1985 NBL Finals

June 2020 June 2020 June 2020 1985 NBL Finals National Basketball League Basketball 24 August - 7 September 1985 6 ABCSAS (Adelaide)TV0 (Brisbane) NBL Finals Brisbane Bullets Adelaide 36ers Not awarded NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award 1984 NBL Finals 1984 1985 NBL Finals 1985 The 1985 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 1985 season of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). The Brisbane Bullets defeated the Adelaide 36ers to win their first NBL championship. Format The 1985 National Basketball League Finals was played between 24 August and 7 September between the top six teams of the regular season, consisting of two Elimination Finals, two Semifinals and the Grand Final. All Finals games were sudden death and for the first time the higher placed teams were given home court advantage. The top two teams of the regular season, the Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers, automatically qualified to host their respective Semifinals. Qualification Qualified teams Team Finalsappearance Previousappearance Previous bestperformance Brisbane Bullets 4th 1984 Runner up (1984) Adelaide 36ers 2nd 1984 6th in 1984 Canberra Cannons 4th 1984 Champions (1983, 1984) Nunawading Spectres 5th 1984 Runner up (1981) Coburg Giants 4th 1984 4th (1983, 1984) Newcastle Falcons 3rd 1984 5th in 1984 Ladder Playoff bracket Elimination Finals (3) Canberra Cannons vs (5) Coburg Giants #eee 24 August AIS Arena, Canberra ABC Eddie Crouch, Trevor Dallas 5,200 Canberra Cannons 110 Coburg Giants 87 boxscore 19-22 27-22 24-19 40-24 Herb McEachin 29 Ray Borner 27 Dave Nelson 11 Ray Borner 18 Phil Smyth 7 Borner, Carroll 4 each (4) Nunawading Spectres vs (6) Newcastle Falcons #eee 24 August The Glass House, Melbourne ABC Ray Hunt, Bill Mildenhall Nunawading Spectres 97 Newcastle Falcons 103 boxscore 20-26 28-24 18-22 31-31 Ron Lemons 38 Ian Davies 26 Lemons, Cottrell 12 each Jim Bateman 12 Brendan Joyce 12 Ian Robilliard 4 Semifinals (2) Adelaide 36ers vs (6) Newcastle Falcons #eee 31 August Apollo Stadium, Adelaide SAS Eddie Crouch, Bill Mildenhall 3,000 Adelaide 36ers 151 Newcastle Falcons 103 boxscore 28-34 42-27 35-23 46-19 Al Green 45 Michael Johnson 37 Mark Davis 14 Jim Bateman 13 Darryl Pearce 6 Ian Davies 2 (1) Brisbane Bullets vs (6) Canberra Cannons #eee 31 August Sleeman Sports Centre, Brisbane TV0 Ray Hunt, Geoff Weeks 2,700 Brisbane Bullets 93 Canberra Cannons 76 boxscore 26-20 24-15 18-22 25-19 Leroy Loggins 28 Dave Nelson 17 Leroy Loggins 12 Phil Smyth 9 Cal Bruton 7 Jamie Kennedy 4 Grand Final (1) Brisbane Bullets vs (2) Adelaide 36ers #eee 7 September Sleeman Sports Centre, Brisbane TV0 Ray Hunt, Eddie Crouch 2,700 Brisbane Bullets 121 Adelaide 36ers 95 boxscore 26-27 29-18 23-29 43-21 Leroy Loggins 41 Mark Davis 28 Chris Mcgraw 10 Mark Davis 18 Larry Sengstock 6 Darryl Pearce 8 Brisbane wins the NBL Championship See also 1985 NBL season References Finals Category:National Basketball League (Australia) Finals