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Country | Australia | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
The 2022 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2021–22 NBL season and the conclusion of the season. [1]
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]
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]
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] |
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
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 |
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 | 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 |
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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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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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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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]