The 2021 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2020–21 NBL season and the conclusion of the season.
Format The finals are being played in June 2021 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 hosts the first, third and fifth games.
Qualification
Qualified teams TeamDate ofqualificationRound ofqualificationFinalsappearancePreviousappearancePrevious bestperformanceRef.Melbourne United13 May 20211826th2020Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018)Perth Wildcats15 May 20211835th2020Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020)Illawarra Hawks1 June 20212121st2017Champions (2001) S.E. Melbourne Phoenix8 June 2021211stN/A
Ladder
Seedings
Melbourne United Perth Wildcats Illawarra Hawks South East Melbourne Phoenix
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 overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.
Playoff Bracket
Semi-finals series
(2) Perth Wildcats vs. (3) Illawarra Hawks
+Regular season seriesPerth won 3–1 in the regular season series
(1) Melbourne United vs. (4) South East Melbourne Phoenix
+Regular season seriesMelbourne won 3–2 in the regular season series
Grand Final series (1) Melbourne United vs. (2) Perth Wildcats
+Regular season seriesMelbourne won 3–2 in the regular season series
See also
2020–21 NBL season
References