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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 28 February – 17 March 2019 |
Season | 2018–19 |
Teams | 4 |
Defending champions | Melbourne United |
Final positions | |
Champions | Perth Wildcats (9th title) |
Runner-up | Melbourne United |
Semifinalists | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 8 |
Attendance | 84,212 (10,527 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | Terrico White (Perth) |
Terrico White (Perth) | |
The 2019 NBL Finals were the championship series of the 2018–19 NBL season and the conclusion of the season. The semi-finals started on 28 February and ended 3 March 2019, making way for the Grand Final series to commence on 8 March and end on 17 March 2018. The Perth Wildcats were 3-1 victors over Melbourne United in the best of 5 series, winning their ninth NBL championship title. [1]
The finals were played in February and March 2020 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]
Team | Date of
qualification |
Round of
qualification |
Finals
appearance |
Previous
appearance |
Previous best
performance |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perth Wildcats | 1 February 2019 | 16 | 33rd | 2018 | Champions ( 1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017) | [3] |
Melbourne United | 3 February 2020 | 16 | 24th | 2018 | Champions ( 1993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018) | [4] |
Sydney Kings | 3 February 2019 | 16 | 14th | 2013 | Champions ( 2003, 2004, 2005) | [5] |
Brisbane Bullets | 17 February 2019 | 18 | 21st | 2008 | Champions ( 1985, 1987, 2007) | [6] |
Pos | 2018–19 NBL season | |||||||||||
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Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
1 | Perth Wildcats1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 4–1 | L1 | 12–2 | 6–8 | 2499 | 2355 | 106.11% |
2 | Melbourne United1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 3–2 | W1 | 10–4 | 8–6 | 2586 | 2478 | 104.36% |
3 | Sydney Kings1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 4–1 | W1 | 9–5 | 9–5 | 2438 | 2380 | 102.44% |
4 | Brisbane Bullets2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 50.00% | 2–3 | W1 | 9–5 | 5–9 | 2503 | 2480 | 100.93% |
5 | Adelaide 36ers2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 50.00% | 2–3 | L2 | 6–8 | 8–6 | 2687 | 2681 | 100.22% |
6 | New Zealand Breakers3 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 2–3 | L1 | 7–7 | 5–9 | 2649 | 2641 | 100.30% |
7 | Illawarra Hawks3 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 1–4 | L3 | 8–6 | 4–10 | 2493 | 2664 | 93.58% |
8 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 6 | 22 | 21.43% | 2–3 | L1 | 3–11 | 3–11 | 2400 | 2576 | 93.17% |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2019. Source: NBL.com.au
2018–19 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 |
Adelaide 36ers | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Brisbane Bullets | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Cairns Taipans | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Illawarra Hawks | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Melbourne United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
New Zealand Breakers | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Perth Wildcats | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Sydney Kings | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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.
Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||
1 | Perth Wildcats | 89 | 84 | X | |||||||||||
4 | Brisbane Bullets | 59 | 79 | X | |||||||||||
1 | Perth Wildcats | 81 | 74 | 96 | 97 | X | |||||||||
2 | Melbourne United | 71 | 92 | 67 | 82 | X | |||||||||
2 | Melbourne United | 95 | 90 | X | |||||||||||
3 | Sydney Kings | 73 | 76 | X |
28 February 2019 | Melbourne United | 95–73 ( Series: Melbourne leads series, 1–0) |
Sydney Kings | Melbourne Arena, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
19:50 | Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 28–11, 19–18, 24–20 | |||
Fox Sports |
Pts:
Ware 22 Rebs: Boone 7 Asts: Ware 7 |
boxscore | Pts:
Newley 17 Rebs: Bogut 7 Asts: Bowen, Lisch, Newley 3 |
Attendance: 7,566 |
3 March 2019 | Sydney Kings | 76–90 ( Series: Melbourne wins series, 2–0) |
Melbourne United | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
---|---|---|---|---|
14:20 | Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 16–20, 18–25, 18–23 | |||
Fox Sports |
Pts:
Adnam,
Lisch 13 Rebs: Bogut 12 Asts: Bogut, Randle 5 |
boxscore | Pts:
Ware 30 Rebs: Boone 8 Asts: McCarron 5 |
Attendance: 14,569 |
28 February 2019 | Perth Wildcats | 89–59 ( Series: Perth leads series, 1–0) |
Brisbane Bullets | RAC Arena, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
19:20 | Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 18–24, 30–15, 18–4 | |||
Fox Sports |
Pts:
Cotton 22 Rebs: Kay 10 Asts: Cotton 6 |
boxscore | Pts:
Gliddon 18 Rebs: Hodgson 7 Asts: Patterson 6 |
Attendance: 10,587 |
2 March 2019 | Brisbane Bullets | 79–84 ( Series: Perth wins series, 2–0) |
Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane |
---|---|---|---|---|
13:50 | Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 21–24, 21–20, 17–15 | |||
Fox Sports |
Pts:
Patterson 19 Rebs: Bairstow 7 Asts: Gibson 5 |
boxscore | Pts:
White 24 Rebs: Kay 15 Asts: Cotton 10 |
Attendance: 5,519 |
8 March 2019 | Perth Wildcats | 81–71 ( Series: Perth leads series, 1–0) |
Melbourne United | RAC Arena, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
19:20 | Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 15–20, 31–14, 21–24 | |||
Fox Sports |
Pts:
White 19 Rebs: Cotton, White 8 Asts: Cotton 8 |
boxscore | Pts:
Ware 19 Rebs: Boone 12 Asts: Ware 4 |
Attendance: 12,490 |
10 March 2019 | Melbourne United | 92–74 ( Series: Series tied, 1–1) |
Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Arena, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
14:50 | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 22–21, 26–16, 24–17 | |||
Fox Sports |
Pts:
Goulding,
Ware 14 Rebs: Kennedy 14 Asts: Kennedy, McCarron 4 |
boxscore | Pts:
Cotton 19 Rebs: Kay 8 Asts: Cotton, White 4 |
Attendance: 10,062 |
15 March 2019 | Perth Wildcats | 96–67 ( Series: Perth leads series, 2–1) |
Melbourne United | RAC Arena, Perth |
---|---|---|---|---|
19:35 | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 21–20, 28–15, 26–16 | |||
Fox Sports |
Pts:
White 31 Rebs: Kay, White 7 Asts: Cotton 10 |
boxscore | Pts:
Barlow,
Kennedy 13 Rebs: Kennedy 10 Asts: Kennedy 6 |
Attendance: 13,412 |
17 March 2019 | Melbourne United | 84–97 ( Series: Perth wins series, 3–1) |
Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Arena, Melbourne |
---|---|---|---|---|
14:20 | Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 17–27, 12–15, 27–29 | |||
Fox Sports |
Pts:
Ware 18 Rebs: Boone 7 Asts: Goulding, Ware 4 |
boxscore | Pts:
Cotton 28 Rebs: Kay 10 Asts: Martin 6 |
Attendance: 10,007 |