2017 NBL Finals
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Australia New Zealand |
| Dates | 16 February – 5 March 2017 |
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Perth Wildcats (8thth title) |
| Runner-up | Illawarra Hawks |
| Semifinalists | |
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[edit]
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[edit]
Qualified teams[edit]
| Team | Date of qualification |
Round of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Previous appearance |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| Pos | 2016–17 NBL season | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[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.
| 2016–17 NBL season | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 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[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 results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
Bracket[edit]
| Semifinals | 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[edit]
(1) Adelaide 36ers vs (4) Illawarra Hawks[edit]
| 16 February 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 93–78 (Series: Adelaide leads series, 1–0) |
Illawarra Hawks | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 November 2016 | Adelaide 36ers | 74–85 | Illawarra Hawks | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 117–85 | Illawarra Hawks | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 January 2017 | Illawarra Hawks | 95–92 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(2) Cairns Taipans vs (3) Perth Wildcats[edit]
| 17 February 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 69–91 (Series: Perth leads series, 1–0) |
Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 80–78 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 84–78 (OT) | Cairns Taipans | Perth Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 February 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 85–77 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Final series[edit]
(3) Perth Wildcats vs (4) Illawarra Hawks[edit]
| 26 February 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 89–77 (Series: Perth leads series, 1–0) |
Illawarra Hawks | Perth Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 October 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 81–76 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 November 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 85–89 | Illawarra Hawks | Perth Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 87–95 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.