2022 NBL Finals
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Dates | 28 April – 11 May | |||||||||
Season | 2021–22 | |||||||||
Teams | 4 | |||||||||
Defending champions | Melbourne United | |||||||||
MVP | Xavier Cooks (Sydney) | |||||||||
Semifinalists | Melbourne United Illawarra Hawks | |||||||||
Matches played | 8 | |||||||||
Attendance | 64,046 (8,006 per match) | |||||||||
Scoring leader | Jaylen Adams 25.7 | |||||||||
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The 2022 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2021–22 NBL season and the conclusion of the season.[1]
Format
The finals was played in April and May 2022 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.[2][3]
Qualification
The 2022 NBL Finals marked the first time in 35 years that the Perth Wildcats have not qualified for the finals, having last failed to do so in 1986.[4]
Qualified teams
Team | Date of qualification | Round of qualification | Finals appearance | Previous appearance | Previous best performance | Ref. |
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Melbourne United | 10 April 2022 | 19 | 27th | 2021 | Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2021) | [5][6][7] |
Sydney Kings | 14 April 2022 | 20 | 16th | 2020 | Champions (2003, 2004, 2005) | [8][9][10] |
Illawarra Hawks | 22 April 2022 | 21 | 22nd | 2021 | Champions (2001) | [11][12][13] |
Tasmania JackJumpers | 24 April 2022 | 21 | 1st | N/A | [14][15][16] |
Ladder
Pos | 2021–22 NBL season
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Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
1 | Melbourne United | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71.43% | 4–1 | L1 | 9–5 | 11–3 | 2455 | 2244 | 109.40% |
2 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 4–1 | W2 | 8–6 | 11–3 | 2498 | 2345 | 106.52% |
3 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 3–2 | L1 | 9–5 | 10–4 | 2397 | 2313 | 103.63% |
4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60.71% | 4–1 | W4 | 8–6 | 9–5 | 2230 | 2220 | 100.45% |
5 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 2–3 | L2 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 2495 | 2377 | 104.96% |
6 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | W2 | 7–7 | 8–6 | 2456 | 2424 | 101.32% |
7 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 3–2 | W1 | 6–8 | 4–10 | 2283 | 2346 | 97.31% |
8 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 2–3 | L2 | 6–8 | 4–10 | 2379 | 2500 | 95.16% |
9 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 1–4 | W1 | 5–9 | 4–10 | 2228 | 2408 | 92.52% |
10 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 5 | 23 | 17.86% | 0–5 | L10 | 2–12 | 3–11 | 2234 | 2478 | 90.15% |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2022. 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.
2021–22 NBL season
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Adelaide 36ers | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Brisbane Bullets | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Cairns Taipans | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Illawarra Hawks | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Melbourne United | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
New Zealand Breakers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Perth Wildcats | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Sydney Kings | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Tasmania JackJumpers | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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
Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||
1 | Melbourne United | 74 | 72 | 73 | |||||||||||
4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 63 | 79 | 76 | |||||||||||
3 | Sydney Kings | 95 | 90 | 97 | X | X | |||||||||
4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 78 | 86 | 88 | X | X | |||||||||
2 | Illawarra Hawks | 79 | 87 | X | |||||||||||
3 | Sydney Kings | 89 | 99 | X |
Semifinals series
(1) Melbourne United vs. (4) Tasmania JackJumpers
28 April 2022 | Melbourne United | 74–63 (Series: Melbourne leads series, 1–0) | Tasmania JackJumpers | John Cain Arena, Melbourne | |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 21–21, 21–7, 12–20 | ||||
ESPN | Pts: Agada 16 Rebs: White 10 Asts: Dellavedova 5 | boxscore report | Pts: Adams 16 Rebs: Adams, Krslovic 5 Asts: Magette 6 | Attendance: 5,268 Referees: Chris Reid, Mitch Hare, Nico Fernandez |
30 April 2022 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 79–72 (Series: Series tied, 1–1) | Melbourne United | MyState Bank Arena, Hobart | |
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20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 21–22, 21–25, 20–13 | ||||
ESPN | Pts: McVeigh 15 Rebs: Magette, McDaniel 5 Asts: Bairstow 4 | boxscore report | Pts: Goulding 18 Rebs: White 8 Asts: Agada, Dellavedova, Ili, Lual-Acuil 3 | Attendance: 4,865 Referees: Chris Reid, Nico Fernandez, Mitch Hare |
2 May 2022 | Melbourne United | 73–76 (Series: Tasmania wins series, 2–1) | Tasmania JackJumpers | John Cain Arena, Melbourne | |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 15–19, 14–20, 19–16 | ||||
ESPN | Pts: Ili 18 Rebs: White 15 Asts: Dellavedova 7 | boxscore report | Pts: Adams 30 Rebs: McIntosh 9 Asts: Magette 7 | Attendance: 4,816 Referees: Chris Reid, Mitch Hare, James Griguol |
Tasmania won 2–1 in the regular season series |
