2021 NBL Finals

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2021 NBL Finals
NBL Finals 2021 Logo.png
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates10 – 25 June 2021
Season2020–21
Teams4
Defending championsPerth Wildcats
ChampionsMelbourne United (6th title)
Runners-upPerth Wildcats
Semifinalists
Matches played9
Winning coachDean Vickerman
MVPJock Landale, Melbourne United
Attendance48,420 (5,380 per match)
Top scorerChris Goulding
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2020–21 NBL season and the conclusion of the season.

Format[]

The finals are being played in June 2021 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.[1]

Qualification[]

Qualified teams[]

Team Date of
qualification 		Round of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Previous
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		Ref
Melbourne United 13 May 2021 18 26th 2020 Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018) [2]
Perth Wildcats 15 May 2021 18 35th 2020 Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020) [3]
Illawarra Hawks 1 June 2021 21 21st 2017 Champions (2001) [4]
South East Melbourne Phoenix 8 June 2021 21 1st N/A [5]

Ladder[]

2020–21 NBL ladder
Ladder Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win %
1 Australia Melbourne 36 28 8 4–1 W3 14–4 14–4 3189 2956 107.88% 77.78%
2 Australia Perth (RC) 36 25 11 3–2 L2 13–5 12–6 3133 2900 108.03% 69.44%
3 Australia Illawarra 36 20 16 4–1 L1 11–7 9–9 2962 2954 100.27% 55.56%
4 Australia S.E. Melbourne 36 19 17 2–3 L1 9–9 10–8 3217 3124 102.98% 52.78%
5 Australia Sydney 36 19 17 4–1 W3 11–7 8–10 3112 3087 100.81% 52.78%
6 Australia Brisbane 36 18 18 4–1 W1 9–9 9–9 3204 3274 97.86% 50.00%
7 Australia Adelaide 36 13 23 0–5 L7 10–8 3–15 2985 3156 94.58% 36.11%
8 New Zealand New Zealand 36 12 24 2–3 L1 8–10 4–14 2937 3021 97.22% 33.33%
9 Australia Cairns 36 8 28 1–4 L2 6–12 2–16 2940 3207 91.67% 22.22%

Total Rounds
21
Games per Team
36
Total Games
162

Legend
  • (RC) Reigning Champion

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 NBL Cup 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
6 7 8 9
Adelaide 36ers 3 5 3 3 3 4 6 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Brisbane Bullets 6 9 5 6 6 7 5 4 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Cairns Taipans 4 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Illawarra Hawks 2 3 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3
Melbourne United 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Breakers – 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Perth Wildcats – 2 4 7 7 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
South East Melbourne Phoenix 7 6 6 4 4 5 3 7 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
Sydney Kings 5 4 7 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 5 4 6 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 5

Seedings[]

  1. Melbourne United
  2. Perth Wildcats
  3. Illawarra Hawks
  4. South East Melbourne Phoenix

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[]

Semi-finals Grand final
            
1 Melbourne United 96 79 84
4 South East Melbourne Phoenix 78 90 74
1 Melbourne United 73 83 81 X X
2 Perth Wildcats 70 74 76 X X
2 Perth Wildcats 72 79 79
3 Illawarra Hawks 74 71 71

Semi-finals series[]

(2) Perth Wildcats vs. (3) Illawarra Hawks[]

10 June 2021 Perth Wildcats 72–74
(Series: Illawarra leads series, 1–0) 		Illawarra Hawks RAC Arena, Perth
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 17–17, 17–19, 16–22
ESPN, SBS Viceland Pts: Blanchfield 24
Rebs: Mooney 16
Asts: Bairstow, Norton 3 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Jessup 17
Rebs: Simon 9
Asts: Naar 5 		Attendance: 7,662
Referees: Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock
12 June 2021 Illawarra Hawks 71–79
(Series: Series tied, 1–1) 		Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 18–12, 22–32, 18–19
ESPN, SBS Viceland Pts: Harvey 24
Rebs: Froling 6
Asts: Simon 5 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Mooney 18
Rebs: Travers 10
Asts: White 6 		Attendance: 5,217
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Damian Lyons, Mitch Hare
14 June 2021 Perth Wildcats 79–71
(Series: Perth wins series, 2–1) 		Illawarra Hawks RAC Arena, Perth
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 23–17, 9–19, 24–20
ESPN, SBS Viceland Pts: Blanchfield 24
Rebs: Mooney 14
Asts: Travers 4 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Froling 14
Rebs: Simon 11
Asts: Simon 4 		Attendance: 8,986
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Mitch Hare, James Griguol

(1) Melbourne United vs. (4) South East Melbourne Phoenix[]

11 June 2021 Melbourne United 96–78
(Series: Melbourne leads series, 1–0) 		South East Melbourne Phoenix Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 32–18, 27–16, 11–24
ESPN, SBS Viceland Pts: Landale 26
Rebs: Peatling 6
Asts: McCarron 5 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Moore 17
Rebs: Broekhoff, Wetzell 7
Asts: Creek 6 		Attendance: 500
Referees: Chris Reid, Daniel Battye, James Griguol
13 June 2021 South East Melbourne Phoenix 90–79
(Series: Series tied, 1–1) 		Melbourne United Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 20–22, 20–20, 24–9
ESPN, SBS Viceland Pts: Creek, Sykes 26
Rebs: Wetzell 8
Asts: Sykes 4 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Hopson 19
Rebs: Lual-Acuil, Peatling 7
Asts: McCarron 5 		Attendance: 500
Referees: Chris Reid, Damian Lyons, Ruben Woolcock
15 June 2021 Melbourne United 84–74
(Series: Melbourne wins series, 2–1) 		South East Melbourne Phoenix Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 26–21, 18–12, 26–17
ESPN, SBS Viceland Pts: Landale 27
Rebs: Landale, McCarron 8
Asts: McCarron 6 		boxscore
report 		Pts: 22
Rebs: Creek 9
Asts: Sykes 4 		Attendance: 500
Referees: Chris Reid, Damian Lyons, Daniel Battye

Grand Final series[]

(1) Melbourne United vs. (2) Perth Wildcats[]

18 June 2021 Perth Wildcats 70–73
(Series: Melbourne leads series, 1–0) 		Melbourne United RAC Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 16–13, 18–29, 17–13
ESPN, SBS Viceland Pts: Blanchfield 27
Rebs: Blanchfield, Mooney 7
Asts: Mooney 4 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Goulding 23
Rebs: McCarron 11
Asts: McCarron 6 		Attendance: 9,951
Referees: Chris Reid, Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen
20 June 2021 Perth Wildcats 74–83
(Series: Melbourne leads series, 2–0) 		Melbourne United RAC Arena, Perth
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 14–24, 15–20, 17–21
ESPN, SBS Viceland Pts: Mooney 17
Rebs: Mooney 9
Asts: Mooney, 3 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Goulding 21
Rebs: Landale 17
Asts: McCarron 7 		Attendance: 11,097
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Michael Aylen
25 June 2021 Melbourne United 81–76
(Series: Melbourne wins series and the Championship, 3–0) 		Perth Wildcats John Cain Arena, Melbourne
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 12–18, 16–13, 23–24
ESPN, SBS Viceland Pts: Landale 15
Rebs: Landale 9
Asts: McCarron 5 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Mooney, White 14
Rebs: 13
Asts: Norton 3 		Attendance: 4,507
Referees: Chris Reid, Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Schedule for Hungry Jack's NBL Finals | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 14 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Time to Unite: Melbourne United clinch finals berth". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Wildcats clinch 35th consecutive NBL Finals berth". Wildcats.com.au. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Hawks take down Wildcats to surge into playoffs". Hawks.com.au. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Phoenix Finish Regular Season in Fourth Place". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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