The 2022 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2021–22 NBL season and the conclusion of the season.
Format The finals was played in April and May 2022 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 The 2022 NBL Finals marked the first time in 35 years that the Perth Wildcats have not qualified for the finals, having last failed to do so in 1986. Qualified teams TeamDate ofqualificationRound ofqualificationFinalsappearancePreviousappearancePrevious bestperformanceRef. Melbourne United 10 April 2022 19 27th 2021 Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2021) Sydney Kings 14 April 2022 20 16th 2020 Champions (2003, 2004, 2005) Illawarra Hawks 22 April 2022 21 22nd 2021 Champions (2001) Tasmania JackJumpers 24 April 2022 21 1st N/A
Ladder
Seedings
Melbourne United Illawarra Hawks Sydney Kings Tasmania JackJumpers
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.
Playoff Bracket
Semifinals series (1) Melbourne United vs. (4) Tasmania JackJumpers
+Regular season seriesTasmania won 2–1 in the regular season series
(2) Illawarra Hawks vs. (3) Sydney Kings
+Regular season seriesIllawarra won 3–1 in the regular season series
Grand Final series (3) Sydney Kings vs. (4) Tasmania JackJumpers
+Regular season seriesSydney won 2–1 in the regular season series
Media coverage Television Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by ESPN. All games are available live on ESPN and the streaming platform Kayo Freebies. Network 10 will broadcast Sunday afternoon games on 10 Peach and 10 Play.
See also 2021–22 NBL season 2021–22 NBL regular season
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