1983_NBL_Finals

1983 NBL Finals
1983 NBL Finals
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	23 June – 4 July
Number of teams	8
TV partner(s)	ABC
Grand Final
Champions	Canberra Cannons
Runners-up	West Adelaide Bearcats
Finals MVP	Not awarded
Seasons
	← 1982 1984 →

1983 NBL Finals

Sports season

The 1983 NBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball League's 1983 season, which began in February. The finals began on 23 June. The tournament concluded with the Canberra Cannons defeating the West Adelaide Bearcats in the NBL Grand Final on 4 July.

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Team	Division	Finals appearance	Previous appearance	Previous best performance
Sydney Supersonics	Eastern	1st	N/A	N/A
Geelong Cats	Western	2nd	1982	Runner-up (1982)
West Adelaide Bearcats	Eastern	4th	1982	Champions (1982)
Canberra Cannons	Western	1st	N/A	N/A (1979 Grand Finalist)
Nunawading Spectres	Western	4th	1982	Runner-up (1981)
Coburg Giants	Eastern	2nd	1982	Semi-finalist (1982)
Newcastle Falcons	Eastern	1st	N/A	N/A
St Kilda Saints	Western	2nd	1980	Champions (1980)

Pos	1983 NBL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Sydney Supersonics	22	19	3	86.36%	4–1	W2	11–0	8–3	1956	1710	114.39%
2	West Adelaide Bearcats	22	17	5	77.27%	4–1	W4	10–1	7–4	2180	1972	110.55%
3	Coburg Giants¹	22	13	9	59.09%	1–4	L1	9–2	4–7	1976	1920	102.92%
4	Newcastle Falcons¹	22	13	9	59.09%	3–2	L1	8–3	5–6	2143	2076	103.23%

5	Brisbane Bullets	22	10	12	45.45%	4–1	W3	6–5	4–7	1734	1763	98.36%
6	Frankston Bears	22	6	16	27.27%	0–5	L6	3–8	3–8	1809	1863	97.10%
7	Illawarra Hawks	22	4	18	18.18%	3–2	L1	3–8	1–10	1929	2128	90.65%
8	Devonport Warriors	22	2	20	09.09%	1–4	W1	1–10	1–10	1674	2068	80.95%

Pos	1983 NBL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Geelong Cats	22	18	4	81.82%	5–0	W6	9–2	9–2	1953	1736	112.50%
2	Canberra Cannons	22	16	6	72.73%	4–1	W1	9–2	7–4	2049	1777	115.31%
3	Nunawading Spectres	22	15	7	68.18%	3–2	W1	9–2	6–5	1964	1760	111.59%
4	St. Kilda Saints²	22	12	10	54.55%	2–3	W1	8–3	4–7	1971	1942	101.49%

5	Bankstown Bruins²	22	12	10	54.55%	3–2	L1	6–5	6–5	1737	1728	100.52%
6	Adelaide 36ers	22	11	11	50.00%	2–3	L1	7–4	4–7	2002	2047	97.80%
7	Westate Wildcats	22	6	16	27.27%	0–5	L5	5–6	1–10	1929	2171	88.85%
8	Hobart Devils	22	2	20	09.09%	0–5	L10	2–9	0–11	1757	2102	83.59%

Date	Home	Score	Away	Box Score
23/06/1983	Coburg Giants	79–80	Sydney Supersonics	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
24/06/1983	St. Kilda Saints	94–95	Geelong Cats	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
24/06/1983	West Adelaide Bearcats	93–86	Newcastle Falcons	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
24/06/1983	Canberra Cannons	89–81	Nunawading Spectres	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
25/06/1983	Geelong Cats	81–86	Canberra Cannons	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
25/06/1983	Nunawading Spectres	109–75	St. Kilda Saints	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
25/06/1983	Newcastle Falcons	87–101	Coburg Giants	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
25/06/1983	Sydney Supersonics	78–91	West Adelaide Bearcats	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
26/06/1983	Nunawading Spectres	107–74	Geelong Cats	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
26/06/1983	Sydney Supersonics	101–94	Newcastle Falcons	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
26/06/1983	Canberra Cannons	104–85	St. Kilda Saints	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
26/06/1983	Coburg Giants	105–104	West Adelaide Bearcats	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	West Adelaide Bearcats	3	2	1	288	269	+19	Qualification to semifinals
2	Coburg Giants	3	2	1	285	271	+14	Qualification to semifinals
3	Sydney Supersonics	3	2	1	259	264	−5
4	Newcastle Falcons	3	0	3	267	295	−28

1983_NBL_Finals

1983 NBL Finals

Format

Qualification

Qualified teams

Ladder

Divisional Finals

Round Robin (East)

Round Robin (West)

Results

Playoff bracket

Semifinals

Grand Final

See also

References

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Team	Record	Points differential	Semi-finals seed
Sydney Supersonics	2–1	-5	N/A
Geelong Cats	1–2	-37	N/A
West Adelaide Bearcats	2–1	+19	#3
Canberra Cannons	3–0	+32	#1
Nunawading Spectres	2–1	+59	#2
Coburg Giants	2–1	+14	#4
Newcastle Falcons	0–3	-28	N/A
St. Kilda Saints	0–3	-54	N/A

Date	Home	Score	Away	Box Score
1/07/1983	Nunawading Spectres	77–84	West Adelaide Bearcats	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
1/07/1983	Canberra Cannons	80–75	Coburg Giants	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore