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The National Basketball League (NBL) Finals is a tournament held at the end of each NBL season to determine the league champions. The top six teams qualify for the finals based on the regular season results. The current finals format consists of four rounds: two sudden-death play-in games then the best-of-three Semifinals and best-of-five
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Format


1980–1983


1984


1985


1986


1987–1988


1989–1991


1992–1996


1997–1998


1999

The top six teams at the end of the regular season advance to the finals under this playoff system: *The first round of the postseason sees the team that finishes in first place at the end of the regular season against the team that finishes sixth; second plays fifth, and third plays fourth. *The three teams that win their respective best-of-three first-round series advances, and is joined in the semifinals by the highest-placed losing team from the first round. *Teams are then seeded again for the best-of-three semifinal series. The three winning teams from the first round are seeded in order of their regular-season finishing positions, and the first-round loser automatically becomes the No. 4 seed. *The two winning teams from the semifinals meet in a best-of-three Grand Final series to determine the champion.


2000


2001–2003

The top six teams at the end of the regular season advance to the finals under this playoff system: *The first round of the postseason sees the team that finishes in first place at the end of the regular season against the team that finishes sixth; second plays fifth, and third plays fourth. *The three teams that win their respective best-of-three first-round series advances, and is joined in the semifinals by the highest-placed losing team from the first round. *Teams are then seeded again for the best-of-three semifinal series. The three winning teams from the first round are seeded in order of their regular-season finishing positions, and the first-round loser automatically becomes the No. 4 seed. *The two winning teams from the semifinals meet in a best-of-three Grand Final series to determine the champion.


2004–2008


2009


2010–2016


2017–2022

The top four teams at the end of the regular season advance to the finals under this playoff system: *The semifinals of the postseason sees the team that finishes in first place at the end of the regular season against the team that finishes fourth; and second plays third. All four teams play a best-of-three semifinal series. *The two winning teams from the semifinals meet in a best-of-five Grand Final series to determine the champion.


2023–present


List of finals

This is a complete listing of National Basketball League (NBL) Finals series, grouped by franchise. Series featuring relocated and/or renamed teams are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. Bolded years indicate wins. ''Years in italics'' indicate series in progress. Tables are sorted first by the number of series, then the number of wins, and then by year of first occurrence.


Adelaide 36ers


Brisbane Bullets


Cairns Taipans


Illawarra Hawks


Melbourne United


New Zealand Breakers


Perth Wildcats


Sydney Kings


Tasmania JackJumpers


Defunct and Former Teams


Bankstown Bruins


Canberra Cannons / Hunter Pirates / Singapore Slingers


Coburg Giants / North Melbourne Giants


Geelong Supercats


Gold Coast Blaze


Launceston Casino City


Newcastle Falcons


Nunawading Spectres


St. Kilda Saints


South Dragons


South East Melbourne Magic


Sydney Supersonics


Townsville Crocodiles


Victoria Titans


West Adelaide Bearcats


West Sydney Razorbacks


Finals appearances


See also

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NBL Grand Final The NBL Grand Final is the championship series of the National Basketball League (NBL). The entrants are determined by the victors of the two Semi Finals series, who engage in a best-of-five game series to determine the league champion. The win ...
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WNBL Finals The WNBL Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). Editions Format See also *NBL Finals References External links

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* List of WNBA playoff series


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