The top six teams qualify for the finals based on the regular season results. The current finals format consists of four rounds: two sudden-death play-in games then the best-of-three Semifinals and best-of-five Grand Final series.[1]
The top six teams at the end of the regular season advance to the finals under this playoff system:
The first round of the postseason sees the team that finishes in first place at the end of the regular season against the team that finishes sixth; second plays fifth, and third plays fourth.
The three teams that win their respective best-of-three first-round series advances, and is joined in the semifinals by the highest-placed losing team from the first round.
Teams are then seeded again for the best-of-three semifinal series. The three winning teams from the first round are seeded in order of their regular-season finishing positions, and the first-round loser automatically becomes the No. 4 seed.
The two winning teams from the semifinals meet in a best-of-three Grand Final series to determine the champion.
2000edit
Elimination Finals
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Grand Final
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2001–2003edit
Qualifying Finals
Semifinals
Grand Final
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2004–2008edit
Elimination Finals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Grand Final
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4
5
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2009edit
Elimination Finals
Semifinals
Grand Final
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2010–2016edit
Semifinals
Grand Final
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3
2017–2022edit
Semifinals
Grand Final
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The top four teams at the end of the regular season advance to the finals under this playoff system:
The semifinals of the postseason sees the team that finishes in first place at the end of the regular season against the team that finishes fourth; and second plays third. All four teams play a best-of-three semifinal series.
The two winning teams from the semifinals meet in a best-of-five Grand Final series to determine the champion.[2]
2023–presentedit
Play-in / Seeding qualifier
Play-in game
Semifinals
Grand Final
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List of finalsedit
This is a complete listing of National Basketball League (NBL) Finals series, grouped by franchise. Series featuring relocated and/or renamed teams are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. Bolded years indicate wins. Years in italics indicate series in progress. Tables are sorted first by the number of series, then the number of wins, and then by year of first occurrence.[3][4]
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External linksedit
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The National Basketball League NBL Finals is a tournament held at the end of each NBL season to determine the league champions NBL FinalsCurrent season competition or edition 2024 NBL FinalsLogo of the finals sponsored by Hungry Jack sSportBasketballFounded1979No of teams6Most recentchampion s Tasmania JackJumpers 1st title Most titlesPerth Wildcats 10 titles TV partner s Australia ESPN Australia10 Peach New Zealand Sky Sport Online NBL TV 10 Play Kayo SportsOfficial websiteNBL com au The top six teams qualify for the finals based on the regular season results The current finals format consists of four rounds two sudden death play in games then the best of three Semifinals and best of five Grand Final series 1 Contents 1 Format 1 1 1980 1983 1 2 1984 1 3 1985 1 4 1986 1 5 1987 1988 1 6 1989 1991 1 7 1992 1996 1 8 1997 1998 1 9 1999 1 10 2000 1 11 2001 2003 1 12 2004 2008 1 13 2009 1 14 2010 2016 1 15 2017 2022 1 16 2023 present 2 List of finals 2 1 Adelaide 36ers 2 2 Brisbane Bullets 2 3 Cairns Taipans 2 4 Illawarra Hawks 2 5 Melbourne United 2 6 New Zealand Breakers 2 7 Perth Wildcats 2 8 S E Melbourne Phoenix 2 9 Sydney Kings 2 10 Tasmania JackJumpers 3 Finals appearances 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFormat edit1980 1983 edit SemifinalsGrand Final 1 4 2 3 1984 edit Preliminary Elimination finalsQualifying finalsSemifinalsGrand final14586723 1985 edit Elimination FinalsSemifinalsGrand Final1 4 5 2 3 6 1986 edit Elimination FinalsSemifinalsGrand Final1 4 5 2 3 6 1987 1988 edit Elimination FinalsSemifinalsGrand Final1 4 5 2 3 6 1989 1991 edit Elimination FinalsSemifinalsGrand Final1 4 5 2 3 6 1992 1996 edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGrand Final 1 8 4 5 3 6 2 7 1997 1998 edit Elimination FinalsSemifinalsGrand Final1 4 5 2 3 6 1999 edit Qualifying FinalsSemifinalsGrand Final 1 1 6 2 5 3 6 The top six teams at the end of the regular season advance to the finals under this playoff system The first round of the postseason sees the team that finishes in first place at the end of the regular season against the team that finishes sixth second plays fifth and third plays fourth The three teams that win their respective best of three first round series advances and is joined in the semifinals by the highest placed losing team from the first round Teams are then seeded again for the best of three semifinal series The three winning teams from the first round are seeded in order of their regular season finishing positions and the first round loser automatically becomes the No 4 seed The two winning teams from the semifinals meet in a best of three Grand Final series to determine the champion 2000 edit Elimination FinalsSemifinalsGrand Final1 4 5 2 3 6 2001 2003 edit Qualifying FinalsSemifinalsGrand Final 1 1 6 2 5 3 6 2004 2008 edit Elimination FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsGrand Final14582367 2009 edit Elimination FinalsSemifinalsGrand Final1 4 5 2 3 6 2010 2016 edit SemifinalsGrand Final 1 4 2 3 2017 2022 edit SemifinalsGrand Final 1 4 2 3 The top four teams at the end of the regular season advance to the finals under this playoff system The semifinals of the postseason sees the team that finishes in first place at the end of the regular season against the team that finishes fourth and second plays third All four teams play a best of three semifinal series The two winning teams from the semifinals meet in a best of five Grand Final series to determine the champion 2 2023 present edit Play in Seeding qualifierPlay in gameSemifinalsGrand Final516324List of finals editThis is a complete listing of National Basketball League NBL Finals series grouped by franchise Series featuring relocated and or renamed teams are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises Bolded years indicate wins Years in italics indicate series in progress Tables are sorted first by the number of series then the number of wins and then by year of first occurrence 3 4 Adelaide 36ers edit Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec Perth Wildcats 10 1987 1989 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2014 2018 25 4 6 400 Melbourne United 5 1991 1994 2004 2014 2018 13 3 2 600 Illawarra Hawks 5 1986 1999 2001 2002 2017 11 3 2 600 Victoria Titans 4 1999 2000 2001 2002 12 3 1 750 Brisbane Bullets 4 1985 1986 1994 2005 8 2 2 500 S E Melbourne Magic 3 1993 1996 1998 6 1 2 333 Newcastle Falcons 2 1985 1995 4 0 2 000 New Zealand Breakers 2 2009 2015 3 0 2 000 West Sydney Razorbacks 1 2002 3 1 0 1 000 Canberra Cannons 1 1988 2 0 2 000 North Melbourne Giants 1 1994 2 0 1 000 Nunawading Spectres 1 1984 1 0 1 000 Cairns Taipans 1 2006 1 0 1 000 Totals 40 91 17 24 415 As of the end of the 2018 season Brisbane Bullets edit Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec Perth Wildcats 7 1987 1988 1990 1993 1997 2006 2019 14 1 6 143 Melbourne United 6 1996 1998 1999 2004 2007 2008 14 3 3 500 Sydney Kings 5 1990 1992 2004 2005 2007 11 2 3 400 Adelaide 36ers 4 1985 1986 1994 2005 8 2 2 500 Canberra