The 2017 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2016–17 NBL season and the conclusion of the season. Perth Wildcats defeated Illawarra Hawks in three games (3-0) to claim their eighth NBL championship.

2017 NBL Finals
Tournament details
Country Australia
 New Zealand
Dates16 February – 5 March 2017
Season2016–17
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsPerth Wildcats (8thth title)
Runner-upIllawarra Hawks
Semifinalists
← 2016
2018 →

Format

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The 2016–17 National Basketball League Finals were played in February and March 2017 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 hosted the first, third and fifth games.[1]

Qualification

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Qualified teams

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Team Date of
qualification
Round of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Previous
appearance
Previous best
performance
Adelaide 36ers 21 January 2017 16 24th 2015 Champions (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002)
Illawarra Hawks 11 February 2017 19 20th 2016 Champions (2001)
Cairns Taipans 11 February 2017 19 6th 2015 Runners-up (2011, 2015)
Perth Wildcats 12 February 2017 19 31st 2016 Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016)

Ladder

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Pos 2016–17 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Adelaide 36ers 28 17 11 60.71% 1–4 L4 9–5 8–6 2582 2505 103.07%
2 Cairns Taipans1 28 15 13 53.57% 4–1 W3 10–4 5–9 2305 2301 100.17%
3 Perth Wildcats1 28 15 13 53.57% 4–1 W2 10–4 5–9 2294 2257 101.64%
4 Illawarra Hawks1 28 15 13 53.57% 3–2 W1 9–5 6–8 2486 2444 101.72%
5 New Zealand Breakers 28 14 14 50.00% 3–2 W2 9–5 5–9 2353 2387 98.58%
6 Melbourne United2 28 13 15 46.43% 2–3 L2 9–5 4–10 2351 2337 100.60%
7 Sydney Kings2 28 13 15 46.43% 2–3 L2 7–7 6–8 2295 2311 99.31%
8 Brisbane Bullets 28 10 18 35.71% 1–4 L4 6–8 4–10 2268 2392 94.82%

Updated to match(es) played on 12 February 2017. Source: NBL.com.au

Ladder progression

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  • 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.
2016–17 NBL season
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Adelaide 36ers 5 6 4 4 6 7 8 7 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Brisbane Bullets 2 2 3 3 5 4 2 3 2 6 4 7 5 6 8 8 8 8 8
Cairns Taipans 8 8 8 7 4 6 6 6 4 8 6 6 8 7 7 7 4 5 2
Illawarra Hawks 1 7 7 8 7 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 4
Melbourne United 7 4 5 5 8 8 7 8 6 5 8 4 2 4 3 4 7 3 6
New Zealand Breakers 3 5 6 6 3 3 4 5 8 7 5 5 7 8 6 3 6 7 5
Perth Wildcats 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 7 4 7 8 6 2 5 5 5 4 3
Sydney Kings 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 5 4 6 3 6 7

Seedings

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  1. Adelaide 36ers
  2. Cairns Taipans
  3. Perth Wildcats
  4. Illawarra Hawks

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.

Bracket

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Semifinals Grand Final
            
1 Adelaide 36ers 93 94 98
4 Illawarra Hawks 78 100 106
3 Perth Wildcats 89 89 95 X X
4 Illawarra Hawks 77 77 86 X X
2 Cairns Taipans 69 66 X
3 Perth Wildcats 91 74 X


Semi-finals series

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(1) Adelaide 36ers vs (4) Illawarra Hawks

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16 February 2017 Adelaide 36ers 93–78
(Series: Adelaide leads series, 1–0)
Illawarra Hawks Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
7:00pm CDT Scoring by quarter: 24-27, 28-15, 21-23, 20-13
Fox Sports Pts: Jerome Randle 26
Rebs: Matt Hodgson 11
Asts: Jerome Randle 4
boxscore report Pts: Tim Coenraad 26
Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 9
Asts: Nick Kay 4
Attendance: 5,056
Referees: Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend, Matt Beattie
19 February 2017 Illawarra Hawks 100–94
(Series: Series tied, 1–1)
Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
3:00pm EDT Scoring by quarter: 28-22, 26-27, 25-29, 21-16
Fox Sports Pts: Mitch Norton 17
Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 11
Asts: Nick Kay 5
boxscore report Pts: Jerome Randle 20
Rebs: Matt Hodgson 8
Asts: Jerome Randle 7
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Matt Beattie
23 February 2017 Adelaide 36ers 98–106
(Series: Illawarra wins series, 2–1)
Illawarra Hawks Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
7:00pm CDT Scoring by quarter: 18-27, 24-29, 22-26, 34-24
Fox Sports Pts: Jerome Randle 26
Rebs: Brendan Teys 8
Asts: Jerome Randle 6
boxscore report Pts: Rotnei Clarke 20
Rebs: Oscar Forman 6
Asts: Rhys Martin 4
Attendance: TBA
Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid

