The 1989 NBL Finals was the championship series of the
1989 season of
Australia's
National Basketball League (NBL) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The
North Melbourne Giants
The North Melbourne Giants, previously known as the Coburg Giants, were an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne
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defeated the
Canberra Cannons
The Canberra Cannons are a defunct basketball team that competed in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). They went into financial administration in 2003 and were relocated to Newcastle, where they became the Hunter Pirates. After t ...
in two games (2-0) for their first NBL championship.
Format
The 1989 National Basketball League Finals started on 20 September and concluded on 20 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, the
North Melbourne Giants
The North Melbourne Giants, previously known as the Coburg Giants, were an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of ...
and
Canberra Cannons
The Canberra Cannons are a defunct basketball team that competed in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). They went into financial administration in 2003 and were relocated to Newcastle, where they became the Hunter Pirates. After t ...
both qualified for home court advantage during the Semi-finals.
Qualification
Qualified teams
Ladder
Elimination finals
(3) Perth Wildcats vs (6) Adelaide 36ers
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
(4) Melbourne Tigers vs (5) Sydney Kings
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Semi-finals
(1) Canberra Cannons vs (5) Sydney Kings
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
(2) North Melbourne Giants vs (3) Perth Wildcats
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
North Melbourne's 55 point win over Perth in game 3 of their Semi-final series was the record winning margin for an NBL Semi-final breaking the previous record of 48 held by
Adelaide
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for their 151–103 win over
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in
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. The Giants score of 165 also remains (as of the
2016 NBL Finals) the highest score in an NBL Finals game.
Grand Final series
(1) Canberra Cannons vs (2) North Melbourne Giants
Game 1
Game 2
See also
*
1989 NBL season
The 1989 NBL season was the 11th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contest the league.
Clubs
NOTES
* Steve Breheny was suspended by the league following the semi finals series between Canberra and Sy ...
References
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Finals
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National Basketball League (Australia) Finals