2014 NBL Finals

2014 NBL Finals
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationMarch 2014–April 2014
Number of teams4
TV partner(s)
NBL.TV (online)
NBL Finals
ChampionsPerth Wildcats
  Runners-upAdelaide 36ers
Finals MVPJermaine Beal
Seasons

The 2014 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2013–14 NBL season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Perth Wildcats defeated the Adelaide 36ers in three games (2–1) to claim their sixth NBL championship.

Format

The 2013–14 National Basketball League Finals was played in March and April 2014 between the top four teams of the regular season, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosted the first and third games.[1]

Qualification

Qualified teams

Team Date of
qualification		 Round of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Previous
appearance		 Previous best
performance
Perth Wildcats 8 February 2014 17 28th 2013 Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010)
Adelaide 36ers 8 March 2014 21 22nd 2009 Champions (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002)
Melbourne Tigers 9 March 2014 21 21st 2009 Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008)
Wollongong Hawks 21 March 2014 23 18th 2013 Champions (2001)

Ladder

Pos 2013–14 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Perth Wildcats 28 21 7 75.00% 4–1 W1 12–2 9–5 2419 2177 111.12%
2 Adelaide 36ers 28 18 10 64.29% 3–2 W1 13–1 5–9 2527 2469 102.35%
3 Melbourne Tigers 28 15 13 53.57% 3–2 L1 7–7 8–6 2299 2292 100.31%
4 Wollongong Hawks 28 13 15 46.43% 3–2 L1 8–6 5–9 2295 2333 98.37%
5 Sydney Kings1 28 12 16 42.86% 1–4 L2 7–7 5–9 2312 2414 95.78%
6 Cairns Taipans1 28 12 16 42.86% 3–2 W1 5–9 7–7 2304 2349 98.08%
7 New Zealand Breakers 28 11 17 39.29% 2–3 L1 8–6 3–11 2474 2493 99.24%
8 Townsville Crocodiles 28 10 18 35.71% 2–3 W1 6–8 4–10 2369 2472 95.83%

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2014. Source: NBL.com.au

Ladder Progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
2013–14 NBL season
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Adelaide 36ers 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Cairns Taipans 2 2 2 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 5 4 7 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 7 5
Melbourne Tigers 6 7 4 3 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
New Zealand Breakers 1 6 8 6 7 7 6 4 6 8 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 6 7
Perth Wildcats 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sydney Kings 3 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6
Townsville Crocodiles 7 4 5 7 5 5 5 6 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
Wollongong Hawks 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 6 5 6 7 7 8 6 5 5 5 4 4

Seedings

  1. Perth Wildcats
  2. Adelaide 36ers
  3. Melbourne Tigers
  4. Wollongong Hawks

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.

Bracket

Semifinals Grand Final
          
1 Perth Wildcats 91 80 X
4 Wollongong Hawks 79 61 X
1 Perth Wildcats 92 84 93
2 Adelaide 36ers 85 89 59
2 Adelaide 36ers 101 87 102
3 Melbourne Tigers 85 98 63


Semi-finals series

(1) Perth Wildcats vs (4) Wollongong Hawks

28 March Perth Wildcats 91–79
(Series: Perth leads series, 1–0) 		Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
6:30 p.m. WST Scoring by quarter: 27-26, 22-12, 22-25, 20-16
One Pts: James Ennis 25
Rebs: Jesse Wagstaff 7
Asts: Jermaine Beal 6 		boxscore Pts: Rotnei Clarke 23
Rebs: Coenraad, Forman 5 each
Asts: Rotnei Clarke 4 		Attendance: 10,907
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Raoul Kirsten, Matt Beattie
30 March Wollongong Hawks 61–80
(Series: Perth wins series, 2–0) 		Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
3:00 p.m. EDT Scoring by quarter: 16-13, 17-26, 11-26, 17-15
One Pts: Tim Coenraad 15
Rebs: David Gruber 10
Asts: Martin, Tiggs 3 each 		boxscore Pts: Shawn Redhage 26
Rebs: James Ennis 8
Asts: Jermaine Beal 4 		Attendance: 2,721
Referees: Michael Aylen, Scott Beker, Matt Townsend

Regular season series

Perth won 3–1 in the regular season series:

