Following the merger of the Sydney Supersonics and West Sydney Westars to form the Sydney Kings, the NBL had 13 clubs spread across all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory.
Updated to match(es) played on 9 July 1988. Source: NBL.com.au
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.
1Head-to-Head between North Melbourne Giants and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). North Melbourne Giants won For and Against (+9).
2Newcastle Falcons won Head-to-Head (2-0).
3Head-to-Head between Illawarra Hawks and Eastside Spectres (1-1). Illawarra Hawks won For and Against (+9).
4Head-to-Head between Hobart Tassie Devils and Sydney Kings (1-1). Hobart Tassie Devils won For and Against (+12).
Both matches were single game elimination contests. The team that qualified 3rd at the end of the regular season would host the team that finished 6th, with the team finishing 4th hosting the team placed 5th.[2] The teams that finished the regular season 1st and 2nd had a bye into the semi-final stage.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1988 NBL season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1988 NBL season was the tenth season of competition since its establishment in 1979 A total of 13 teams contested the league 1988 NBL seasonLeagueNational Basketball LeagueSportBasketballDuration12 February 9 July 1988 Regular Season 14 24 July 1988 Elimination Semi finals 30 July 7 August 1988 Grand Finals Number of teams13TV partner s Seven NetworkRegular seasonSeason championsAdelaide 36ersSeason MVPJoe Hurst Hobart Top scorerAndrew Gaze Melbourne FinalsChampionsCanberra Cannons 3rd title Runners upNorth Melbourne GiantsFinals MVPPhil Smyth Canberra NBL seasons 19871989 Contents 1 Clubs 2 Regular season 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Round 3 2 4 Round 4 2 5 Round 5 2 6 Round 6 2 7 Round 7 2 8 Round 8 2 9 Round 9 2 10 Round 11 2 11 Round 12 2 12 Round 13 2 13 Round 14 2 14 Round 15 2 15 Round 16 2 16 Round 17 2 17 Round 18 2 18 Round 19 2 19 Round 20 2 20 Round 21 3 Ladder 4 Finals 4 1 Playoff bracket 4 2 Elimination Finals 4 3 Semifinals 4 4 Grand Final 5 1988 NBL statistics leaders 6 NBL awards 7 All NBL Team 8 ReferencesClubs editFollowing the merger of the Sydney Supersonics and West Sydney Westars to form the Sydney Kings the NBL had 13 clubs spread across all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coachAdelaide 36ers nbsp Adelaide South Australia Apollo Stadium 3 000 1982 nbsp Gary FoxBrisbane Bullets nbsp Brisbane Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13 500 1979 nbsp Brian KerleCanberra Cannons nbsp Canberra Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5 200 1979 nbsp Jerry LeeEastside Spectres nbsp Melbourne Victoria Burwood Stadium 2 000 1979 nbsp Brian GoorjianGeelong Supercats nbsp Geelong Victoria Geelong Arena 2 000 1982 nbsp Pete Mathieson 1 Hobart Tassie Devils nbsp Hobart Tasmania Kingborough Sports Centre 1 800 1983Illawarra Hawks nbsp Wollongong New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2 000 1979 nbsp Dave LindstromMelbourne Tigers nbsp Melbourne Victoria The Glass House 7 200 1931 nbsp Lindsay GazeNewcastle Falcons nbsp Newcastle New South Wales Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium 2 200 1979 nbsp Ken ColeNorth Melbourne Giants nbsp Melbourne Victoria The Glass House 7 200 1980 nbsp Bruce PalmerPerth Wildcats nbsp Perth Western Australia Perth Superdome 4 500 1982 nbsp Cal BrutonSydney Kings nbsp Sydney New South Wales State Sports Centre 5 006 1988 nbsp Claude WilliamsWestside Saints nbsp Melbourne Victoria Keilor Stadium 2 000 1979 nbsp Andris BlicavsRegular season editThe 1988 regular season took place over 21 rounds between 12 February 1988 and 9 July 1988 Round 1 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score12 02 1988 Illawarra Hawks 97 98 North Melbourne Giants Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore12 02 1988 Sydney Kings 110 106 Geelong Supercats State Sports Centre N A boxscore12 02 1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 98 94 Melbourne Tigers Kingsborough Sports Centre N A boxscore13 02 1988 Perth Wildcats 101 98 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium N A boxscore13 02 1988 Canberra Cannons 120 109 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N A boxscore13 02 1988 Newcastle Falcons 127 107 Eastside Spectres Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore13 02 1988 Brisbane Bullets 149 85 Geelong Supercats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscore13 02 1988 Westside Saints 106 102 Melbourne Tigers Keilor Stadium N A boxscoreRound 2 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score19 02 1988 Sydney Kings 103 95 Illawarra Hawks State Sports Centre N A boxscore19 02 1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 99 97 Eastside Spectres