1983 NBL Finals

1983 NBL Finals
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration23 June – 4 July
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)ABC
Grand Final
ChampionsCanberra Cannons
  Runners-upWest Adelaide Bearcats
Finals MVPNot awarded
Seasons

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
Sydney Supersonics Eastern 1st N/A N/A
Geelong Cats Western 2nd 1982 Runner-up (1982)
West Adelaide Bearcats Eastern 4th 1982 Champions (1982)
Canberra Cannons Western 1st N/A N/A
(1979 Grand Finalist)
Nunawading Spectres Western 4th 1982 Runner-up (1981)
Coburg Giants Eastern 2nd 1982 Semi-finalist (1982)
Newcastle Falcons Eastern 1st N/A N/A
St Kilda Saints Western 2nd 1980 Champions (1980)

Ladder

Eastern Division

Pos 1983 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Sydney Supersonics 22 19 3 86.36% 4–1 W2 11–0 8–3 1956 1710 114.39%
2 West Adelaide Bearcats 22 17 5 77.27% 4–1 W4 10–1 7–4 2180 1972 110.55%
3 Coburg Giants1 22 13 9 59.09% 1–4 L1 9–2 4–7 1976 1920 102.92%
4 Newcastle Falcons1 22 13 9 59.09% 3–2 L1 8–3 5–6 2143 2076 103.23%
5 Brisbane Bullets 22 10 12 45.45% 4–1 W3 6–5 4–7 1734 1763 98.36%
6 Frankston Bears 22 6 16 27.27% 0–5 L6 3–8 3–8 1809 1863 97.10%
7 Illawarra Hawks 22 4 18 18.18% 3–2 L1 3–8 1–10 1929 2128 90.65%
8 Devonport Warriors 22 2 20 09.09% 1–4 W1 1–10 1–10 1674 2068 80.95%

Western Division

Pos 1983 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Geelong Cats 22 18 4 81.82% 5–0 W6 9–2 9–2 1953 1736 112.50%
2 Canberra Cannons 22 16 6 72.73% 4–1 W1 9–2 7–4 2049 1777 115.31%
3 Nunawading Spectres 22 15 7 68.18% 3–2 W1 9–2 6–5 1964 1760 111.59%
4 St. Kilda Saints2 22 12 10 54.55% 2–3 W1 8–3 4–7 1971 1942 101.49%
5 Bankstown Bruins2 22 12 10 54.55% 3–2 L1 6–5 6–5 1737 1728 100.52%
6 Adelaide 36ers 22 11 11 50.00% 2–3 L1 7–4 4–7 2002 2047 97.80%
7 Westate Wildcats 22 6 16 27.27% 0–5 L5 5–6 1–10 1929 2171 88.85%
8 Hobart Devils 22 2 20 09.09% 0–5 L10 2–9 0–11 1757 2102 83.59%

Updated to match(es) played on 18 June 1983. Source: NBL.com.au

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

Date Home Score Away Box Score
23/06/1983 Coburg Giants 79–80 Sydney Supersonics {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore
24/06/1983 St. Kilda Saints 94–95 Geelong Cats {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore
24/06/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 93–86 Newcastle Falcons {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore
24/06/1983 Canberra Cannons 89–81 Nunawading Spectres {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore
25/06/1983 Geelong Cats 81–86 Canberra Cannons {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore
25/06/1983 Nunawading Spectres 109–75 St. Kilda Saints {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore
25/06/1983 Newcastle Falcons 87–101 Coburg Giants {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore
25/06/1983 Sydney Supersonics 78–91 West Adelaide Bearcats {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore
26/06/1983 Nunawading Spectres 107–74 Geelong Cats {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore
26/06/1983 Sydney Supersonics 101–94 Newcastle Falcons {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore
26/06/1983 Canberra Cannons 104–85 St. Kilda Saints {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore
26/06/1983 Coburg Giants 105–104 West Adelaide Bearcats {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore

Round Robin (East)

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 West Adelaide Bearcats 3 2 1 288 269 +19 Qualification to semifinals
2 Coburg Giants 3 2 1 285 271 +14
3 Sydney Supersonics 3 2 1 259 264 −5
4 Newcastle Falcons 3 0 3 267 295 −28
Source: websites.sportstg.com/

Round Robin (West)

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Canberra Cannons 3 3 0 279 247 +32 Qualification to semifinals
2 Nunawading Spectres 3 2 1 297 238 +59
3 Geelong Cats 3 1 2 250 287 −37
4 St. Kilda Saints 3 0 3 254 308 −54
Source: websites.sportstg.com/

Results

Team Record Points
differential		 Semi-finals
seed
Sydney Supersonics 2–1 -5 N/A
Geelong Cats 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
Newcastle Falcons 0–3 -28 N/A
St. Kilda Saints 0–3 -54 N/A

Playoff bracket

Semifinals Grand Final
      
1 Canberra Cannons 80
4 Coburg Giants 75
1 Canberra Cannons 75
2 West Adelaide Bearcats 73
2 Nunawading Spectres 77
3 West Adelaide Bearcats 84


Semifinals

Date Home Score Away Box Score
1/07/1983 Nunawading Spectres 77–84 West Adelaide Bearcats {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore
1/07/1983 Canberra Cannons 80–75 Coburg Giants {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore

Grand Final

Date Home Score Away Box Score
4/07/1983 Canberra Cannons 75–73 West Adelaide Bearcats {{{venue}}} {{{crowd}}} boxscore

See also

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