2015 NBL Finals | |
League: | National Basketball League |
Sport: | Basketball |
Pixels: | 250px |
Duration: | February 2015–March 2015 |
No Of Teams: | 4 |
Tv: | Network Ten (Australia) NBL.TV (online) LiveBasketball.TV (online) |
Finals: | NBL Finals |
Finals Champ: | New Zealand Breakers |
Finals Runner-Up: | Cairns Taipans |
Finals Mvp: | Cedric Jackson |
Finals Mvp Link: | NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award |
Prevseason Link: | 2014 NBL Finals |
Prevseason Year: | 2014 |
Nextseason Link: | 2016 NBL Finals |
Nextseason Year: | 2016 |
The 2015 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2014–15 NBL season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The New Zealand Breakers defeated the Cairns Taipans in two games (2–0) to claim their fourth NBL championship.
The 2014–15 National Basketball League Finals will be played in February and March 2015 between the top four teams of the regular season, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.
Team | Date of qualification | Round of qualification | Finals appearance | Previous appearance | Previous best performance |
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25 January 2015 | 16 | 6th | Champions (2011, 2012, 2013) | ||
30 January 2015 | 17 | 5th | Runners-up (2011) | ||
7 February 2015 | 18 | 29th | Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014) | ||
13 February 2015 | 19 | 23rd | Champions (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002) | ||
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.
Regular season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 303-291 points differential to Cairns:
Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 356-340 points differential to New Zealand:
Regular season series
Cairns won 3–1 in the regular season series: