The 2019 LBA Playoffs, officially known as the 2019 LBA Playoff
PosteMobile
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, was the postseason tournament of the
2018–19 LBA season
The 2018–19 LBA season, also known as Serie A PosteMobile for sponsorship reasons, was the 97th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system (LBA). The regul ...
, which began on 7 October 2018. The Playoffs started on May 18, 2019, and finished in June 2019, with the
Finals.
AX Armani Exchange Milano
Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...
were the defending champions.
Umana Reyer Venezia won their 4th title by beating
Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the current European Cu ...
in game 7 of the finals.
Qualified teams
The eight first qualified teams after the end of the
regular season
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were qualified to the playoffs.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
:''All times were in Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time ...
( UTC+02:00)''
The quarterfinals were played in a best of five
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
format.
AX Armani Exchange Milano v Sidigas Avellino
Banco di Sardegna Sassari v New Basket Brindisi
Vanoli Cremona v Alma Pallacanestro Trieste
Umana Reyer Venezia v Dolomiti Energia Trento
Semifinals
:''All times are in Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time ...
( UTC+02:00)''
The semifinals are played in a best of five
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
format.
AX Armani Exchange Milano v Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Vanoli Cremona v Umana Reyer Venezia
Finals
:''All times were in Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time ...
( UTC+02:00)''
The finals were played in a best of seven format.
Umana Reyer Venezia v Banco di Sardegna Sassari
References
External links
Official website
{{2018–19 in Italian basketball
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LBA Playoffs