The 2017 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2016–17 NBL season and the conclusion of the season. Perth Wildcats defeated Illawarra Hawks in three games (3-0) to claim their eighth NBL championship.
Format The 2016–17 National Basketball League Finals were played in February and March 2017 between the top four teams of the regular season, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and one best-of-five final series, where the higher seed hosted the first, third and fifth games.
Qualification
Qualified teams Team Date ofqualification Round ofqualification Finalsappearance Previousappearance Previous bestperformance Adelaide 36ers 21 January 2017 16 24th 2015 Champions (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002) Illawarra Hawks 11 February 2017 19 20th 2016 Champions (2001) Cairns Taipans 11 February 2017 19 6th 2015 Runners-up (2011, 2015) Perth Wildcats 12 February 2017 19 31st 2016 Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016)
Ladder
Seedings Adelaide 36ers Cairns Taipans Perth Wildcats Illawarra 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
Semi-finals series
(1) Adelaide 36ers vs (4) Illawarra Hawks
Regular season series
Illawarra won 3–1 in the regular season series:
(2) Cairns Taipans vs (3) Perth Wildcats
Regular season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 323-317 points differential to Perth:
Grand Final series
(3) Perth Wildcats vs (4) Illawarra Hawks
Regular season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 336-330 points differential to Perth:
See also 2016–17 NBL season
References