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2018 NBL Finals

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.

2018 NBL Finals
Tournament details
Country Australia
 New Zealand
Dates3–31 March 2018
Season2017–18
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsMelbourne United (5thth title)
Runner-upAdelaide 36ers
Semifinalists
← 2017
2019 →

Format

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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

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Qualified teams

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TeamDate of
qualification		Round of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Previous
appearance		Previous best
performance
Melbourne United2 February 20181723rd2016Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008)
Adelaide 36ers4 February 20181725th2017Champions (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002)
Perth Wildcats4 February 20181732nd2017Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017)
New Zealand Breakers4 February 2018178th2016Champions (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)

Ladder

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Pos 2017–18 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1Melbourne United2820871.43%4–1L111–39–524342298105.92%
2Adelaide 36ers28181064.29%3–2W310–48–626542527105.03%
3Perth Wildcats28161257.14%2–3W19–57–723882271105.15%
4New Zealand Breakers28151353.57%1–4L49–56–82364238799.04%
5Illawarra Hawks28121642.86%2–3W27–75–92474253997.44%
6Cairns Taipans128111739.29%1–4L18–63–112215228197.11%
7Sydney Kings128111739.29%4–1W46–85–92418250496.57%
8Brisbane Bullets2891932.14%1–4L36–83–112347248794.37%

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2018. Source: NBL.com.au

Ladder Progression

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  • 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
Team12345678910111213141516171819
Adelaide 36ers4433443344444422322
Brisbane Bullets7766767765677777778
Cairns Taipans1344675556566656656
Illawarra Hawks5878556677755565565
Melbourne United3255334433322111111
New Zealand Breakers8512111122133334244
Perth Wildcats2121222211211243433
Sydney Kings6687888888888888887

Seedings

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  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.

Playoff bracket

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SemifinalsGrand Final
            
1Melbourne United8888X
4New Zealand Breakers7786X
1Melbourne United1079510181100
2Adelaide 36ers96110989082
2Adelaide 36ers10989X
3Perth Wildcats7488X


Semi-finals series

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

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3 March 2018Melbourne United88–77
(Series: Melbourne leads series, 1–0)		New Zealand BreakersMelbourne Arena, Melbourne
5:30pm EDTScoring by quarter: 21-24, 22-19, 24-18, 21-16
Fox SportsPts: Casper Ware 33
Rebs: Josh Boone 8
Asts: Tai Wesley 4		boxscore reportPts: D. J. Newbill 19
Rebs: Alex Pledger 10
Asts: Shea Ili 5		Attendance: 6,833
Referees: Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend, Jon Chapman
5 March 2018New Zealand Breakers86–880(OT)
(Series: Melbourne wins series, 2–0)		Melbourne UnitedSpark Arena, Auckland
7:30pm NZDTScoring by quarter: 26-13, 12-20, 25-25, 15-20, Overtime: 8-10
Fox SportsPts: D. J. Newbill 21
Rebs: Rakeem Christmas 8
Asts: Thomas Abercrombie 5		boxscore reportPts: 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 2017Melbourne United76–88New Zealand BreakersMelbourne Arena, Melbourne
18 January 2018New Zealand Breakers98–81Melbourne UnitedNorth Shore Events Centre, Auckland
9 February 2018Melbourne United89–83New Zealand BreakersMelbourne Arena, Melbourne
11 February 2018New Zealand Breakers82–100Melbourne UnitedSpark Arena, Auckland

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

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3 March 2018Adelaide 36ers109–74
(Series: Adelaide leads series, 1–0)		Perth WildcatsTitanium Security Arena, Adelaide
7:00pm CDTScoring by quarter: 19-18, 31-26, 26-18, 33-12
Fox SportsPts: Josh Childress 22
Rebs: Mitch Creek 11
Asts: Shannon Shorter 7		boxscore reportPts: Bryce Cotton 22
Rebs: Brandt, Cooke 6
Asts: Jarrod Kenny 4		Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, James Boyer, Chris Reid
9 March 2018Perth Wildcats88–89
(Series: Adelaide wins series, 2–0)		Adelaide 36ersPerth Arena, Perth
6:30pm WSTScoring by quarter: 28-15, 21-25, 18-23, 21-26
Fox SportsPts: Bryce Cotton 31
Rebs: Angus Brandt 9
Asts: JP Tokoto 5		boxscore reportPts: 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 2017Perth Wildcats88–79Adelaide 36ersPerth Arena, Perth
4 January 2018Adelaide 36ers97–86Perth WildcatsTitanium Security Arena, Adelaide
2 February 2018Perth Wildcats111–90Adelaide 36ersPerth Arena, Perth
4 February 2018Adelaide 36ers94–82Perth WildcatsTitanium Security Arena, Adelaide

Grand Final series

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

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16 March 2018Melbourne United107–96
(Series: Melbourne leads series 1–0)		Adelaide 36ersHisense Arena, Melbourne
7:30pm EDTScoring by quarter: 29-28, 24-19, 26-24, 28-25
Fox SportsPts: Chris Goulding 26
Rebs: Josh Boone 7
Asts: Wesley, Hooley 5		boxscore reportPts: Daniel Johnson 18
Rebs: Mitch Creek 9
Asts: Creek, Moore 4		Attendance: 8,699
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Michael Aylen
18 March 2018Adelaide 36ers110–95
(Series: Series tied 1–1)		Melbourne UnitedTitanium Security Arena, Adelaide
2:30pm CDTScoring by quarter: 27-19, 30-22, 25-23, 28-31
Fox SportsPts: Majok Deng 18
Rebs: Mitch Creek 9
Asts: Nathan Sobey 5		boxscore reportPts: Casey Prather 20
Rebs: Casey Prather 7
Asts: Tai Wesley 3		Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend
23 March 2018Melbourne United101–98
(Series: Melbourne leads series 2–1)		Adelaide 36ersHisense Arena, Melbourne
7:30pm EDTScoring by quarter: 33-22, 20-31, 28-22, 20-23
Fox SportsPts: Casper Ware 25
Rebs: Casey Prather 6
Asts: Ware, Hooley 3		boxscore reportPts: Daniel Johnson 20
Rebs: Creek, Deng 8
Asts: Mitch Creek 5		Attendance: 9,362
Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid
25 March 2018Adelaide 36ers90–81
(Series: Series tied 2–2)		Melbourne UnitedTitanium Security Arena, Adelaide
2:30pm CDTScoring by quarter: 29-21, 26-10, 16-27, 19-23
Fox SportsPts: Daniel Johnson 21
Rebs: Daniel Johnson 9
Asts: Shannon Shorter 3		boxscore reportPts: Casey Prather 23
Rebs: Casey Prather 7
Asts: Chris Goulding 4		Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Chris Reid
31 March 2018Melbourne United100–82
(Series: Melbourne wins series, 3–2)		Adelaide 36ersHisense Arena, Melbourne
6:00pm EDTScoring by quarter: 34-22, 23-22, 21-25, 22-13
Fox SportsPts: Goulding, Ware 23
Rebs: Josh Boone 12
Asts: Tai Wesley 3		boxscore reportPts: Shannon Shorter 20
Rebs: Mitch Creek 10
Asts: Ramone Moore 7		Attendance: 10,300
Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid
Starters:PtsRebAst
SG43 Chris Goulding2341
PF42 Tai Wesley1493
SF23 Casey Prather19111
PG21 Casper Ware2312
C3 Josh Boone10121
Reserves:
PF13 David Andersen010
SF20 David Barlow350
PG8 Kyle Adnam000
C22 Majok Majok000
C14 Tohi Smith-Milner000
SF9 Craig Moller210
PG7 Peter Hooley612
Head coach:
Dean Vickerman
Melbourne
Adelaide


2017/18 NBL champions

Melbourne United
(5th title)
Starters:PtsRebAst
C21 Daniel Johnson1782
PF55 Mitch Creek15101
SG20 Nathan Sobey793
SF10 Ramone Moore1027
PG12 Shannon Shorter2043
Reserves:
PG7 Brendan Teys000
PG19 Adam Doyle000
PG8 Nelson Larkins000
C1 Matt Hodgson200
PF13 Majok Deng110
SF22 Anthony Drmic1030
Head coach:
Joey Wright

See also

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References

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