The 1985 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 1985 season of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). The

Brisbane Bullets The Brisbane Bullets are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL) based in Brisbane, Queensland. They competed from 1979 to 2008, and returned to the league in 2016. Brisbane were one of ten NBL f ...

defeated the

Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers, also known as the Sixers, are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South Australia and are based in th ...

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 36ers

References

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National Basketball League (Australia) Finals