The 2023 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2023 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2022–23 season, which began on 28 September 2022. The playoffs started on May 27 after the EuroLeague Final Four, which was played on May 19–21, and ended on June 20.
Real Madrid was the defending champion, but was swept in the final series by Barça, who won their 20th title (17th in the ACB era), returning to glory since their last triumph in 2021.
Format At the end of the regular season, the eight teams with the most wins qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record.
The bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. The quarterfinals are best-of-three series; the team that wins two games advances to the next round. This round is in a 1–1–1 format. From the semifinals onward, the rounds are best-of-five series; the team that wins three games advances to the next round. These rounds, including the Finals, are in a 2–2–1 format. Home court advantage in any round belong to the higher-seeded team.
Playoff qualifying On April 2, 2023, Barça became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.
Seed Team Record Clinched Playoff berth Seeded team Top seed 1 Barça 29–5 April 2 April 30 May 14 2 Cazoo Baskonia 28–6 April 9 April 30 – 3 Real Madrid 28–6 April 9 May 7 – 4 Lenovo Tenerife 24–10 April 23 May 23 – 5 Unicaja 24–10 April 20 – – 6 Dreamland Gran Canaria 19–15 April 30 – – 7 Joventut 19–15 April 26 – – 8 Valencia Basket 17–17 May 24 – –
Bracket Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game, and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
Quarterfinals All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00) Barça v Valencia Basket
+Barça won 2–0 in the regular season series This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning four of the first five meetings. +Barça leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series
Cazoo Baskonia v Joventut
+Baskonia won 2–0 in the regular season series This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Joventut winning two of the first three meetings. +Joventut leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series
Real Madrid v Dreamland Gran Canaria
+Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning the previous four meetings. +Madrid leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series
Lenovo Tenerife v Unicaja
+Tied 1–1 in the regular season series This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Unicaja winning the first one. +Unicaja leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
Semifinals All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00) Barça v Unicaja
+Barça won 2–0 in the regular season series This will be the 10th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning the previous nine meetings. +Barça leads 9–0 in all-time playoff series
Real Madrid v Joventut
+Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning eight of the previous ten meetings. +Madrid leads 8–2 in all-time playoff series
Finals All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
+Barça won 2–0 in the regular season series This was the 22nd playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning 11 out of the first 21 meetings. +Madrid leads 11–10 in all-time playoff series
References
External links Official website Playoffs review