Cannons 3 1984 1985 1986 3 2 1 667 North Melbourne Giants 2 1984 1995 3 1 1 500 Illawarra Hawks 1 1987 3 1 0 1 000 Newcastle Falcons 1 1993 2 1 0 1 000 Eastside Spectres 1 1990 2 1 0 1 000 S E Melbourne Magic 1 1998 2 0 1 000 Geelong Supercats 1 1984 1 1 0 1 000 Hunter Pirates 1 2005 1 1 0 1 000 New Zealand Breakers 1 2008 1 1 0 1 000 Sydney Supersonics 1 1986 1 1 0 1 000 Launceston Casino City 1 1981 1 0 1 000 West Adelaide Bearcats 1 1980 1 0 1 000 Totals 37 68 18 19 486 As of the end of the 2019 season Cairns Taipans edit Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec Perth Wildcats 5 2004 2007 2015 2017 2020 2023 10 4 2 667 New Zealand Breakers 3 2008 2011 2015 6 0 3 000 Sydney Kings 2 2006 2023 5 0 2 000 Townsville Crocodiles 1 2011 3 1 0 1 000 Melbourne United 1 2007 2 0 1 000 Adelaide 36ers 1 2006 1 1 0 1 000 Hunter Pirates 1 2006 1 1 0 1 000 South Dragons 1 2007 1 1 0 1 000 Tasmania JackJumpers 1 2023 1 0 1 000 West Sydney Razorbacks 1 2004 1 0 1 000 Totals 18 31 8 10 444 As of the end of the 2023 season Illawarra Hawks edit Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec Perth Wildcats 10 1998 2001 2003 2006 2010 2013 2014 2016 2017 2021 24 1 9 100 Adelaide 36ers 5 1986 1999 2001 2002 2017 11 2 3 400 Townsville Crocodiles 4 2001 2003 2005 2010 10 4 0 1 000 Melbourne United 3 1993 1994 2024 7 0 3 000 Sydney Kings 2 2005 2022 5 0 2 000 North Melbourne Giants 2 1987 1992 3 1 1 500 Brisbane Bullets 1 1987 3 0 1 000 S E Melbourne Magic 1 1995 3 0 1 000 Victoria Titans 1 1999 2 0 1 000 West Sydney Razorbacks 1 2004 2 0 1 000 New Zealand Breakers 1 2024 1 1 0 1 000 West Sydney Westars 1 1986 1 1 0 1 000 Newcastle Falcons 1 1984 1 0 1 000 Tasmania JackJumpers 1 2024 1 0 1 000 Totals 34 74 10 24 294 As of the end of the 2024 season Melbourne United edit Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec Perth Wildcats 8 1990 1992 1993 1995 2005 2006 2019 2021 21 5 3 625 Sydney Kings 7 1989 1992 2003 2006 2008 2019 2020 22 4 3 571 Brisbane Bullets 6 1996 1998 1999 2004 2007 2008 14 3 3 500 Adelaide 36ers 5 1991 1994 2004 2014 2018 13 2 3 400 S E Melbourne Magic 4 1992 1993 1996 1997 11 2 2 500 Victoria Titans 3 1999 2000 2002 8 1 2 333 Illawarra Hawks 3 1993 1994 2024 7 3 0 1 000 New Zealand Breakers 3 2009 2016 2018 6 2 1 667 Tasmania JackJumpers 2 2022 2024 8 0 2 000 South Dragons 1 2009 5 0 1 000 Canberra Cannons 1 1996 3 1 0 1 000 S E Melbourne Phoenix 1 2021 3 1 0 1 000 West Sydney Razorbacks 1 2002 3 0 1 000 Cairns Taipans 1 2007 2 1 0 1 000 North Melbourne Giants 1 1997 2 1 0 1 000 Townsville Crocodiles 1 2005 1 0 1 000 Totals 48 129 26 22 542 As of the end of the 2024 season New Zealand Breakers edit Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec Perth Wildcats 4 2011 2012 2013 2016 11 3 1 750 Sydney Kings 3 2013 2023 2024 8 2 1 667 Cairns Taipans 3 2008 2011 2015 6 3 0 1 000 Melbourne United 3 2009 2016 2018 6 1 2 333 Adelaide 36ers 2 2009 2015 3 2 0 1 000 Tasmania JackJumpers 1 2023 3 1 0 1 000 Townsville Crocodiles 1 2012 3 1 0 1 000 Brisbane Bullets 1 2008 1 0 1 000 Illawarra Hawks 1 2024 1 0 1 000 Totals 19 42 13 6 684 As of the end of the 2024 season Perth Wildcats edit Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec Adelaide 36ers 10 1987 1989 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2014 2018 25 6 4 600 Illawarra Hawks 10 1998 2001 2003 2006 2010 2013 2014 2016 2017 2021 24 9 1 100 Melbourne United 8 1990 1992 1993 1995 2005 2006 2019 2021 21 3 5 375 Brisbane Bullets 7 1987 1988 1990 1993 1997 2006 2019 14 6 1 857 Cairns Taipans 6 2004 2007 2015 2017 2020 2023 10 2 4 333 North Melbourne Giants 5 1988 1989 1990 1993 1995 15 3 2 600 New Zealand Breakers 4 2011 2012 2013 2016 11 1 3 250 Sydney Kings 3 2003 2008 2020 8 1 2 333 Townsville Crocodiles 3 2000 2008 2009 5 2 1 667 Gold Coast Blaze 2 2010 2012 5 2 0 1 000 West Sydney Razorbacks 2 2000 2002 5 1 1 500 S E Melbourne Magic 2 1994 1997 4 0 2 000 Eastside Spectres 1 1991 3 1 0 1 000 Tasmania JackJumpers 