Kingsborough Sports Centre N A boxscore20 02 1988 Newcastle Falcons 118 148 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore20 02 1988 Brisbane Bullets 91 79 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscore20 02 1988 Westside Saints 118 129 Perth Wildcats Keilor Stadium N A boxscore20 02 1988 Geelong Supercats 117 144 North Melbourne Giants Geelong Arena N A boxscore21 02 1988 Melbourne Tigers 96 118 Perth Wildcats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscoreRound 3 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score26 02 1988 Adelaide 36ers 109 98 Sydney Kings Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore26 02 1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 102 95 Canberra Cannons Kingsborough Sports Centre N A boxscore26 02 1988 North Melbourne Giants 131 121 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore27 02 1988 Perth Wildcats 104 100 Sydney Kings Challenge Stadium N A boxscore27 02 1988 Westside Saints 116 93 Brisbane Bullets Keilor Stadium N A boxscore27 02 1988 Eastside Spectres 105 113 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore27 02 1988 Geelong Supercats 114 135 Newcastle Falcons Geelong Arena N A boxscore28 02 1988 Melbourne Tigers 97 91 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 4 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score4 03 1988 Illawarra Hawks 100 98 Westside Saints Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore4 03 1988 Sydney Kings 98 94 Eastside Spectres State Sports Centre N A boxscore4 03 1988 North Melbourne Giants 121 96 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore5 03 1988 Newcastle Falcons 146 123 Canberra Cannons Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore5 03 1988 Westside Saints 104 88 Hobart Tassie Devils Keilor Stadium N A boxscore5 03 1988 Geelong Supercats 97 125 Perth Wildcats Geelong Arena N A boxscore6 03 1988 Melbourne Tigers 84 97 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 5 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score11 03 1988 Adelaide 36ers 118 85 Eastside Spectres Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore11 03 1988 Canberra Cannons 147 85 Geelong Supercats AIS Arena N A boxscore11 03 1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 77 82 Brisbane Bullets Kingsborough Sports Centre N A boxscore12 03 1988 Perth Wildcats 109 92 Eastside Spectres Challenge Stadium N A boxscore12 03 1988 Illawarra Hawks 110 84 Geelong Supercats Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore12 03 1988 Newcastle Falcons 118 127 Sydney Kings Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore12 03 1988 Westside Saints 98 114 North Melbourne Giants Keilor Stadium N A boxscore13 03 1988 Melbourne Tigers 119 121 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 6 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score18 03 1988 Perth Wildcats 97 89 Illawarra Hawks Challenge Stadium N A boxscore18 03 1988 Canberra Cannons 108 100 Westside Saints AIS Arena N A boxscore18 03 1988 Sydney Kings 95 111 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre N A boxscore18 03 1988 North Melbourne Giants 132 137 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore19 03 1988 Adelaide 36ers 112 81 Illawarra Hawks Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore19 03 1988 Newcastle Falcons 130 117 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore19 03 1988 Eastside Spectres 111 96 Westside Saints Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore19 03 1988 Geelong Supercats 91 99 Brisbane Bullets Geelong Arena N A boxscoreRound 7 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score24 03 1988 Eastside Spectres 122 99 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore25 03 1988 Newcastle Falcons 119 117 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore25 03 1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 107 85 Geelong Supercats Kingsborough Sports Centre N A boxscore25 03 1988 North Melbourne Giants 141 106 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore26 03 1988 Illawarra Hawks 116 125 Canberra Cannons Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore26 03 1988 Sydney Kings 120 105 Newcastle Falcons State Sports Centre N A boxscore26 03 1988 Brisbane Bullets 101 91 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscore26 03 1988 Westside Saints 111 128 Adelaide 36ers Keilor Stadium N A boxscore27 03 1988 Melbourne Tigers 109 106 Adelaide 36ers Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscoreRound 8 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score8 04 1988 Perth Wildcats 134 131 North Melbourne Giants Challenge Stadium N A boxscore8 04 1988 Canberra Cannons 131 100 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N A boxscore8 04 1988 Brisbane Bullets 124 107 Newcastle Falcons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscore8 