2021 NBL Finals
The 2021 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2020–21 NBL season and the conclusion of the season.
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| Country | Australia New Zealand | ||
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| Dates | 10 – 25 June 2021 | ||
| Season | 2020–21 | ||
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Defending champions | Perth Wildcats | ||
| Champions | Melbourne United (6th title) | ||
| Runners-up | Perth Wildcats | ||
| Semifinalists | |||
| Matches played | 9 | ||
| Winning coach | Dean Vickerman | ||
| MVP | Jock Landale, Melbourne United | ||
| Attendance | 48,420 (5,380 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Chris Goulding | ||
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Format
The finals are being played in June 2021 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.[1]
Qualification
Qualified teams
| Team | Date of qualification |
Round of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Previous appearance |
Previous best performance |
Ref |
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| Melbourne United | 13 May 2021 | 18 | 26th | 2020 | Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018) | [2] |
| Perth Wildcats | 15 May 2021 | 18 | 35th | 2020 | Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020) | [3] |
| Illawarra Hawks | 1 June 2021 | 21 | 21st | 2017 | Champions (2001) | [4] |
| South East Melbourne Phoenix | 8 June 2021 | 21 | 1st | N/A | [5] | |
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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.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | NBL Cup | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||
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| Adelaide 36ers | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Cairns Taipans | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Melbourne United | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand Breakers | – | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Perth Wildcats | – | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| South East Melbourne Phoenix | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Sydney Kings | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.
Playoff Bracket
| Semi-finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Melbourne United | 96 | 79 | 84 | |||||||||||
| 4 | South East Melbourne Phoenix | 78 | 90 | 74 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Melbourne United | 73 | 83 | 81 | X | X | |||||||||
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 70 | 74 | 76 | X | X | |||||||||
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 72 | 79 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Illawarra Hawks | 74 | 71 | 71 | |||||||||||
Semi-finals series
(2) Perth Wildcats vs. (3) Illawarra Hawks
| 10 June 2021 | Perth Wildcats | 72–74 (Series: Illawarra leads series, 1–0) |
Illawarra Hawks | RAC Arena, Perth |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 17–17, 17–19, 16–22 | |||
| ESPN, SBS Viceland | Pts: Blanchfield 24 Rebs: Mooney 16 Asts: Bairstow, Norton 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Jessup 17 Rebs: Simon 9 Asts: Naar 5 |
Attendance: 7,662 Referees: Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock |
| 12 June 2021 | Illawarra Hawks | 71–79 (Series: Series tied, 1–1) |
Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 18–12, 22–32, 18–19 | |||
| ESPN, SBS Viceland | Pts: Harvey 24 Rebs: Froling 6 Asts: Simon 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Mooney 18 Rebs: Travers 10 Asts: White 6 |
Attendance: 5,217 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Damian Lyons, Mitch Hare |
| 14 June 2021 | Perth Wildcats | 79–71 (Series: Perth wins series, 2–1) |
Illawarra Hawks | RAC Arena, Perth |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 23–17, 9–19, 24–20 | |||
| ESPN, SBS Viceland | Pts: Blanchfield 24 Rebs: Mooney 14 Asts: Travers 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Froling 14 Rebs: Simon 11 Asts: Simon 4 |
Attendance: 8,986 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Mitch Hare, James Griguol |
| Perth won in the regular season series 3–1 |
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(1) Melbourne United vs. (4) South East Melbourne Phoenix
| 11 June 2021 | Melbourne United | 96–78 (Series: Melbourne leads series, 1–0) |
South East Melbourne Phoenix | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 32–18, 27–16, 11–24 | |||
| ESPN, SBS Viceland | Pts: Landale 26 Rebs: Peatling 6 Asts: McCarron 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Moore 17 Rebs: Broekhoff, Wetzell 7 Asts: Creek 6 |
Attendance: 500 Referees: Chris Reid, Daniel Battye, James Griguol |
| 13 June 2021 | South East Melbourne Phoenix | 90–79 (Series: Series tied, 1–1) |
Melbourne United | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 20–22, 20–20, 24–9 | |||
| ESPN, SBS Viceland | Pts: Creek, Sykes 26 Rebs: Wetzell 8 Asts: Sykes 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Hopson 19 Rebs: Lual-Acuil, Peatling 7 Asts: McCarron 5 |
Attendance: 500 Referees: Chris Reid, Damian Lyons, Ruben Woolcock |
| 15 June 2021 | Melbourne United | 84–74 (Series: Melbourne wins series, 2–1) |
South East Melbourne Phoenix | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 26–21, 18–12, 26–17 | |||
| ESPN, SBS Viceland | Pts: Landale 27 Rebs: Landale, McCarron 8 Asts: McCarron 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Te Rangi 22 Rebs: Creek 9 Asts: Sykes 4 |
Attendance: 500 Referees: Chris Reid, Damian Lyons, Daniel Battye |
| Melbourne won in the regular season series 3–2 |
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Grand Final series
(1) Melbourne United vs. (2) Perth Wildcats
| 18 June 2021 | Perth Wildcats | 70–73 (Series: Melbourne leads series, 1–0) |
Melbourne United | RAC Arena, Perth |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 16–13, 18–29, 17–13 | |||
| ESPN, SBS Viceland | Pts: Blanchfield 27 Rebs: Blanchfield, Mooney 7 Asts: Mooney 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Goulding 23 Rebs: McCarron 11 Asts: McCarron 6 |
Attendance: 9,951 Referees: Chris Reid, Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen |
| 20 June 2021 | Perth Wildcats | 74–83 (Series: Melbourne leads series, 2–0) |
Melbourne United | RAC Arena, Perth |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 14–24, 15–20, 17–21 | |||
| ESPN, SBS Viceland | Pts: Mooney 17 Rebs: Mooney 9 Asts: Mooney, Shervill 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Goulding 21 Rebs: Landale 17 Asts: McCarron 7 |
Attendance: 11,097 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Michael Aylen |
| 25 June 2021 | Melbourne United | 81–76 (Series: Melbourne wins series and the Championship, 3–0) |
Perth Wildcats | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 12–18, 16–13, 23–24 | |||
| ESPN, SBS Viceland | Pts: Landale 15 Rebs: Landale 9 Asts: McCarron 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Mooney, White 14 Rebs: Mooney 13 Asts: Norton 3 |
Attendance: 4,507 Referees: Chris Reid, Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen |
| Melbourne won in the regular season series 3–2 |
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See also
References
- "Schedule for Hungry Jack's NBL Finals | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- "Time to Unite: Melbourne United clinch finals berth". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- "Wildcats clinch 35th consecutive NBL Finals berth". Wildcats.com.au. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- "Hawks take down Wildcats to surge into playoffs". Hawks.com.au. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- "Phoenix Finish Regular Season in Fourth Place". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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