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1985 NBL Finals
The 1985 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 1985 season of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). The Brisbane Bullets defeated the Adelaide 36ers to win their first NBL championship. Format The 1985 National Basketball League Finals was played between 24 August and 7 September between the top six teams of the regular season, consisting of two Quarter finals, two Semi-finals and the Grand Final. All Finals games were sudden death and for the first time the higher placed teams were given home court advantage. The top two teams of the regular season, the Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers, automatically qualified to host their respective Semi-finals. Qualification Qualified teams Ladder Quarter finals (3) Canberra Cannons vs (5) Coburg Giants (4) Nunawading Spectres vs (6) Newcastle Falcons Semi-finals (2) Adelaide 36ers vs (6) Newcastle Falcons (1) Brisbane Bullets vs (6) Canberra Cannons Grand final (1) Brisbane Bullets vs (2) Adelaide 36er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Basketball League (Australia)
The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's Professional sports#Basketball, professional basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australasia, currently composed of 10 teams: 9 in Australia and 1 in New Zealand. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in Australia and New Zealand.NBL HQ History Before the establishment of the NBL, there were two national basketball competitions: the National Titles and the Australian Club Championships. In August 1979, the 1979 NBL season, inaugural season of the NBL commenced, playing in the winter season (April–September) which it did so until the completion of the 1998 NBL season, 1998 season, the league's twentieth season. The 1998–99 NBL season, 1998–99 season, which began only months later, was the first to be played during the summer season (October–April) ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
