1986 NBL Finals

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1986 NBL Finals
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 1-19 October 1986
Number of teams 6
TV partner(s) ABC
SAS-10 (Adelaide)
TV0 (Brisbane)
NBL Finals
Champions Adelaide 36ers
  Runners-up Brisbane Bullets
Finals MVP Mark Davis

The 1986 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 1986 season of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Adelaide 36ers defeated the Brisbane Bullets in three games (2-1) for the first NBL championship.

Format

The 1986 National Basketball League Finals was played in October 1986 between the top six teams of the regular season, consisting of knockout Quarter and Semi-finals followed by the leagues first ever three game Grand Final series. .

Qualification

Qualified teams

Team Finals
appearance
Previous
appearance
Previous best
performance
Adelaide 36ers 3rd 1985 Runner-up (1985)
Canberra Cannons 5th 1985 Champions (1983, 1984)
Brisbane Bullets 5th 1985 Champions (1985)
Sydney Supersonics 2nd 1983 1983 minor premiers
Illawarra Hawks 2nd 1984 8th in 1984
West Sydney Westars 1st - First season in NBL

Ladder

# Team Pld W L Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against % Win %
1 Adelaide 36ers 26 24 2 5-0 W5 13-0 11-2 3,016 2,510 120.16% 92.31%
2 Canberra Cannons 26 19 7 4-1 W1 11-2 8-5 2,718 2,520 107.86% 73.11%
3 Brisbane Bullets 26 17 9 3-2 W1 10-3 7-6 2,650 2,485 106.64% 65.38%
4 West Sydney Westars 26 15 12 3-2 L1 8-5 6-7 2,518 2,438 103.28% 53.85%
5 Illawarra Hawks 26 15 11 3-2 W2 10-3 5-8 2,551 2,472 103.20% 57.69%
6 Sydney Supersonics 26 14 11 3-2 W2 8-5 7-6 2,519 2,492 101.08% 57.69%
7 Geelong Supercats 26 14 12 2-3 W1 8-5 6-7 2,875 2,889 99.52% 53.85%
8 Coburg Giants 26 14 12 2-3 W2 9-4 5-8 2,841 2,825 100.57% 53.85%
9 Nunawading Spectres 26 12 14 4-1 L1 8-5 4-9 2,592 2,642 98.11% 46.15%
10 Newcastle Falcons 26 10 16 1-4 L4 6-7 4-9 2,782 2,878 96.66% 38.46%
11 Hobart Devils 26 9 17 2-3 L1 7-6 2-11 2,606 2,704 96.38% 34.62%
12 Perth Wildcats 26 8 18 0-5 L5 6-7 2-11 2,458 2,693 91.27% 30.77%
13 Melbourne Tigers 26 6 20 1-4 L1 5-8 1-12 2,822 3,089 91.36% 23.08%
14 St Kilda Saints 26 5 21 1-4 L2 3-10 2-11 2,742 3,053 89.81% 19.23%

Quarter-finals

(3) Brisbane Bullets vs (4) Sydney Supersonics

October 1
Brisbane Bullets 100, Sydney Supersonics 82
Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 14-6, 41-23, 22-33
Pts: Leroy Loggins 28
Rebs: Leroy Loggins 10
Asts: Cal Bruton 6
Pts: Kendal Pinder 27
Rebs: Kendal Pinder 14
Asts: Wayne Burden 4
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Steve Bignell

(6) West Sydney Westars vs (5) Illawarra Hawks

October 1
West Sydney Westars 86, Illawarra Hawks 105
Scoring by quarter: 12-31, 24-24, 20-23, 30-27
Pts: Harmison, Kelley 20 each
Rebs: Vince Kelley 21
Asts: Damian Keogh 6
Pts: Borner, Hammond 20 each
Rebs: Don Bickett 11
Asts: Alphonse Hammond 6
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Ray Hunt, Bob Barnett

Semi-finals

(2) Canberra Cannons vs (2) Brisbane Bullets

October 4
Canberra Cannons 100, Brisbane Bullets 120
Scoring by quarter: 30-19, 23-29, 27-36, 20-36
Pts: Simon Cottrell 25
Rebs: James Crawford 14
Asts: Phil Smyth 4
Pts: Leroy Loggins 43
Rebs: Leroy Loggins 9
Asts: Ron Radliff 3
AIS Arena, Canberra
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Geoff Weeks

(1) Adelaide 36ers vs (5) Illawarra Hawks

October 4
Adelaide 36ers 116, Illawarra Hawks 92
Scoring by quarter: 28-14, 27-24, 36-23, 25-31
Pts: Darryl Pearce 28
Rebs: Mark Davis 14
Asts: Darryl Pearce 7
Pts: Ray Borner 28
Rebs: Ray Borner 14
Asts: McLeod, Kubank 4 each
Apollo Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ray Hunt, Bill Mildenhall

Grand Final series

After the Grand Final had been the traditional single game since the league began in 1979, the NBL introduced a three game Grand Final series for 1986.

(1) Adelaide 36ers vs (3) Brisbane Bullets

Game 1

October 11
7:30 p.m. EST
Brisbane Bullets 119, Adelaide 36ers 122 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 26-24, 15-28, 32-24, 38-35, Overtime: 8-11
Pts: Leroy Loggins 38
Rebs: Larry Sengstock 8
Asts: Ron Radliff 6
Pts: Mark Davis 38
Rebs: Mark Davis 23
Asts: Mark Davis 5
Adelaide leads series, 1–0
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Ray Hunt, Steve Bignell

Game 2

October 17
7:30 p.m. CST
Adelaide 36ers 83, Brisbane Bullets 104
Scoring by quarter: 20-31, 33-23, 18-31, 12-19
Pts: Darryl Pearce 29
Rebs: Bill Jones 17
Asts: Darryl Pearce 6
Pts: Cal Bruton 38
Rebs: Leroy Loggins 11
Asts: Ron Radliff 5
Series tied, 1–1
Apollo Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ray Hunt, Eddie Crouch

Game 3

October 19
2:00 p.m. CST
Adelaide 36ers 113, Brisbane Bullets 91
Scoring by quarter: 35-25, 19-27, 26-24, 33-15
Pts: Darryl Pearce 27
Rebs: Mark Davis 25
Asts: Darryl Pearce 2
Pts: Cal Bruton 31
Rebs: Larry Sengstock 14
Asts: Leroy Loggins 5
Adelaide wins series and NBL Championship, 2–1
Grand Final MVP: Mark Davis (Adelaide)
Apollo Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ray Hunt, Eddie Crouch

See also

References