1983 NBL Finals explained

1983 NBL Finals
League:	National Basketball League
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	23 June – 4 July
No Of Teams:	8
Tv:	ABC
Finals:	Grand Final
Finals Champ:	Canberra Cannons
Finals Runner-Up:	West Adelaide Bearcats
Finals Mvp:	Not awarded
Finals Mvp Link:	NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award
Prevseason Link:	1982 NBL Finals
Prevseason Year:	1982
Nextseason Link:	1984 NBL Finals
Nextseason Year:	1984

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	Finals appearance	Previous appearance	Previous best performance
	Eastern	1st	N/A	N/A
	Western	2nd		Runner-up (1982)
	Eastern	4th		Champions (1982)
	Western	1st	N/A	N/A (1979 Grand Finalist)
	Western	4th		Runner-up (1981)
	Eastern	2nd		Semi-finalist (1982)
	Eastern	1st	N/A	N/A
	Western	2nd		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

Results

Team	Record	Points differential	Semi-finals seed
	2–1	-5	N/A
	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
	0–3	-28	N/A
	0–3	-54	N/A

Playoff bracket

Semifinals

Grand Final