2017 NBL Finals
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| Dates | 16 February – 5 March 2017 |
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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
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
Qualified teams
| 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
| 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
- 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
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
| Semi-finals | 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
(1) Adelaide 36ers vs (4) Illawarra Hawks
Game 1
16 February 2017
7:00pm CDT |
| Adelaide 36ers 93, Illawarra Hawks 78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24-27, 28-15, 21-23, 20-13 | ||
| Pts: Jerome Randle 26 Rebs: Matt Hodgson 11 Asts: Jerome Randle 4 |
Pts: Tim Coenraad 26 Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 9 Asts: Nick Kay 4 | |
| Adelaide leads series, 1–0 | ||
Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 5,056 Referees: Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend, Matt Beattie |
Game 2
19 February 2017
3:00pm EDT |
| Illawarra Hawks 100, Adelaide 36ers 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28-22, 26-27, 25-29, 21-16 | ||
| Pts: Mitch Norton 17 Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 11 Asts: Nick Kay 5 |
Pts: Jerome Randle 20 Rebs: Matt Hodgson 8 Asts: Jerome Randle 7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Matt Beattie |
Game 3
23 February 2017
7:00pm CDT |
| Adelaide 36ers 98, Illawarra Hawks 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18-27, 24-29, 22-26, 34-24 | ||
| Pts: Jerome Randle 26 Rebs: Brendan Teys 8 Asts: Jerome Randle 6 |
Pts: Rotnei Clarke 20 Rebs: Oscar Forman 6 Asts: Rhys Martin 4 | |
| Illawarra wins series, 2–1 | ||
Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: TBA Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid |
Regular season series
Illawarra won 3–1 in the regular season series:
(2) Cairns Taipans vs (3) Perth Wildcats
Game 1
17 February 2017
6:30pm EST |
| Cairns Taipans 69, Perth Wildcats 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21-31, 16-17, 20-22, 12-21 | ||
| Pts: Travis Trice 15 Rebs: Mitch McCarron 7 Asts: Cameron Gliddon 5 |
Pts: Bryce Cotton 34 Rebs: Matthew Knight 6 Asts: Bryce Cotton 5 | |
| Perth leads series, 1–0 | ||
Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Attendance: 5,200 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Brett Hogan |
Game 2
20 February 2017
6:30pm WST |
| Perth Wildcats 74, Cairns Taipans 66 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16-8, 21-14, 15-22, 22-22 | ||
| Pts: Casey Prather 24 Rebs: Casey Prather 10 Asts: Bryce Cotton 4 |
Pts: Travis Trice 22 Rebs: Cameron Gliddon 8 Asts: Travis Trice 5 | |
| Perth wins series, 2–0 | ||
Regular season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 323-317 points differential to Perth:
Grand Final series
(3) Perth Wildcats vs (4) Illawarra Hawks
Game 1
26 February 2017
4:00pm WST |
| Perth Wildcats 89, Illawarra Hawks 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21-26, 21-16, 26-20, 21-15 | ||
| Pts: Casey Prather 22 Rebs: Matthew Knight 11 Asts: Martin, Prather 5 |
Pts: Cody Ellis 12 Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 6 Asts: Rotnei Clarke 6 | |
| Perth leads series, 1–0 | ||
Game 2
1 March 2017
7:30pm EDT |
| Illawarra Hawks 77, Perth Wildcats 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24-18, 21-22, 14-23, 18-26 | ||
| Pts: Clarke, Ogilvy 21 Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 10 Asts: Nick Kay 5 |
Pts: Bryce Cotton 20 Rebs: Angus Brandt 11 Asts: Martin, Prather 6 | |
| Perth leads series, 2–0 | ||
WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Attendance: TBA Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid |
Game 3
5 March 2017
12:00pm WST |
| Perth Wildcats 95, Illawarra Hawks 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26-17, 20-24, 25-22, 24-23 | ||
| Pts: Bryce Cotton 45 Rebs: Brandt, McKay 7 Asts: Brandt, Prather 4 |
Pts: Rotnei Clarke 30 Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 7 Asts: Kay, Norton 3 | |
| Perth wins series and NBL Championship, 3-0 | ||
Regular season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 336-330 points differential to Perth:
See also
References
- ^ "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.