1983 NBL Finals

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1983 NBL Finals
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration23 June – 4 July
Number of teams8
TV partner(s) ABC
Grand Final
Champions Canberra Cannons
  Runners-up West Adelaide Bearcats
Seasons

The 1983 NBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball League's 1983 season, which began in February. The finals began on 23 June. The tournament concluded with the Canberra Cannons defeating the West Adelaide Bearcats in the NBL Grand Final on 4 July.

Contents

Format

The NBL finals series in 1983 consisted of the divisional finals (which was a round-robin fixture for the top eight teams), two semi-final games, and one championship-deciding grand final. The finals were contested between the top eight teams of the regular season, with the final four weekend split between two Melbourne venues – Burwood Stadium and Kilsyth Stadium.

Qualification

Qualified teams

TeamDivisionFinals
appearance		Previous
appearance		Previous best
performance
Sydney Supersonics Eastern1stN/AN/A
Geelong Cats Western2nd 1982 Runner-up (1982)
West Adelaide Bearcats Eastern4th 1982 Champions (1982)
Canberra Cannons Western1stN/AN/A
(1979 Grand Finalist)
Nunawading Spectres Western4th 1982 Runner-up (1981)
Coburg Giants Eastern2nd 1982 Semi-Finalist (1982)
Newcastle Falcons Eastern1stN/AN/A
St Kilda Saints Western2nd 1980 Champions (1980)

Ladder

Eastern Division

Pos 1983 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Sydney Supersonics 2219386.36%4–1W211–08–319561710114.39%
2 West Adelaide Bearcats 2217577.27%4–1W410–17–421801972110.55%
3 Coburg Giants 12213959.09%1–4L19–24–719761920102.92%
4 Newcastle Falcons 12213959.09%3–2L18–35–621432076103.23%
5 Brisbane Bullets 22101245.45%4–1W36–54–71734176398.36%
6 Frankston Bears 2261627.27%0–5L63–83–81809186397.10%
7 Illawarra Hawks 2241818.18%3–2L13–81–101929212890.65%
8 Devonport Warriors 2222009.09%1–4W11–101–101674206880.95%

Western Division

Pos 1983 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Geelong Cats 2218481.82%5–0W69–29–219531736112.50%
2 Canberra Cannons 2216672.73%4–1W19–27–420491777115.31%
3 Nunawading Spectres 2215768.18%3–2W19–26–519641760111.59%
4 St. Kilda Saints 222121054.55%2–3W18–34–719711942101.49%
5 Bankstown Bruins 222121054.55%3–2L16–56–517371728100.52%
6 Adelaide 36ers 22111150.00%2–3L17–44–72002204797.80%
7 Westate Wildcats 2261627.27%0–5L55–61–101929217188.85%
8 Hobart Devils 2222009.09%0–5L102–90–111757210283.59%

Updated to match(es) played on 18 June 1983. Source: NBL.com.au

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.

Divisional Finals

DateHomeScoreAwayBox Score
23/06/1983 Coburg Giants 79–80 Sydney Supersonics {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore
24/06/1983 St. Kilda Saints 94–95 Geelong Cats {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore
24/06/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 93–86 Newcastle Falcons {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore
24/06/1983 Canberra Cannons 89–81 Nunawading Spectres {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore
25/06/1983 Geelong Cats 81–86 Canberra Cannons {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore
25/06/1983 Nunawading Spectres 109–75 St. Kilda Saints {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore
25/06/1983 Newcastle Falcons 87–101 Coburg Giants {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore
25/06/1983 Sydney Supersonics 78–91 West Adelaide Bearcats {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore
26/06/1983 Nunawading Spectres 107–74 Geelong Cats {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore
26/06/1983 Sydney Supersonics 101–94 Newcastle Falcons {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore
26/06/1983 Canberra Cannons 104–85 St. Kilda Saints {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore
26/06/1983 Coburg Giants 105–104 West Adelaide Bearcats {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore

Round Robin (East)

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification
1 West Adelaide Bearcats 321288269+19Qualification to semi finals
2 Coburg Giants 321285271+14
3 Sydney Supersonics 321259264−5
4 Newcastle Falcons 303267295−28

Round Robin (West)

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification
1 Canberra Cannons 330279247+32Qualification to semi finals
2 Nunawading Spectres 321297238+59
3 Geelong Cats 312250287−37
4 St. Kilda Saints 303254308−54

Results

TeamRecordPoints
differential		Semi Finals
seed
Sydney Supersonics 2–1-5N/A
Geelong Cats 1–2-37N/A
West Adelaide Bearcats 2–1+19#3
Canberra Cannons 3–0+32#1
Nunawading Spectres 2–1+59#2
Coburg Giants 2–1+14#4
Newcastle Falcons 0–3-28N/A
St. Kilda Saints 0–3-54N/A

Bracket

Semi Finals Grand Final
      
1 Canberra Cannons 80
4 Coburg Giants 75
1 Canberra Cannons 75
2 West Adelaide Bearcats 73
2 Nunawading Spectres 77
3 West Adelaide Bearcats 84

Semi Finals

DateHomeScoreAwayBox Score
1/07/1983 Nunawading Spectres 77–84 West Adelaide Bearcats {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore
1/07/1983 Canberra Cannons 80–75 Coburg Giants {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore

Grand Final

DateHomeScoreAwayBox Score
4/07/1983 Canberra Cannons 75–73 West Adelaide Bearcats {{{venue}}}{{{crowd}}} boxscore

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