1991 NBL Finals

June 2020 June 2020 June 2020 1991 NBL Finals National Basketball League Basketball 25 September - 27 October 1991 6 Seven Network NBL Finals Perth Wildcats Eastside Spectres Pete Hansen NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final 1990 1992 The 1991 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 1991 season of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Perth Wildcats defeated the Eastside Spectres in three games (2-1) for their second NBL championship. Format The 1991 National Basketball League Finals started on 25 September and concluded on 27 October. The playoffs consisted of two best of three Elimination Finals, two best of three Semifinals and the best of three game Grand Final series. As the two top teams at the end of the regular season, Perth and Eastside both qualified for home court advantage during the Semifinals. Qualification Qualified teams Team Finalsappearance Previousappearance Previous bestperformance Perth Wildcats 5th 1990 Champions (1990) Eastside Spectres 7th 1990 Runner up (1981) Geelong Supercats 4th 1984 Runner up (1982) Adelaide 36ers 7th 1989 Champions (1986) North Melbourne Giants 4th 1990 Champions (1989) Melbourne Tigers 3rd 1990 5th (1989, 1990) Ladder This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series. 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. 1Head-to-Head between Eastside Spectres and Geelong Supercats (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against(+1). 23-way Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers (3-1), Melbourne Tigers (2-2) and North Melbourne Giants (1-3). 3Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+8). 4Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Southern Melbourne Saints (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+44). Playoff bracket Elimination Finals (4) Adelaide 36ers vs (5) Melbourne Tigers Game 1 #eee 25 September The Glass House, Melbourne Seven Network Bill Mildenhall, Geoff Weeks 7,200 Melbourne Tigers 115 Adelaide 36ers 129 boxscore 40-34 27-23 28-30 20-42 Andrew Gaze 39 Darryl Pearce 29 Gaze, Simmons 8 each Mark Davis 14 Andrew Gaze 8 Butch Hays 11 Adelaide leads series, 1-0 Game 2 #eee 27 September Apollo Stadium, Adelaide Seven Network Bill Mildenhall, Geoff Weeks 3,000 Adelaide 36ers 132 Melbourne Tigers 96 boxscore 37-27 32-22 34-24 29-23 Mark Davis 31 Andrew Gaze 40 Mark Davis 15 Dave Simmons 13 Butch Hays 17 Colbert, Giddey 3 each Adelaide wins series, 2-0 (3) Geelong Supercats vs (6) North Melbourne Giants Game 1 #eee 25 September Geelong Arena Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Robert Barnett 2,000 Geelong Supercats 139 North Melbourne Giants 119 boxscore 36-30 38-31 31-30 34-88 Shane Heal 36 Scott Fisher 44 Terry Dozier 13 Scott Fisher 10 Shane Heal 11 Marty Clarke 6 Geelong leads series, 1-0 Game 2 #eee 27 September The Glass House, Melbourne Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Robert Barnett 7,000 North Melbourne Giants 136 Geelong Supercats 116 boxscore 38-31 37-25 31-25 30-35 Paul Maley 42 Vince Hinchen 27 Maley, Fisher 13 each John Dorge 9 Scott Fisher 6 Shane Heal 7 Series tied, 1-1 Game 3 #eee 29 September Geelong Arena Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Robert Barnett 2,000 Geelong Supercats 113 North Melbourne Giants 125 boxscore 29-35 31-28 30-30 23-32 Bobby Locke 31 Pat Reidy 32 Dorge, Dozier 11 each Scott Fisher 14 Shane Heal 7 Fisher, Leader 6 each North Melbourne wins series, 2-1 Semifinals (2) Eastside Spectres vs (6) North Melbourne Giants Game 1 #eee 4 October The Glass House, Melbourne Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Geoff Weeks 7,200 North Melbourne Giants 93 Eastside Spectres 99 boxscore 22-25 18-26 28-23 25-25 Paul Maley 32 Bruce Bolden 29 Paul Maley 12 Bruce Bolden 13 Scott Fisher 4 Bruce Bolden 5 Eastside leads series, 1-0 Game 2 #eee 11 October The Glass House, Melbourne Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Geoff Weeks 7,200 Eastside Spectres 115 North Melbourne Giants 104 boxscore 24-24 29-21 34-24 28-35 Bruce Bolden 27 Paul Maley 25 Bruce Bolden 18 Paul Maley 18 Perry, Lockhart 7 each Mark Leader8 Eastside wins series, 2-0 (1) Perth Wildcats vs (4) Adelaide 36ers Game 1 #eee 5 October Apollo Stadium, Adelaide Seven Network Bill Mildenhall, Robert Barnett 3,000 Adelaide 36ers 99 Perth Wildcats 102 boxscore 28-22 20-25 31-34 20-21 Mike McKay 23 Ricky Grace 24 Mark Bradtke 11 Pinder, Crawford 10 each Butch Hays 9 Ricky Grace 8 Perth leads series, 1-0 Game 2 #eee 10 October Perth Entertainment Centre Seven Network Bill Mildenhall, Robert Barnett 8,200 Perth Wildcats 105 Adelaide 36ers 104 boxscore 27-24 29-25 28-25 21-30 Ricky Grace 27 Butch Hays 23 James Crawford 10 Bradtke, Davis 9 each Ricky Grace 9 Butch Hays 8 Perth wins series, 2-0 Grand Final series (1) Perth Wildcats vs (2) Eastside Spectres Game 1 #eee 19 October The Glass House, Melbourne Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Bill Mildenhall 7,200 Eastside Spectres 83 Perth Wildcats 109 boxscore 19-34 22-21 22-23 20-31 Bruce Bolden 22 Ricky Grace 21 Dean Uthoff 13 Andrew Vlahov 11 Darren Perry 8 Ricky Grace 7 Perth leads series, 1-0 Game 2 #eee 25 October Perth Entertainment Centre Seven Network Bill Mildenhall, Eddie Crouch 8,200 Perth Wildcats 81 Eastside Spectres 86 boxscore 22-21 25-22 15-26 19-17 Ricky Grace 17 Bruce Bolden 25 Andrew Vlahov 11 Kent Lockhart 12 Ricky Grace 7 Perry, Uthoff 4 each Series tied, 1-1 Game 3 #eee 27 October Perth Entertainment Centre Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Bill Mildenhall 8,200 Perth Wildcats 90 Eastside Spectres 80 boxscore 22-27 25-31 13-22 26-29 Pinder, Crawford 19 each Bruce Bolden 29 James Crawford 14 Bruce Bolden 15 Mike Ellis 7 Kent Lockhart 4 Perth wins series, 2–1Grand Final MVP: Pete Hansen (Perth) See also 1991 NBL season References Finals Category:National Basketball League (Australia) Finals