2023 NBL Finals#Grand Final

The finals will be played in February and March 2023 between the top six teams of the regular season, consisting of three play-in games, two best-of-three semifinal series and the best-of-five Grand Final series, where the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games.{{cite web|title=NBL23 Finals Begin Thursday Night|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/nbl23-finals-begin-thursday-night|work=NBL.com.au {{!}} NBL|date=5 February 2023|access-date=6 February 2023}}{{cite web|title=Kings v Breakers Championship Series Set|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-v-breakers-championship-series-set|work=NBL.com.au {{!}} NBL|date=19 February 2023|access-date=19 February 2023}}

The top two seeds in the regular season will automatically qualify to the semifinals. Teams ranked three to six will compete in the play-in tournament.{{cite web|title=New Finals Shake Up|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/new-finals-shake-up|work=NBL.com.au {{!}} NBL|date=2 August 2022|access-date=2 August 2022}} The third seed will play the fourth seed for third spot and the loser will play the winner of fifth or sixth for the fourth seed.{{cite web|title=Finals: What You Need to Know|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/finals-what-you-need-to-know|work=NBL.com.au {{!}} NBL|date=23 January 2023|access-date=24 January 2023}} This will be the first season the league will introduce play-in games.{{cite web|title=Play-In Tournament Confirmed|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/play-in-tournament-confirmed|work=NBL.com.au {{!}} NBL|date=27 April 2022|access-date=29 April 2022}}

{{NBL Ladder 2022–23}}

{{NBL Ladder Progression 2022–23}}

1. Sydney Kings
2. New Zealand Breakers
3. Cairns Taipans
4. Tasmania JackJumpers
5. S.E. Melbourne Phoenix
6. Perth Wildcats

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.

{{NBL Finals 2023 bracket}}

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| date = 9 February 2023

| time = 18:30

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2237135/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/wildcats-sink-phoenix-with-scorching-fourth-quarter report]

| teamA = S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

| scoreA = 99

| scoreB = 106

| teamB = Perth Wildcats

| Q1 = 22–18

| Q2 = 29–29

| Q3 = 25–18

| Q4 = 23–41

| points1 = Creek 24

| rebounds1 = Williams 17

| assist1 = Browne 5

| points2 = Cotton 26

| rebounds2 = Travers 9

| assist2 = Thomas 8

| place = John Cain Arena, Melbourne

| attendance = 5,176

| referee = Michael Aylen, Chris Reid, Ruben Woolcock

| TV = ESPN

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| date = 9 February 2023

| time = 19:30

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2237136/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/jackjumpers-take-charge-to-advance-to-semi-finals report]

| teamA = Cairns Taipans

| scoreA = 79

| scoreB = 87

| teamB = Tasmania JackJumpers

| Q1 = 16–25

| Q2 = 21–21

| Q3 = 18–19

| Q4 = 24–22

| points1 = McCall 24

| rebounds1 = Hogg 8

| assist1 = Hogg 4

| points2 = Doyle 25

| rebounds2 = Kelly 12

| assist2 = Doyle, Kelly 4

| place = Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

| attendance = 3,670

| referee = Vaughan Mayberry, Nico Fernandez, Mitch Hare

| TV = ESPN

}}

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| date = 12 February 2023

| time = 13:00

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2238356/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/hogg-lifts-taipans-over-wildcats-into-playoffs report]

| teamA = Cairns Taipans

| scoreA = 91

| scoreB = 78

| teamB = Perth Wildcats

| Q1 = 25–19

| Q2 = 27–24

| Q3 = 19–16

| Q4 = 20–19

| points1 = Hogg 32

| rebounds1 = Waardenburg 10

| assist1 = Scott 8

| points2 = Cotton 19

| rebounds2 = Manek 10

| assist2 = Cotton 10

| place = Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

| attendance = 3,020

| referee = Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Nico Fernandez

| TV = 10 Peach

}}

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| date = 12 February 2023

| time = 18:00

| report = [https://livestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2238357/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/breakers-too-strong-in-game-1-for-jackjumpers report]