04 1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 94 80 Westside Saints Kingsborough Sports Centre N A boxscore9 04 1988 Adelaide 36ers 103 114 North Melbourne Giants Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore9 04 1988 Eastside Spectres 82 88 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore9 04 1988 Geelong Supercats 84 105 Illawarra Hawks Geelong Arena N A boxscoreRound 9 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score15 04 1988 Adelaide 36ers 110 85 Canberra Cannons Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore15 04 1988 Brisbane Bullets 111 100 Hobart Tassie Devils Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscore15 04 1988 North Melbourne Giants 127 128 Eastside Spectres Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore16 04 1988 Perth Wildcats 136 130 Canberra Cannons Challenge Stadium N A boxscore16 04 1988 Newcastle Falcons 106 131 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore16 04 1988 Sydney Kings 103 97 Hobart Tassie Devils State Sports Centre N A boxscore16 04 1988 Westside Saints 115 95 Eastside Spectres Keilor Stadium N A boxscore16 04 1988 Geelong Supercats 100 125 Melbourne Tigers Geelong Arena N A boxscoreRound 11 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score29 04 1988 Perth Wildcats 113 125 Brisbane Bullets Challenge Stadium N A boxscore29 04 1988 Illawarra Hawks 116 79 Hobart Tassie Devils Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore30 04 1988 Adelaide 36ers 108 97 Brisbane Bullets Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore30 04 1988 Canberra Cannons 120 102 Hobart Tassie Devils AIS Arena N A boxscore30 04 1988 Newcastle Falcons 138 118 Westside Saints Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore30 04 1988 Sydney Kings 124 125 North Melbourne Giants State Sports Centre N A boxscore30 04 1988 Geelong Supercats 77 121 Eastside Spectres Geelong Arena N A boxscore1 05 1988 Melbourne Tigers 89 99 Eastside Spectres Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscoreRound 12 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score6 05 1988 Newcastle Falcons 141 130 North Melbourne Giants Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore6 05 1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 80 94 Adelaide 36ers Kingsborough Sports Centre N A boxscore7 05 1988 Canberra Cannons 84 88 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N A boxscore7 05 1988 Sydney Kings 98 112 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre N A boxscore7 05 1988 Brisbane Bullets 114 128 North Melbourne Giants Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscore7 05 1988 Westside Saints 130 93 Geelong Supercats Keilor Stadium N A boxscore7 05 1988 Eastside Spectres 112 101 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore8 05 1988 Melbourne Tigers 114 110 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 13 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score13 05 1988 Adelaide 36ers 122 101 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore13 05 1988 North Melbourne Giants 114 98 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore14 05 1988 Perth Wildcats 114 121 Newcastle Falcons Challenge Stadium N A boxscore14 05 1988 Illawarra Hawks 102 100 Sydney Kings Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore14 05 1988 Brisbane Bullets 112 105 Eastside Spectres Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscore14 05 1988 Westside Saints 118 125 Canberra Cannons Keilor Stadium N A boxscore14 05 1988 Geelong Supercats 89 91 Hobart Tassie Devils Geelong Arena N A boxscore15 05 1988 Melbourne Tigers 114 117 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 14 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score20 05 1988 Perth Wildcats 133 103 Melbourne Tigers Challenge Stadium N A boxscore20 05 1988 Illawarra Hawks 97 99 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore20 05 1988 North Melbourne Giants 121 106 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore20 05 1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 103 110 Newcastle Falcons Kingsborough Sports Centre N A boxscore21 05 1988 Adelaide 36ers 115 101 Melbourne Tigers Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore21 05 1988 Canberra Cannons 97 113 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N A boxscore21 05 1988 Eastside Spectres 95 97 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore21 05 1988 Geelong Supercats 92 106 Sydney Kings Geelong Arena N A boxscoreRound 15 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score27 05 1988 Adelaide 36ers 135 113 Westside Saints Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore27 05 1988 Canberra Cannons 105 107 Eastside Spectres AIS Arena N A boxscore27 05 1988 Sydney Kings 93 125 Brisbane Bullets State Sports Centre N A boxscore27 05 