| ACB Playoffs | |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Country: | Spain |
| Dates: | 20 May – 16 June 2017 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Defending Champions: | Real Madrid |
| Winners: | Valencia Basket (1st title) |
| Second: | Real Madrid |
| Semifinal1: | Baskonia |
| Semifinal2: | Unicaja |
| Matches: | 23 |
| Prev Season: | 2016 |
| Next Season: | 2018 |
The 2017 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2017 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2016–17 season, which began September 30, 2016. The playoffs started on 20 May 2017,[1] and ended on 16 June 2017 with the Finals.
Real Madrid was the defending champion, but lost the title to Valencia Basket in the finals, who won its first league ever.
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 has two wins 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 has three wins 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.
On 9 April 2017, Real Madrid became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[2]
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoff berth | Seeded team | Top seed | ||||
| 1 | 25–7 | 9 April | 4 May[3] | 11 May | ||
| 2 | 23–9 | 14 April[4] | 14 May | – | ||
| 3 | 23–9 | 16 April[5] | 4 May | – | ||
| 4 | 22–10 | 19 April[6] | 14 May | – | ||
| 5 | 22–10 | 16 April[7] | – | – | ||
| 6 | 22–10 | 23 April[8] | – | – | ||
| 7 | 21–11 | 23 April[9] | – | – | ||
| 8 | 16–16 | 10 May[10] | – | – | ||
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, and the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game.
All times were in Central European Summer Time
All times were in Central European Summer Time
All times were in Central European Summer Time
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning the previous four meetings.