| teamA = New Zealand Breakers

| scoreA = 88

| scoreB = 68

| teamB = Tasmania JackJumpers

| Q1 = 19–12

| Q2 = 20–25

| Q3 = 26–17

| Q4 = 23–14

| points1 = Pardon 15

| rebounds1 = Pardon 9

| assist1 = McDowell-White 7

| points2 = Kelly 12

| rebounds2 = Kenyon 6

| assist2 = Doyle 4

| place = Spark Arena, Auckland

| attendance = 5,479

| referee = Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare, James Griguol

| TV = 10 Peach

| series = New Zealand leads series, 1–0

}}

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| date = 16 February 2023

| time = 19:30

| report = [https://livestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2238359/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/jackjumpers-surge-to-force-game-3-with-breakers report]

| teamA = Tasmania JackJumpers

| scoreA = 89

| scoreB = 78

| teamB = New Zealand Breakers

| Q1 = 18–14

| Q2 = 24–28

| Q3 = 22–18

| Q4 = 25–18

| points1 = Doyle 23

| rebounds1 = Kenyon, Magnay 6

| assist1 = Doyle 5

| points2 = Brown 19

| rebounds2 = Pardon 11

| assist2 = McDowell-White 4

| place = MyState Bank Arena, Hobart

| attendance = 4,293

| referee = Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock

| TV = ESPN

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

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| date = 19 February 2023

| time = 18:00

| report = [https://livestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2238361/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/brown-jr-shoots-breakers-into-championship-series report]

| teamA = New Zealand Breakers

| scoreA = 92

| scoreB = 77

| teamB = Tasmania JackJumpers

| Q1 = 21–25

| Q2 = 28–17

| Q3 = 18–22

| Q4 = 25–13

| points1 = Brown 32

| rebounds1 = Pardon 14

| assist1 = McDowell-White 4

| points2 = McVeigh 22

| rebounds2 = McVeigh 7

| assist2 = Doyle, Krslovic 3

| place = Spark Arena, Auckland

| attendance = 6,410

| referee = Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock

| TV = 10 Peach

| series = New Zealand wins series, 2–1

}}

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| date = 15 February 2023

| time = 19:30

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2238358/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-fire-in-second-half-to-take-game-1-from-taipans report]

| teamA = Sydney Kings

| scoreA = 95

| scoreB = 87

| teamB = Cairns Taipans

| Q1 = 25–26

| Q2 = 25–33

| Q3 = 27–10

| Q4 = 18–18

| points1 = Cooks 27

| rebounds1 = Cooks 14

| assist1 = Walton 5

| points2 = Hogg 24

| rebounds2 = Waardenburg 7

| assist2 = Scott 7

| place = Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney

| attendance = 7,367

| referee = Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Nico Fernandez

| TV = ESPN

| series = Sydney leads series, 1–0

}}

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| date = 17 February 2023

| time = 18:30

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2238360/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/taipans-beat-kings-in-dramatic-game-2-in-cairns report]

| teamA = Cairns Taipans

| scoreA = 93

| scoreB = 82

| teamB = Sydney Kings

| Q1 = 27–19

| Q2 = 27–22

| Q3 = 17–14

| Q4 = 22–27

| points1 = Hogg 25

| rebounds1 = Waardenburg 10

| assist1 = McCall 7

| points2 = Walton 22

| rebounds2 = Simon 10

| assist2 = Walton 6

| place = Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

| attendance = 4,626

| referee = Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Nico Fernandez

| TV = ESPN

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

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| date = 19 February 2023

| time = 14:00

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2238362/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-overcome-taipans-to-reach-championship-series report]

| teamA = Sydney Kings

| scoreA = 79

| scoreB = 64

| teamB = Cairns Taipans

| Q1 = 20–26

| Q2 = 28–13

| Q3 = 14–19

| Q4 = 17–6

| points1 = Vasiljevic 15

| rebounds1 = Cooks, Noi 11

| assist1 = Walton 9

| points2 = Ayre 20

| rebounds2 = Waardenburg 12

| assist2 = Ayre 4

| place = Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney

| attendance = 7,123

| referee = Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, James Griguol

| TV = ESPN

| series = Sydney wins series, 2–1

}}

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| date = 3 March 2023

| time = 19:30

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2241866/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/breakers-too-much-for-kings-in-game-1 report]

| teamA = Sydney Kings

| scoreA = 87

| scoreB = 95

| teamB = New Zealand Breakers

| Q1 = 23–30

| Q2 = 20–24

| Q3 = 27–22

| Q4 = 17–19

| points1 = Simon 18

| rebounds1 = Simon 6

| assist1 = Walton 6

| points2 = Brown, McDowell-White 19

| rebounds2 = McDowell-White 9

| assist2 = McDowell-White 9

| place = Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney

| attendance = 13,145

| referee = Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare

| TV = 10 Peach

| series = New Zealand leads series, 1–0

}}

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| date = 5 March 2023

| time = 18:00

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2241867/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/simon-inspires-shorthanded-kings-to-game-2-win report]

| teamA = New Zealand Breakers

| scoreA = 74

| scoreB = 81

| teamB = Sydney Kings

| Q1 = 9–21

| Q2 = 21–13

| Q3 = 11–23

| Q4 = 33–24

| points1 = Brown 21

| rebounds1 = Pardon 11

| assist1 = McDowell-White 4

| points2 = Noi 20

| rebounds2 = Hunter 10

| assist2 = Bruce 3

| place = Spark Arena, Auckland

| attendance = 8,429

| referee = Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare

| TV = 10 Peach

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

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| date = 10 March 2023

| time = 19:30

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2241868/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-take-2-1-lead-in-front-of-record-nbl-crowd report]

| teamA = Sydney Kings

| scoreA = 91

| scoreB = 68

| teamB = New Zealand Breakers

| Q1 = 22–24

| Q2 = 21–23

| Q3 = 24–12

| Q4 = 24–9

| points1 = Vasiljevic 15

| rebounds1 = Cooks 8

| assist1 = Walton 9

| points2 = McDowell-White 11

| rebounds2 = Le'afa, McDowell-White 6

| assist2 = Brown, Le'afa 3

| place = Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney

| attendance = 18,049

| referee = Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Mitch Hare

| TV = ESPN

| series = Sydney leads series, 2–1

}}

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| date = 12 March 2023

| time = 18:00

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2241869/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/breakers-force-decider-in-front-of-another-huge-crowd report]

| teamA = New Zealand Breakers

| scoreA = 80

| scoreB = 70

| teamB = Sydney Kings

| Q1 = 18–12

| Q2 = 21–15

| Q3 = 15–25

| Q4 = 26–18

| points1 = Brantley 23

| rebounds1 = Loe, McDowell-White, Pardon 6

| assist1 = McDowell-White 5

| points2 = Walton 18

| rebounds2 = Simon 7

| assist2 = Walton 4

| place = Spark Arena, Auckland

| attendance = 9,742

| referee = Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Mitch Hare

| TV = Sky Sports

| series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

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| date = 15 March 2023

| time = 19:30

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2241870/ boxscore]
[https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-big-finish-to-secure-back-to-back-championships report]

| teamA = Sydney Kings

| scoreA = 77

| scoreB = 69

| teamB = New Zealand Breakers

| Q1 = 11–22

| Q2 = 24–14

| Q3 = 21–20

| Q4 = 21–13

| points1 = Walton 21

| rebounds1 = Cooks 11

| assist1 = Walton 6

| points2 = Brown 22

| rebounds2 = Pardon 9

| assist2 = McDowell-White 5

| place = Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney

| attendance = 18,124

| referee = Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare

| TV = ESPN

| series = Sydney wins series, 3–2

}}

Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by ESPN. All games are available live on ESPN and the streaming platform Kayo Freebies.{{cite web |title=NBL Achieves History-Making Media Deal|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/nbl-achieves-history-making-media-deal|work=NBL|date=27 July 2021|access-date=25 January 2023}} Network 10 will broadcast Sunday afternoon games on 10 Peach and 10 Play.{{Cite web|title=Network 10 Becomes NBL Free-to-Air Partner {{!}} NBL|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/network-10-becomes-nbl-free-to-air-partner|access-date=25 January 2023|website=NBL.com.au}}{{cite web |title=Finals Shown Live and Free|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/finals-shown-live-and-free|work=NBL|date=26 April 2022|access-date=25 January 2023}}

• 2022–23 NBL season
• 2022–23 NBL regular season

{{reflist}}

• {{Official website|https://nbl.com.au/finals}}
• [https://www.spatialjam.com/nbl-historical-stats NBL Historical Stats] at SpatialJam.com

{{NBL Finals}}

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