1983 NBL Finals

The 1983 NBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball League's 1983 season, which began in February. The finals began on 23 June. The tournament concluded with the Canberra Cannons defeating the West Adelaide Bearcats in the NBL Grand Final on 4 July.

Format The NBL finals series in 1983 consisted of the divisional finals (which was a round-robin fixture for the top eight teams), two semifinal games, and one championship-deciding grand final. The finals were contested between the top eight teams of the regular season, with the final four weekend split between two Melbourne venues – Burwood Stadium and Kilsyth Stadium.

Qualification

Qualified teams Team Division Finalsappearance Previousappearance Previous bestperformance Sydney Supersonics Eastern 1st N/A N/A Geelong Cats Western 2nd 1982 Runner-up (1982) West Adelaide Bearcats Eastern 4th 1982 Champions (1982) Canberra Cannons Western 1st N/A N/A(1979 Grand Finalist) Nunawading Spectres Western 4th 1982 Runner-up (1981) Coburg Giants Eastern 2nd 1982 Semi-finalist (1982) Newcastle Falcons Eastern 1st N/A N/A St Kilda Saints Western 2nd 1980 Champions (1980)

Ladder

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.

Divisional Finals

Round Robin (East)

Round Robin (West)

Results Team Record Pointsdifferential Semi-finalsseed Sydney Supersonics 2–1 -5 N/A Geelong Cats 1–2 -37 N/A West Adelaide Bearcats 2–1 +19 #3 Canberra Cannons 3–0 +32 #1 Nunawading Spectres 2–1 +59 #2 Coburg Giants 2–1 +14 #4 Newcastle Falcons 0–3 -28 N/A St. Kilda Saints 0–3 -54 N/A

Playoff bracket

Semifinals

Grand Final

1983 NBL Finals

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