2021 NBL Finals


The 2021 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2020–21 NBL season and the conclusion of the season.

Format

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.

Qualification

Seedings

  1. [2020–21 2020–21 Melbourne United season|Melbourne United season|Melbourne United]
  2. [2020–21 2020–21 Perth Wildcats season|Perth Wildcats season|Perth Wildcats]
  3. [2020–21 2020–21 Illawarra Hawks season|Illawarra Hawks season|Illawarra Hawks]
  4. [2020–21 2020–21 South East Melbourne Phoenix season|South East Melbourne Phoenix season|South East Melbourne Phoenix]
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.

Semi-finals series

(2) Perth Wildcats vs. (3) Illawarra Hawks

Perth won 3–1 in the regular season series


(1) Melbourne United vs. (4) South East Melbourne Phoenix

Melbourne won 3–2 in the regular season series


Grand Final series

(1) Melbourne United vs. (2) Perth Wildcats

Melbourne won 3–2 in the regular season series