1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 100 102 North Melbourne Giants Kingsborough Sports Centre N A boxscore28 05 1988 Perth Wildcats 105 120 Westside Saints Challenge Stadium N A boxscore28 05 1988 Illawarra Hawks 93 82 Eastside Spectres Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore28 05 1988 Newcastle Falcons 151 106 Geelong Supercats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore28 05 1988 Brisbane Bullets 112 108 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 16 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score3 06 1988 Brisbane Bullets 89 90 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscore3 06 1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 95 87 Perth Wildcats Kingsborough Sports Centre N A boxscore3 06 1988 North Melbourne Giants 113 112 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore4 06 1988 Sydney Kings 106 88 Perth Wildcats State Sports Centre N A boxscore4 06 1988 Westside Saints 108 122 Illawarra Hawks Keilor Stadium N A boxscore4 06 1988 Eastside Spectres 107 100 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore4 06 1988 Geelong Supercats 88 107 Canberra Cannons Geelong Arena N A boxscore5 06 1988 Melbourne Tigers 110 107 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 17 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score10 06 1988 Adelaide 36ers 145 113 Geelong Supercats Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore10 06 1988 Canberra Cannons 110 95 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N A boxscore10 06 1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 117 99 Sydney Kings Kingsborough Sports Centre N A boxscore10 06 1988 North Melbourne Giants 125 109 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore11 06 1988 Perth Wildcats 139 75 Geelong Supercats Challenge Stadium N A boxscore11 06 1988 Illawarra Hawks 116 101 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore11 06 1988 Eastside Spectres 101 92 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore13 06 1988 Melbourne Tigers 96 99 Westside Saints Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscoreRound 18 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score17 06 1988 Illawarra Hawks 100 117 Perth Wildcats Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore17 06 1988 North Melbourne Giants 103 117 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore18 06 1988 Canberra Cannons 103 86 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena N A boxscore18 06 1988 Newcastle Falcons 100 113 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore18 06 1988 Westside Saints 102 88 Sydney Kings Keilor Stadium N A boxscore18 06 1988 Eastside Spectres 118 121 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore18 06 1988 Geelong Supercats 105 126 Adelaide 36ers Geelong Arena N A boxscoreRound 19 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score24 06 1988 Illawarra Hawks 93 100 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore24 06 1988 Sydney Kings 89 82 Westside Saints State Sports Centre N A boxscore25 06 1988 Canberra Cannons 99 84 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N A boxscore25 06 1988 Newcastle Falcons 99 95 Hobart Tassie Devils Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N A boxscore25 06 1988 Brisbane Bullets 106 100 Westside Saints Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscore25 06 1988 Eastside Spectres 108 117 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore26 06 1988 Melbourne Tigers 90 94 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreRound 20 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score1 07 1988 Sydney Kings 89 92 Canberra Cannons State Sports Centre N A boxscore1 07 1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 83 98 Illawarra Hawks Kingsborough Sports Centre N A boxscore1 07 1988 North Melbourne Giants 140 104 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore2 07 1988 Adelaide 36ers 122 99 Perth Wildcats Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore2 07 1988 Brisbane Bullets 97 105 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscore2 07 1988 Westside Saints 104 129 Newcastle Falcons Keilor Stadium N A boxscore2 07 1988 Eastside Spectres 101 99 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore3 07 1988 Melbourne Tigers 121 124 Newcastle Falcons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N A boxscoreRound 21 edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score8 07 1988 Perth Wildcats 114 99 Hobart Tassie Devils Challenge Stadium N A boxscore8 07 1988 Illawarra Hawks 112 123 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N A boxscore8 07 1988 North Melbourne Giants 102 88 Westside Saints Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore9 07 1988 Adelaide 36ers 142 100 Hobart Tassie Devils Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore9 