1 November 2013 Perth Wildcats 87–47 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
17 November 2013 Wollongong Hawks 76–89 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
4 January 2014 Wollongong Hawks 96–91 (OT) Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
23 March 2014 Perth Wildcats 86–65 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena, Perth

(2) Adelaide 36ers vs (3) Melbourne Tigers

27 March Adelaide 36ers 101–85
(Series: Adelaide leads series, 1–0) 		Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
7:00 p.m. CDT Scoring by quarter: 31-26, 22-20, 24-19, 24-20
One Pts: Gary Ervin 27
Rebs: Schenscher, Johnson 7 each
Asts: Gary Ervin 7 		boxscore Pts: Chris Goulding 20
Rebs: Nate Tomlinson 14
Asts: Nate Tomlison 12 		Attendance: 3,865
Referees: Michael Aylen, Brett Hogan, Chris Reid
30 March Melbourne Tigers 98–87
(Series: Series tied, 1–1) 		Adelaide 36ers Hisense Arena, Melbourne
1:00 p.m. EDT Scoring by quarter: 21-30, 27-16, 28-19, 22-22
Network Ten Pts: Chris Goulding 37
Rebs: Lucas Walker 12
Asts: Nate Tomlison 5 		boxscore Pts: Petrie, Teys 17 each
Rebs: Daniel Johnson 12
Asts: Adam Gibson 3 		Attendance: 4,044
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Brad Geirsch, Chris Reid
1 April Adelaide 36ers 102–63
(Series: Adelaide wins series, 2–1) 		Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
7:00 p.m. CDT Scoring by quarter: 23-14, 26-13, 30-20, 23-16
One Pts: Daniel Johnson 23
Rebs: Adam Gibson 8
Asts: Cadee, Carter 4 each 		boxscore Pts: Lucas Walker 11
Rebs: Adam Ballinger 6
Asts: Farrakhan, Worthington 3 each 		Attendance: 4,024
Referees: Michael Aylen, Scott Beker, Brett Hogan

Regular season series

Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 367-356 points differential to Adelaide:

27 October 2013 Melbourne Tigers 93–79 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
8 November 2013 Adelaide 36ers 90–87 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
16 February 2014 Melbourne Tigers 82–99 Adelaide 36ers Hisense Arena, Melbourne
23 March 2014 Adelaide 36ers 99–94 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide

Grand Final series

(1) Perth Wildcats vs (2) Adelaide 36ers

7 April Perth Wildcats 92–85
(Series: Perth leads series, 1–0) 		Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
7:30 p.m. WST Scoring by quarter: 29-24, 22-16, 18-17, 23-28
One Pts: James Ennis 30
Rebs: James Ennis 10
Asts: Ennis, Martin, Redhage 4 each 		boxscore Pts: Daniel Johnson 18
Rebs: Daniel Johnson 8
Asts: Adam Gibson 9 		Attendance: 13,291
Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid
11 April Adelaide 36ers 89–84
(Series: Series tied, 1–1) 		Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
7:00 p.m. CST Scoring by quarter: 29-26, 22-15, 21-22, 17-21
One Pts: Gary Ervin 23
Rebs: Adam Gibson 9
Asts: Adam Gibson 7 		boxscore Pts: Jermaine Beal 19
Rebs: James Ennis 9
Asts: Damian Martin 4 		Attendance: 8,127
Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid
13 April Perth Wildcats 93–59
(Series: Perth wins series, 2–1) 		Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
11:00 a.m. WST Scoring by quarter: 18-15, 29-14, 23-19, 23-11
Network Ten Pts: Shawn Redhage 16
Rebs: Greg Hire 9
Asts: Greg Hire 5 		boxscore Pts: Anthony Petrie 20
Rebs: Luke Schenscher 7
Asts: Jason Cadee 3 		Attendance: 13,498
Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid

Regular season series

Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 334-333 points differential to Adelaide:

11 October 2013 Perth Wildcats 83–80 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
22 November 2013 Adelaide 36ers 91–86 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
14 February 2014 Perth Wildcats 85–61 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
14 March 2014 Adelaide 36ers 102–79 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena, Adelaide

See also

References

  1. ^ "2013/14 NBL Finals Information". NBL. March 24, 2014. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
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