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(2) Illawarra Hawks vs. (3) Sydney Kings
29 April 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 79–89 (Series: Sydney leads series, 1–0) | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong | |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 9–30, 24–22, 22–15 | ||||
ESPN | Pts: Reath 26 Rebs: Reath 11 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 4 | boxscore report | Pts: Adams 30 Rebs: Cooks, Martin 10 Asts: Adams 5 | Attendance: 5,621 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Ruben Woolcock |
1 May 2022 | Sydney Kings | 99–87 (Series: Sydney wins series, 2–0) | Illawarra Hawks | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney | |
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15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 22–31, 25–13, 30–20 | ||||
10 Peach | Pts: Adams 29 Rebs: Cooks 11 Asts: Adams, Cooks 3 | boxscore report | Pts: Harvey 21 Rebs: Cleveland 12 Asts: Harvey, Jessup 3 | Attendance: 9,824 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Damien Lyons |
Illawarra won 3–1 in the regular season series |
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Grand Final series
(3) Sydney Kings vs. (4) Tasmania JackJumpers
6 May 2022 | Sydney Kings | 95–78 (Series: Sydney leads series, 1–0) | Tasmania JackJumpers | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney | |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 20–21, 28–18, 24–20 | ||||
ESPN | Pts: Adams 18 Rebs: Cooks 11 Asts: Cooks 7 | boxscore report | Pts: McIntosh, McVeigh 14 Rebs: Adams 8 Asts: Magette 10 | Attendance: 12,765 Referees: Chris Reid, Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen |
8 May 2022 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 86–90 (Series: Sydney leads series, 2–0) | Sydney Kings | MyState Bank Arena, Hobart | |
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14:30 | Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 21–27, 22–24, 16–22 | ||||
10 Peach | Pts: Adams 36 Rebs: Krslovic 10 Asts: Magette 5 | boxscore report | Pts: Cooks, Martin, Vasiljevic 20 Rebs: Cooks, Martin 10 Asts: Bruce 7 | Attendance: 4,738 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid |
11 May 2022 | Sydney Kings | 97–88 (Series: Sydney wins series, 3–0) | Tasmania JackJumpers | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney | |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 25–23, 19–21, 31–19 | ||||
ESPN | Pts: Cooks 23 Rebs: Martin 17 Asts: Bruce 8 | boxscore report | Pts: Adams 27 Rebs: Magette 9 Asts: Magette 7 | Attendance: 16,149 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Chris Reid |
Sydney won 2–1 in the regular season series |
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Media coverage
Television
Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by ESPN. All games are available live on ESPN and the streaming platform Kayo Freebies.[17] Network 10 will broadcast Sunday afternoon games on 10 Peach and 10 Play.[18][19]
See also
References
- ^ "Remaining Schedule Released". NBL.com.au. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Semi-Final Schedules Confirmed". NBL.com.au. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Grand Final Schedule". NBL.com.au. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Perth Wildcats' 35-year NBL playoff streak ends, Tasmania Jackjumpers advance in debut season". ABC News. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Match Recap: Round 19, Game 2 vs Cairns Taipans". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ @MelbUnited (10 April 2022). "And we've secured our place in the NBL22 Hungry Jack's NBL Finals" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 April 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @melbunited (10 April 2022). "And we've secured our place in the NBL22 Hungry Jack's NBL Finals". Retrieved 10 April 2022 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Kings win 13th straight after epic in Wollongong". SydneyKings.com. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ @SydneyKings (14 April 2022). "Finals Locked" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 April 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @sydneykings (14 April 2022). "Finals Locked". Retrieved 15 April 2022 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Hawks celebrate Goorjian's 800th with Finals clinching win". Hawks.com.au. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ @illawarrahawks (22 April 2022). "CLINCHED" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 April 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @illawarrahawks (22 April 2022). "CLINCHED‼️". Retrieved 22 April 2022 – via Instagram.
- ^ "JackJumpers beat United to keep the dream alive". JackJumpers.com.au. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ @JackJumpers (24 April 2022). "Now is the time…" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @jackjumpers (24 April 2022). "Now is the time…". Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via Instagram.
- ^ "NBL Achieves History-Making Media Deal". NBL. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Network 10 Becomes NBL Free-to-Air Partner | NBL". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Finals Shown Live and Free". NBL. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
External links
- Official website