Regular season series

Illawarra won 3–1 in the regular season series:

7 October 2016 Illawarra Hawks 122–88 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
12 November 2016 Adelaide 36ers 74–85 Illawarra Hawks Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
5 January 2017 Adelaide 36ers 117–85 Illawarra Hawks Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
28 January 2017 Illawarra Hawks 95–92 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

(2) Cairns Taipans vs (3) Perth Wildcats

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17 February 2017 Cairns Taipans 69–91
(Series: Perth leads series, 1–0)
Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
6:30pm EST Scoring by quarter: 21-31, 16-17, 20-22, 12-21
Fox Sports Pts: Travis Trice 15
Rebs: Mitch McCarron 7
Asts: Cameron Gliddon 5
boxscore report Pts: Bryce Cotton 34
Rebs: Matthew Knight 6
Asts: Bryce Cotton 5
Attendance: 5,200
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Brett Hogan
20 February 2017 Perth Wildcats 74–66
(Series: Perth wins series, 2–0)
Cairns Taipans Perth Arena, Perth
6:30pm WST Scoring by quarter: 16-8, 21-14, 15-22, 22-22
Fox Sports Pts: Casey Prather 24
Rebs: Casey Prather 10
Asts: Bryce Cotton 4
boxscore report Pts: Travis Trice 22
Rebs: Cameron Gliddon 8
Asts: Travis Trice 5
Attendance: 10,993
Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid

Regular season series

Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 323-317 points differential to Perth:

8 October 2016 Perth Wildcats 84–74 (OT) Cairns Taipans Perth Arena, Perth
16 January 2017 Cairns Taipans 80–78 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
20 January 2017 Perth Wildcats 84–78 (OT) Cairns Taipans Perth Arena, Perth
5 February 2017 Cairns Taipans 85–77 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

Grand Final series

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(3) Perth Wildcats vs (4) Illawarra Hawks

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26 February 2017 Perth Wildcats 89–77
(Series: Perth leads series, 1–0)
Illawarra Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
4:00pm WST Scoring by quarter: 21-26, 21-16, 26-20, 21-15
Fox Sports Pts: Casey Prather 22
Rebs: Matthew Knight 11
Asts: Martin, Prather 5
boxscore report Pts: Cody Ellis 12
Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 6
Asts: Rotnei Clarke 6
Attendance: 10,828
Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Matt Beattie
1 March 2017 Illawarra Hawks 77–89
(Series: Perth leads series, 2–0)
Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
7:30pm EDT Scoring by quarter: 24-18, 21-22, 14-23, 18-26
Fox Sports Pts: Clarke, Ogilvy 21
Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 10
Asts: Nick Kay 5
boxscore report Pts: Bryce Cotton 20
Rebs: Angus Brandt 11
Asts: Martin, Prather 6
Attendance: TBA
Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid
5 March 2017 Perth Wildcats 95–86
(Series: Perth wins series, 3-0)
Illawarra Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
12:00pm WST Scoring by quarter: 26-17, 20-24, 25-22, 24-23
Fox Sports Pts: Bryce Cotton 45
Rebs: Brandt, McKay 7
Asts: Brandt, Prather 4
Pts: Rotnei Clarke 30
Rebs: Andrew Ogilvy 7
Asts: Kay, Norton 3
Attendance: 13,611
Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid

Regular season series

Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 336-330 points differential to Perth:

21 October 2016 Perth Wildcats 80–73 Illawarra Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
28 October 2016 Illawarra Hawks 81–76 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
27 November 2016 Perth Wildcats 85–89 Illawarra Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
31 December 2016 Illawarra Hawks 87–95 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Swisse partners with NBL to launch Swisse NBL Finals Series". nbl.com.au. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.