance: TBA Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid |
Regular season series
Illawarra won 3–1 in the regular season series:
7 October 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 122–88 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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12 November 2016 | Adelaide 36ers | 74–85 | Illawarra Hawks | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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5 January 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 117–85 | Illawarra Hawks | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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28 January 2017 | Illawarra Hawks | 95–92 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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(2) Cairns Taipans vs (3) Perth Wildcats[]
17 February 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 69–91 (Series: Perth leads series, 1–0) |
Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
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6:30pm EST | Scoring by quarter: 21-31, 16-17, 20-22, 12-21 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Travis Trice 15 Rebs: Mitch McCarron 7 Asts: Cameron Gliddon 5 |
boxscore report | Pts: Bryce Cotton 34 Rebs: Matthew Knight 6 Asts: Bryce Cotton 5 |
Attendance: 5,200 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Brett Hogan |
20 February 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 74–66 (Series: Perth wins series, 2–0) |
Cairns Taipans | Perth Arena, Perth |
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6:30pm WST | Scoring by quarter: 16-8, 21-14, 15-22, 22-22 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Casey Prather 24 Rebs: Casey Prather 10 Asts: Bryce Cotton 4 |
boxscore report | Pts: Travis Trice 22 Rebs: Cameron Gliddon 8 Asts: Travis Trice 5 |
Attendance: 10,993 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid |
Regular season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 323-317 points differential to Perth:
8 October 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 84–74 (OT) | Cairns Taipans | Perth Arena, Perth |
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16 January 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 80–78 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
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20 January 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 84–78 (OT) | Cairns Taipans | Perth Arena, Perth |
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5 February 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 85–77 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
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Grand Final series[]
(3) Perth Wildcats vs (4) Illawarra Hawks[]
26 February 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 89–77 (Series: Perth leads series, 1–0) |
Illawarra Hawks | Perth Arena, Perth |
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4:00pm WST | Scoring by quarter: 21-26, 21-16, 26-20, 21-15 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Casey Prather 22 Rebs: Matthew Knight 11 Asts: Martin, Prather 5 |
boxscore report | Pts: Cody Ellis 12 Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 6 Asts: Rotnei Clarke 6 |
Attendance: 10,828 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Matt Beattie |
1 March 2017 | Illawarra Hawks | 77–89 (Series: Perth leads series, 2–0) |
Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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7:30pm EDT | Scoring by quarter: 24-18, 21-22, 14-23, 18-26 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Clarke, Ogilvy 21 Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 10 Asts: Nick Kay 5 |
boxscore report | Pts: Bryce Cotton 20 Rebs: Angus Brandt 11 Asts: Martin, Prather 6 |
Attendance: TBA Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid |
5 March 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 95–86 (Series: Perth wins series, 3-0) |
Illawarra Hawks | Perth Arena, Perth |
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12:00pm WST | Scoring by quarter: 26-17, 20-24, 25-22, 24-23 | |||
Fox Sports | Pts: Bryce Cotton 45 Rebs: Brandt, McKay 7 Asts: Brandt, Prather 4 |
Pts: Rotnei Clarke 30 Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 7 Asts: Kay, Norton 3 |
Attendance: 13,611 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid |
Regular season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 336-330 points differential to Perth:
21 October 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 80–73 | Illawarra Hawks | Perth Arena, Perth |
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28 October 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 81–76 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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27 November 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 85–89 | Illawarra Hawks | Perth Arena, Perth |
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31 December 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 87–95 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Swisse partners with NBL to launch Swisse NBL Finals Series". nbl.com.au. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- 2016–17 NBL season
- National Basketball League (Australia) Finals