1 2024 3 0 1 000 Victoria Titans 1 2000 2 1 0 1 000 Canberra Cannons 1 1987 1 1 0 1 000 S E Melbourne Phoenix 1 2023 1 1 0 1 000 Totals 67 157 40 27 597 As of the end of the 2024 season S E Melbourne Phoenix edit Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec Melbourne United 1 2021 3 0 1 000 Perth Wildcats 1 2023 1 0 1 000 Totals 2 4 0 2 000 As of the end of the 2023 season Sydney Kings edit Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec Melbourne United 7 1989 1992 2003 2006 2008 2019 2020 22 3 4 429 Brisbane Bullets 5 1990 1992 2004 2005 2007 11 3 2 600 Perth Wildcats 3 2003 2008 2020 8 2 1 667 New Zealand Breakers 3 2013 2023 2024 8 1 2 333 Townsville Crocodiles 3 2001 2003 2007 7 2 1 667 Canberra Cannons 2 1989 1996 6 0 2 000 Cairns Taipans 2 2006 2023 5 2 0 1 000 Illawarra Hawks 2 2005 2022 5 2 0 1 000 West Sydney Razorbacks 1 2004 5 1 0 1 000 North Melbourne Giants 1 1994 3 0 1 000 Tasmania JackJumpers 1 2022 3 1 0 1 000 Totals 30 83 17 13 567 As of the end of the 2024 season Tasmania JackJumpers edit Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec Melbourne United 2 2022 2024 8 2 0 1 000 New Zealand Breakers 1 2023 3 0 1 000 Perth Wildcats 1 2024 3 1 0 1 000 Sydney Kings 1 2022 3 0 1 000 Cairns Taipans 1 2023 1 1 0 1 000 Illawarra Hawks 1 2024 1 1 0 1 000 Totals 7 19 5 2 714 As of the end of the 2024 seasonFinals appearances editTeam Appearances Notes Perth Wildcats 37 35 straight Finals appearances from 1987 to 2021 Melbourne United 28 Rebranded as Melbourne United in 2014 and represents the whole of Melbourne Adelaide 36ers 25 Formerly the Adelaide City Eagles 1982 only Illawarra Hawks 23 Only team to play all seasons since 1979 Brisbane Bullets 22 Foundation club since 1979 Sydney Kings 18 Formerly the Sydney Supersonics and the West Sydney Westars North Melbourne Giants 15 Last season in 1998 Formed the Victoria Titans in 1998 Canberra Cannons 11 Last season in 2003 Became the Hunter Pirates in 2003 New Zealand Breakers 10 Joined the NBL in 2003 First club outside of Australia Townsville Crocodiles 10 Competed in the league for 24 seasons Last season in 2016 Cairns Taipans 9 Joined the NBL in 1999 Eastside Spectres 8 Last season in 1991 Formed the South East Melbourne Magic in 1992 S E Melbourne Magic 7 Last season in 1998 Formed the Victoria Titans in 1998 Newcastle Falcons 6 Competed in the league for 21 seasons Last season in 1999 Geelong Supercats 4 Last season in 1996 Now in NBL1 South Victoria Titans 4 Became the Victoria Giants in 2002 West Adelaide Bearcats 4 Last season in 1984 Now in NBL1 Central Gold Coast Blaze 3 Last season in 2012 St Kilda Saints 3 Last season in 1991 Formed the South East Melbourne Magic in 1992 Tasmania JackJumpers 3 Joined the NBL in 2021 West Sydney Razorbacks 3 Became Sydney Spirit in 2008 Hunter Pirates 2 Last season in 2006 Became the Singapore Slingers in 2006 South Dragons 2 Left the NBL in 2009 S E Melbourne Phoenix 2 Joined the NBL in 2019 Sydney Supersonics 2 Formed the Sydney Kings in 1988 Launceston Casino City 1 Last season in 1982 Singapore Slingers 1 Left the NBL in 2008 Joined the ABL in 2009 West Sydney Westars 1 Formed the Sydney Kings in 1988 See also edit nbsp Australia portal nbsp Basketball portal NBL Grand Final NBL Cup WNBL Finals Basketball Basketball in Australia Australia men s national basketball team List of NBA playoff series List of WNBA playoff seriesReferences edit New Finals Shake Up NBL com au 2 August 2022 Retrieved 2 August 2022 Finals NBL com au Archived from the original on 9 April 2013 Retrieved 13 November 2021 Finals NBL com au Archived from the original on 9 April 2013 Retrieved 13 November 2021 Finals the Official Website of the National Basketball League NBL com au www nbl com au Archived from the original on 9 April 2013 Retrieved 5 February 2022 External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NBL Finals amp oldid 1216568767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
