1990 NBL Finals

June 2020 June 2020 June 2020 1990 NBL Finals National Basketball League Basketball 26 September - 28 October 1990 6 Seven Network NBL Finals Perth Wildcats Brisbane Bullets Ricky Grace NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final 1989 1991 The 1990 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 1990 season of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Perth Wildcats defeated the Brisbane Bullets in three games (2-1) for their first NBL championship. Format The 1990 National Basketball League Finals started on 26 September and concluded on 28 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, the North Melbourne Giants and Eastside Spectres both qualified for home court advantage during the Semifinals. Qualification Qualified teams Team Finalsappearance Previousappearance Previous bestperformance North Melbourne Giants 3rd 1989 Champions (1989) Eastside Spectres 6th 1985 Runner up (1981) Brisbane Bullets 8th 1988 Champions (1985, 1987) Perth Wildcats 4th 1989 Runner up (1987) Melbourne Tigers 2nd 1989 5th in 1989 Sydney Kings 2nd 1989 4th in 1989 Ladder 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 Brisbane Bullets (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against (+7). 2Head-to-Head between Melbourne Tigers and Perth Wildcats (1-1). Melbourne Tigers won For and Against (+11). 3Sydney Kings won Head-to-Head (2-0). Playoff bracket Elimination Finals (4) Perth Wildcats vs (5) Melbourne Tigers Game 1 #eee 26 September Perth Entertainment Centre Seven Network Bill Mildenhall, Geoff Weeks 8,200 Perth Wildcats 122 Melbourne Tigers 100 boxscore 26-24 29-29 28-22 39-25 Ricky Grace 30 Dave Colbert 52 Kendal Pinder 11 Dave Colbert 9 Ricky Grace 7 Nigel Purchase 4 Perth lead the series 1-0 Game 2 #eee 28 September The Glass House, Melbourne Seven Network Bill Mildenhall, Geoff Weeks 7,200 Melbourne Tigers 113 Perth Wildcats 123 boxscore 24-21 32-32 28-31 29-39 Dave Colbert 42 Kendal Pinder 29 Colbert, Simmons 9 each James Crawford 9 Nigel Purchase 7 Mike Ellis 10 Perth win the series 2-0 (3) Brisbane Bullets vs (6) Sydney Kings Game 1 #eee 26 September State Sports Centre, Sydney Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Ray Hunt 5,006 Sydney Kings 98 Brisbane Bullets 87 boxscore 25-19 24-24 21-26 28-18 Damian Keogh 26 Andre Moore 28 Mark Ridlen 13 Leroy Loggins 11 Damian Keogh 5 Derek Rucker 6 Sydney lead the series 1-0 Game 2 #eee 28 September Brisbane Entertainment Centre Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Ray Hunt Brisbane Bullets 124 Sydney Kings 96 boxscore 30-30 28-20 38-21 28-25 Derek Rucker 37 Steve Carfino 30 Loggins, Moore 10 each Ridlen, Svaldenis 6 each Derek Rucker 5 Carfino, Robilliard, Dalton 5 each Series tied at 1-1 Game 3 #eee 30 September Brisbane Entertainment Centre Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Ray Hunt Brisbane Bullets 107 Sydney Kings 104 boxscore 33-25 28-23 25-26 21-30 Derek Rucker 46 Mark Ridlen 35 Andre Moore 9 Mark Dalton 9 Rucker, Fox 6 each Steve Carfino 4 Brisbane wins the series 2-1 Semifinals (2) Eastside Spectres vs (3) Brisbane Bullets Game 1 #eee 6 October Brisbane Entertainment Centre Seven Network Bill Mildenhall, Ray Hunt Brisbane Bullets 121 Eastside Spectres 111 boxscore 38-30 23-22 26-26 34-33 Andre Moore 36 Darren Perry 22 Andre Moore 13 Dean Uthoff 12 Greg Fox 9 Darren Perry 12 Brisbane lead the series 1-0 Game 2 #eee 13 October The Glass House, Melbourne Seven Network Bill Mildenhall, Ray Hunt 7,200 Eastside Spectres 119 Brisbane Bullets 120 boxscore 26-32 31-28 27-35 29-18 Bruce Bolden 35 Andre Moore 35 Dean Uthoff 12 Andre Moore 10 Bruce Bolden 8 Greg Fox 10 Brisbane wins the series 2-0 (1) North Melbourne Giants vs (4) Perth Wildcats Game 1 #eee 6 October Perth Entertainment Centre Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Geoff Weeks 8,200 Perth Wildcats 121 North Melbourne Giants 111 boxscore 29-28 28-30 35-29 29-24 Ricky Grace 39 Scott Fisher 27 Kendal Pinder 14 Scott Fisher 12 Mike Ellis 12 Joe Hillman 7 Perth lead the series 1-0 Game 2 #eee 12 October The Glass House, Melbourne Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Geoff Weeks 7,200 North Melbourne Giants 131 Perth Wildcats 110 boxscore 31-23 31-37 35-23 34-27 Scott Fisher 35 Ricky Grace 25 Scott Fisher 14 James Crawford 15 Joe Hillman 4 Mike Ellis 7 Series tied at 1-1 Game 3 #eee 14 October The Glass House, Melbourne Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Geoff Weeks 7,200 North Melbourne Giants 110 Perth Wildcats 112 boxscore 20-25 34-23 26-30 20-22 10-12 Scott Fisher 32 Kendal Pinder 28 Scott Fisher 21 Kendal Pinder 13 Hillman, Fisher 4 each Ricky Grace 11 Perth win the series 2-1 Grand Final series The 1990 Grand Final series between the Brisbane Bullets and Perth Wildcats saw a then record aggregate attendance for an NBL Grand Final series with 34,580 attending the 3 games. Game 2 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre attracted a then record Australian indoor sporting attendance (and NBL record crowd) of 13,221. (3) Brisbane Bullets vs (4) Perth Wildcats Game 1 #eee 19 October Perth Entertainment Centre Seven Network Bill Mildenhall, Eddie Crouch 8,200 Perth Wildcats 112 Brisbane Bullets 106 boxscore 32-20 20-32 32-23 28-31 Ricky Grace 32 Derek Rucker 27 James Crawford 14 Andre Moore 14 Mike Ellis 9 Derek Rucker 10 Perth leads series 1-0 Game 2 #eee 26 October Brisbane Entertainment Centre Seven Network Bill Mildenhall, Eddie Crouch 13,221 Brisbane Bullets 106 Perth Wildcats 90 boxscore 28-20 23-17 34-27 21-26 Derek Rucker 27 James Crawford 22 Andre Moore 13 James Crawford 14 Derek Rucker 7 Ricky Grace 7 Series tied at 1-1 Game 3 #eee 28 October Brisbane Entertainment Centre Seven Network Eddie Crouch, Bill Mildenhall 13,159 Brisbane Bullets 86 Perth Wildcats 109 boxscore 22-27 25-31 13-22 26-29 Derek Rucker 21 Ricky Grace 25 Andre Moore 9 Kendal Pinder 8 Derek Rucker 5 Grace, Ellis 7 each Perth wins series and NBL Championship 2–1Grand Final MVP: Ricky Grace (Perth) See also 1990 NBL season References Finals Category:National Basketball League (Australia) Finals