2022 NBL Finals

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2022 NBL Finals
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TeamCoachWins
Sydney Kings Chase Buford 3
Tasmania JackJumpers Scott Roth 0
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Dates28 April – 11 May
Season 2021–22
Teams4
Defending champions Melbourne United
MVP Xavier Cooks (Sydney)
Semifinalists Melbourne United
Illawarra Hawks
Matches played8
Attendance64,046 (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]

Contents

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

TeamDate of
qualification		Round of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Previous
appearance		Previous best
performance		Ref.
Melbourne United 10 April 20221927th 2021 Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2021) [5] [6] [7]
Sydney Kings 14 April 20222016th 2020 Champions (2003, 2004, 2005) [8] [9] [10]
Illawarra Hawks 22 April 20222122nd 2021 Champions (2001) [11] [12] [13]
Tasmania JackJumpers 24 April 2022211stN/A [14] [15] [16]

Ladder

Pos 2021–22 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 2820871.43%4–1L19–511–324552244109.40%
2 Illawarra Hawks 2819967.86%4–1W28–611–324982345106.52%
3 Sydney Kings 2819967.86%3–2L19–510–423972313103.63%
4 Tasmania JackJumpers 28171160.71%4–1W48–69–522302220100.45%
5 Perth Wildcats 28161257.14%2–3L27–79–524952377104.96%
6 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 28151353.57%3–2W27–78–624562424101.32%
7 Adelaide 36ers 28101835.71%3–2W16–84–102283234697.31%
8 Brisbane Bullets 28101835.71%2–3L26–84–102379250095.16%
9 Cairns Taipans 2891932.14%1–4W15–94–102228240892.52%
10 New Zealand Breakers 2852317.86%0–5L102–123–112234247890.15%

Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2022. Source: NBL.com.au

Ladder progression

2021–22 NBL season
Team123456789101112131415161718192021
Adelaide 36ers 868888788887888889987
Brisbane Bullets 757667657978777777778
Cairns Taipans 97445556979109910998899
Illawarra Hawks 323333344545445443332
Melbourne United 696544112311111111111
New Zealand Breakers 1010101010101010101010910109101010101010
Perth Wildcats 231111223123332234445
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 112222431232224556666
Sydney Kings 545776875654553322223
Tasmania JackJumpers 489999996466666665554

Seedings

  1. Melbourne United
  2. Illawarra Hawks
  3. Sydney Kings
  4. Tasmania JackJumpers

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 7472 73
4 Tasmania JackJumpers 63 7976
3 Sydney Kings 959097X X
4 Tasmania JackJumpers 78 86 88 X X
2 Illawarra Hawks 79 87 X
3 Sydney Kings 8999X

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
19:30Scoring 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
20:00Scoring 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
19:30Scoring 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

(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
19:30Scoring 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
15:00Scoring 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

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
19:30Scoring 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
14:30Scoring 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
19:30Scoring 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

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

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  2. ↑ "Semi-Final Schedules Confirmed". NBL.com.au. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Grand Final Schedule". NBL.com.au. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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