1981 NBL Finals

1981 NBL Finals
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 27–28 June 1981
Number of teams 4
TV partner(s) ABC
NBL Finals
Champions Launceston Casino City
  Runners-up Nunawading Spectres
Finals MVP Not awarded

The 1981 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 1981 season of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). The Launceston Casino City defeated the Nunawading Spectres to win their only NBL championship.

Format

The 1981 National Basketball League Finals was played on 27 and 28 June between the top four teams of the regular season, consisting of two knockout Semi-finals followed by the Grand Final. All Finals games were played at the Apollo Stadium in Adelaide. .

Qualification

Qualified teams

Team Finals
appearance
Previous
appearance
Previous best
performance
St. Kilda Saints* - 1980 Champions (1979, 1980)
Launceston Casino City 1st - 8th in 1980
West Adelaide Bearcats 2nd 1980 Runner up (1980)
Nunawading Spectres 2nd 1980 4th in 1980
Brisbane Bullets 2nd 1980 3rd in 1980

* St. Kilda didn't attend the finals, instead choosing to play in the World Club Championship in Brazil. The 5th placed Brisbane Bullets took their place in the NBL Finals.

Ladder

Team Pld Won Lost Last 5 Streak Home Away % Pts % Won
1 St Kilda Saints 22 17 5 5-0 W6 10-1 7-4 110 77
2 Launceston Casino City Tigers 24 16 8 5-0 W5 9-4 7-4 105 66
3 West Adelaide Bearcats 22 13 9 0-5 L6 9-2 4-7 103 59
4 Nunawading Spectres 24 14 10 3-2 L1 8-3 6-7 107 58
5 Brisbane Bullets 23 13 10 2-3 L1 6-5 7-5 107 56
6 Newcastle Falcons 23 13 10 2-3 L1 10-2 3-8 101 56
7 Canberra Cannons 22 12 10 3-2 W3 10-1 2-9 98 54
8 Illawarra Hawks 22 9 13 3-2 L1 8-3 1-10 96 40
9 City of Sydney Astronauts 22 8 14 4-1 W2 5-6 3-8 90 31
10 Coburg Giants 22 7 15 0-5 L5 6-5 1-10 96 31
11 Bankstown Bruins 22 7 15 1-4 L1 5-6 2-9 92 31
12 Forestville Eagles 22 6 16 1-4 L3 5-6 1-10 91 27

Bracket

Semi Finals Grand Final
      
1 Launceston Casino City Tigers 71
4 Brisbane Bullets 69
1 Launceston Casino City Tigers 75
2 Nunawading Spectres 54
2 West Adelaide Bearcats 71
3 Nunawading Spectres 74

Semi-finals

(2) Launceston Casino City vs (5) Brisbane Bullets

June 27
Launceston Casino City 71, Brisbane Bullets 69
Pts: Jim Ericksen 23
Rebs: NA
Asts: NA
Pts: Leroy Loggins 31
Rebs: NA
Asts: NA

(3) West Adelaide Bearcats vs (4) Nunawading Spectres

June 27
West Adelaide Bearcats 71, Nunawading Spectres 74
Pts: Al Green 20
Rebs: NA
Asts: NA
Pts: Rob Mayberry 27
Rebs: NA
Asts: NA

Grand Final

(2) Launceston Casino City vs (4) Nunawading Spectres

June 28
Launceston Casino City 75, Nunawading Spectres 54
Pts: Cliff Martin 25
Rebs: NA
Asts: NA
Pts: Rob Mayberry 16
Rebs: NA
Asts: NA
Launceston wins the NBL Championship
Apollo Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,000

See also

References

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