NBL Finals | |
Year: | 2021 |
Season: | 2020–21 |
Dates: | 10 – 25 June 2021 |
Num Teams: | 4 |
Semifinal1: | Illawarra Hawks |
Semifinal2: | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix |
Winners: | Melbourne United |
Count: | 6 |
Second: | Perth Wildcats |
Award Title: | MVP |
Award: | Jock Landale (Melbourne) |
Stat Leader Title: | Scoring leader(s) |
Stat Leader Player: | Chris Goulding (Melbourne) |
Matches: | 9 |
Prev Season: | 2020 |
Next Season: | 2022 |
Defending Champions: | Perth Wildcats |
The 2021 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2020–21 NBL season and the conclusion of the season.
The finals are being played in June 2021 between the top four teams of the regular season, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and one best-of-five final series, where the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games.[1]
Team | Date of qualification | Round of qualification | Finals appearance | Previous appearance | Previous best performance | Ref. | |
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Melbourne United | 13 May 2021 | 18 | 26th | 2020 | Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018) | [2] | |
Perth Wildcats | 15 May 2021 | 18 | 35th | 2020 | Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020) | [3] | |
Illawarra Hawks | 1 June 2021 | 21 | 21st | 2017 | Champions (2001) | [4] | |
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 8 June 2021 | 21 | 1st | N/A | [5] |
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 overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.