1982 NBL Finals

June 2020 June 2020 June 2020 1982 NBL Finals National Basketball League Basketball 16–18 July 4 ABC Grand Final West Adelaide Bearcats Geelong Cats Not awarded NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award 1981 NBL Finals 1981 1983 NBL Finals 1983 The 1982 NBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball League's 1982 season, which began in February. The finals began on 16 July. The tournament concluded with the West Adelaide Bearcats defeating the Geelong Cats in the NBL Grand Final on 18 July. Format The NBL finals series in 1982 consisted of two semi-final games, and one championship-deciding grand final. The finals were contested between the top four teams of the regular season, with the finals weekend hosted at the neutral Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, New South Wales. Qualification Qualified teams Team Finalsappearance Previousappearance Previous bestperformance West Adelaide Bearcats 3rd 1981 Runner-up (1980) Geelong Cats 1st N/A N/A Nunawading Spectres 3rd 1981 Runner-up (1981) Coburg Giants 1st N/A N/A 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. Playoff bracket Semifinals (2) Geelong Cats vs (3) Nunawading Spectres #eee 16 July Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre ABC John Holden, Ray Hunt Geelong Cats 71 Nunawading Spectres 59 boxscore James Crawford 29 Chuck Harmison 16 James Crawford 13 Chuck Harmison 11 Multiple 3 Multiple 3 (1) West Adelaide Bearcats vs (4) Coburg Giants #eee 16 July Newcastle Sport2 Entertainment Centre ABC Eddie Crouch, Trevor Dallas West Adelaide Bearcats 94 Coburg Giants 74 boxscore Ken Richardson 25 Benny Lewis 25 Tied 13 Ray Borner 7 Ken Richardson 4 Multiple 1 Grand Final (1) West Adelaide Bearcats vs (2) Geelong Cats #eee 18 July Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre ABCHighlights Eddie Crouch, John Holden West Adelaide Bearcats 80 Geelong Cats 74 boxscore Leroy Loggins 32 James Crawford 21 Ken Richardson 11 Craig Herbert 7 Ray Wood 4 Cal Bruton 3 West Adelaide wins the NBL Championship See also 1982 NBL season References External links 1982 NBL season at nbl.com.au Finals Category:National Basketball League (Australia) Finals