The 1991 NBL Finals was the championship series of the
1991 season
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of
Australia
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's
National Basketball League (NBL) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The
Perth Wildcats
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Wildcats compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at RAC Arena, known colloquially as "The Jungle".
Afte ...
defeated the
Eastside Spectres
Nunawading Spectres is a NBL1 South club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Melbourne East Basketball Association (MEBA), the major administrative basketball o ...
in three games (2-1) for their second NBL championship.
Format
The 1991 National Basketball League Finals started on 25 September and concluded on 27 October. The playoffs consisted of two best of three Elimination finals, two best of three Semi-finals and the best of three game Grand Final series. As the two top teams at the end of the regular season, Perth and Eastside both qualified for home court advantage during the Semi-finals.
Qualification
Qualified teams
Ladder
This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series.
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.
''1Head-to-Head between Eastside Spectres and Geelong Supercats (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against(+1). ''
''23-way Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers (3-1), Melbourne Tigers (2-2) and North Melbourne Giants (1-3). ''
''3Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+8). ''
''4Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Southern Melbourne Saints (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+44). ''
Elimination finals
(4) Adelaide 36ers vs (5) Melbourne Tigers
Game 1
Game 2
(3) Geelong Supercats vs (6) North Melbourne Giants
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Semi-finals
(2) Eastside Spectres vs (6) North Melbourne Giants
Game 1
Game 2
(1) Perth Wildcats vs (4) Adelaide 36ers
Game 1
Game 2
Grand Final series
(1) Perth Wildcats vs (2) Eastside Spectres
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
See also
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1991 NBL season
The 1991 NBL season was the 13th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.
Clubs
Regular season
The 1991 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 6 April 1991 and 22 September 199 ...
References
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Finals
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National Basketball League (Australia) Finals