07 1988 Canberra Cannons 138 112 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N A boxscore9 07 1988 Brisbane Bullets 135 122 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscore9 07 1988 Eastside Spectres 121 108 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore9 07 1988 Geelong Supercats 99 110 Westside Saints Geelong Arena N A boxscoreLadder editThis is the ladder at the end of season before the finals The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series Pos 1988 NBL season vteTeam Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP1 Adelaide 36ers 24 19 5 79 17 4 1 W2 11 1 8 4 2744 2400 114 33 2 North Melbourne Giants1 24 18 6 75 00 4 1 W3 9 3 9 3 2903 2697 107 64 3 Brisbane Bullets1 24 18 6 75 00 3 2 W1 9 3 9 3 2603 2423 107 43 4 Canberra Cannons 24 16 8 66 67 5 0 W7 9 3 7 5 2691 2515 107 00 5 Newcastle Falcons2 24 13 11 54 17 3 2 L1 8 4 5 7 2850 2832 100 64 6 Perth Wildcats2 24 13 11 54 17 3 2 W1 9 3 4 8 2653 2573 103 11 7 Illawarra Hawks3 24 11 13 45 83 1 4 L2 6 6 5 7 2455 2410 101 87 8 Eastside Spectres3 24 11 13 45 83 3 2 W2 7 5 4 8 2495 2500 99 80 9 Hobart Tassie Devils4 24 10 14 41 67 1 4 L4 7 5 3 9 2298 2414 95 19 10 Sydney Kings4 24 10 14 41 67 2 3 L2 7 5 3 9 2460 2554 96 32 11 Westside Saints 24 9 15 37 50 1 4 W1 6 6 3 9 2534 2589 97 88 12 Melbourne Tigers 24 8 16 33 33 2 3 L1 4 8 4 8 2562 2681 95 56 13 Geelong Supercats 24 0 24 00 00 0 5 L24 0 12 0 12 2298 2958 77 69 Updated to match es played on 9 July 1988 Source NBL com auThe 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 1Head to Head between North Melbourne Giants and Brisbane Bullets 1 1 North Melbourne Giants won For and Against 9 2Newcastle Falcons won Head to Head 2 0 3Head to Head between Illawarra Hawks and Eastside Spectres 1 1 Illawarra Hawks won For and Against 9 4Head to Head between Hobart Tassie Devils and Sydney Kings 1 1 Hobart Tassie Devils won For and Against 12 Finals editMain article 1988 NBL Finals Playoff bracket edit Elimination FinalsSemifinalsGrand Final1Adelaide 36ers9195X4Canberra Cannons1074Canberra Cannons100100X5Newcastle Falcons922North Melbourne Giants951171014Canberra Cannons1201011082North Melbourne Giants1051371343Brisbane Bullets986Perth Wildcats1081131116Perth Wildcats113 Elimination Finals edit Both matches were single game elimination contests The team that qualified 3rd at the end of the regular season would host the team that finished 6th with the team finishing 4th hosting the team placed 5th 2 The teams that finished the regular season 1st and 2nd had a bye into the semi final stage Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score14 07 1988 Canberra Cannons 107 92 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N A boxscore16 07 1988 Brisbane Bullets 98 113 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreSemifinals edit Each were played as a best of 3 game series Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score19 07 1988 Canberra Cannons 100 91 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N A boxscore20 07 1988 Perth Wildcats 108 105 North Melbourne Giants Challenge Stadium N A boxscore22 07 1988 Adelaide 36ers 95 100 Canberra Cannons Apollo Entertainment Centre N A boxscore22 07 1988 North Melbourne Giants 137 113 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore24 07 1988 North Melbourne Giants 134 111 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscoreGrand Final edit Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score30 07 1988 Canberra Cannons 120 95 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N A boxscore5 08 1988 North Melbourne Giants 117 101 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore7 08 1988 North Melbourne Giants 101 108 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N A boxscore1988 NBL statistics leaders editCategory Player Team StatPoints per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 36 9Rebounds per game Dean Uthoff Eastside Melbourne Spectres 17 2Assists per game Brendan Joyce Westside Melbourne Saints 7 9Steals per game Jerry Dennard Hobart Tassie Devils 2 8Blocks per game Willie Simmons Canberra Cannons 3 6Free throw percentage Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 85 6 NBL awards editMost Valuable Player Joe Hurst Hobart Tassie Devils Most Valuable Player Grand Final Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons Rookie of the Year Shane Heal Brisbane Bullets Coach of the Year Bruce Palmer North Melbourne GiantsAll NBL Team edit Player TeamPG Phil Smyth Canberra CannonsSG Andrew Gaze Melbourne TigersSF Leroy Loggins Brisbane BulletsPF Mark Davis Adelaide 36ersC Tim Dillon North Melbourne GiantsReferences edit Honour Boards Results for NBL 1988 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1988 NBL season amp oldid 1186912408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
