1985 NBL Finals

1985 NBL Finals
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 24 August - 7 September 1985
Number of teams 6
TV partner(s) ABC
SAS (Adelaide)
TV0 (Brisbane)
NBL Finals
Champions Brisbane Bullets
  Runners-up Adelaide 36ers
Finals MVP Not awarded

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 Quarter finals, two Semi-finals 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 Semi-finals.

Qualification

Qualified teams

TeamFinals
appearance		Previous
appearance		Previous best
performance
Brisbane Bullets4th1984Runner up (1984)
Adelaide 36ers2nd19846th in 1984
Canberra Cannons4th1984Champions (1983, 1984)
Nunawading Spectres5th1984Runner up (1981)
Coburg Giants4th19844th (1983, 1984)
Newcastle Falcons3rd19845th in 1984

Ladder

Team Pld Won Lost Last 5 Streak Home Away % Pts % Won
1 Brisbane Bullets 28 22 6 4-1 W4 14-1 8-5 121 78
2 Adelaide 36ers 28 21 7 3-2 L1 12-2 9-5 116 75
3 Nunawading Spectres 27 19 8 3-2 L1 10-4 9-4 107 70
4 Canberra Cannons 28 20 8 3-2 L1 8-6 12-2 106 71
5 Coburg Giants 27 18 9 4-1 L1 11-2 7-7 106 66
6 Newcastle Falcons 28 17 11 2-3 L1 9-4 8-7 100 60
7 Geelong Cats 26 15 11 2-3 L1 8-5 7-6 107 57
8 Perth Wildcats 26 13 13 3-2 W3 9-4 4-9 99 50
9 Illawarra Hawks 26 10 16 1-4 L1 6-7 4-9 90 38
10 St Kilda Saints 26 10 16 2-3 L1 7-6 3-10 96 38
11 Sydney Supersonics 26 9 17 1-4 L1 6-7 4-9 95 34
12 Bankstown Bruins 26 6 20 3-2 W1 3-10 3-10 93 23
13 Melbourne Tigers 26 5 21 1-4 L2 3-10 2-11 81 19
14 Hobart Devils 26 2 24 0-5 L8 2-11 0-13 82 7

Quarter finals

(3) Canberra Cannons vs (5) Coburg Giants

August 24
Canberra Cannons 110, Coburg Giants 87
Scoring by quarter: 19-22, 27-22, 24-19, 40-24
Pts: Herb Mceachin 29
Rebs: Dave Nelson 11
Asts: Phil Smyth 7		 Pts: Ray Borner 27
Rebs: Ray Borner 18
Asts: Borner, Carroll 4 each
AIS Arena, Canberra
Attendance: 5,200
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Trevor Dallas

(4) Nunawading Spectres vs (6) Newcastle Falcons

August 24
Nunawading Spectres 97, Newcastle Falcons 103
Scoring by quarter: 20-26, 28-24, 18-22, 31-31
Pts: Ron Lemons 38
Rebs: Lemons, Cottrell 12 each
Asts: Brendan Joyce 12		 Pts: Ian Davies 26
Rebs: Jim Bateman 12
Asts: Ian Robilliard 4
The Glass House, Melbourne
Referees: Ray Hunt, Bill Mildenhall

Semi-finals

(2) Adelaide 36ers vs (6) Newcastle Falcons

August 31
Adelaide 36ers 151, Newcastle Falcons 103
Scoring by quarter: 28-34, 42-27, 35-23, 46-19
Pts: Al Green 45
Rebs: Mark Davis 14
Asts: Darryl Pearce 6		 Pts: Michael Johnson 37
Rebs: Jim Bateman 13
Asts: Ian Davies 2
Apollo Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Bill Mildenhall

(1) Brisbane Bullets vs (6) Canberra Cannons

August 31
Brisbane Bullets 93, Canberra Cannons 76
Scoring by quarter: 26-20, 24-15, 18-22, 25-19
Pts: Leroy Loggins 28
Rebs: Leroy Loggins 12
Asts: Cal Bruton 7		 Pts: Dave Nelson 17
Rebs: Phil Smyth 9
Asts: Jamie Kennedy 4
Sleeman Sports Centre, Brisbane
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Ray Hunt, Geoff Weeks

Grand final

(1) Brisbane Bullets vs (2) Adelaide 36ers

September 7
Brisbane Bullets 121, Adelaide 36ers 95
Scoring by quarter: 26-27, 29-18, 23-29, 43-21
Pts: Leroy Loggins 41
Rebs: Chris Mcgraw 10
Asts: Larry Sengstock 6		 Pts: Mark Davis 28
Rebs: Mark Davis 18
Asts: Darryl Pearce 8
Brisbane wins the NBL Championship
Sleeman Sports Centre, Brisbane
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Ray Hunt, Eddie Crouch

See also

References

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