2017 LBA Finals explained

League:LBA
Year:2017
Team A:Umana Reyer Venezia
Team A Coach:Walter De Raffaele
Team A Games:4
Team B:Dolomiti Energia Trento
Team B Coach:Maurizio Buscaglia
Team B Games:2
Dates:June 10–20, 2015
Mvp: Melvin Ejim

The 2017 LBA Finals was the championship series of the 2016–17 regular season, of the Lega Basket Serie A, known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A PosteMobile, the highest professional basketball league in Italy, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The second placed Umana Reyer Venezia possessing home advantage (with the first two, the fifth and the seventh games at the Palasport Giuseppe Taliercio) and the 4th placed Dolomiti Energia Trento contested for the title in a best-of-7 showdown, from June 10 to 20, 2017.These were the first Finals for Trento and the 3rd for Venezia.

Umana Reyer Venezia won their 3rd title by beating Dolomiti Energia Trento in game 6 of the finals.[1]

Melvin Ejim of the Umana Reyer Venezia was named MVP in the league's Finals series of the playoffs.[2]

Road to the finals

Dolomiti Energia Trento
2nd best league recordRegular season 4th best league record
Defeated the 7th seeded The Flexx Pistoia, 3-1QuarterfinalsDefeated the 5th seeded Banco di Sardegna Sassari, 3-0
Defeated the 3rd seeded Sidigas Avellino, 4-2SemifinalsDefeated the 1st seeded EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, 4-1

Regular season series

Series

Game 6


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Serie A Finals MVP
  • Melvin Ejim
    Game rules
  • Game played under FIBA rules.
  • Rosters

    Dolomiti Energia Trento

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Reyer campione, è il giorno della festa . . 23 June 2017 . nuovavenezia.gelocal.it . 29 June 2017 . Italian . Reyer champions, it is the day of celebrations.
    2. Web site: Melvin Ejim della Reyer Venezia è l'MVP delle finali scudetto. . 20 June 2017 . Sportando.com . 22 June 2017 . Italian . Melvin Ejim of Reyer Venezia is the MVP of the finals .