# 2019 ACB Playoffs

The 2019 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2019 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2018–19 season, which began on 27 September 2018. The playoffs started on 30 May 2019 and ended on 21 June 2019 with the Finals.
Real Madrid defended successfully the title and conquered its second consecutive league, 35th overall.

## Format

At the end of the regular season, the eight teams with the most wins qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record.
The bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. The quarterfinals are best-of-three series; the team that wins two games advances to the next round. This round is in a 1–1–1 format. From the semifinals onward, the rounds are best-of-five series; the team that wins three games advances to the next round. These rounds, including the Finals, are in a 2–2–1 format. Home court advantage in any round belong to the higher-seeded team.

## Playoff qualifying

On 31 March 2019, Barça Lassa became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | Clinched | Clinched |
| Seed | Team | Record | Playoff berth | Seeded team | Top seed |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 28–6 | 13 April | 2 May | 26 May |
| 2 | Barça Lassa | 27–7 | 31 March | 21 April | – |
| 3 | Kirolbet Baskonia | 26–8 | 20 April | 3 May | – |
| 4 | Valencia Basket | 23–11 | 4 May | 11 May | – |
| 5 | Unicaja | 21–13 | 9 May | – | – |
| 6 | Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 18–16 | 26 May | – | – |
| 7 | Divina Seguros Joventut | 18–16 | 26 May | – | – |
| 8 | Baxi Manresa | 17–17 | 26 May | – | – |

## Bracket

Teams in bold advance to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, and the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 Real Madrid | 1 Real Madrid | 1 Real Madrid | 1 Real Madrid | 98 | 88 | | | | | | |
| 8 Baxi Manresa | 8 Baxi Manresa | 8 Baxi Manresa | 8 Baxi Manresa | 75 | 73 | | | | | | |
| 8 Baxi Manresa | 8 Baxi Manresa | 8 Baxi Manresa | 8 Baxi Manresa | 75 | 73 | 1 Real Madrid | 1 Real Madrid | 1 Real Madrid | 94 | 79 | 85 |
| | | | | | | 4 Valencia Basket | 4 Valencia Basket | 4 Valencia Basket | 72 | 66 | 78 |
| 4 Valencia Basket | 4 Valencia Basket | 4 Valencia Basket | 78 | 76 | 79 | 4 Valencia Basket | 4 Valencia Basket | 4 Valencia Basket | 72 | 66 | 78 |
| 5 Unicaja | 5 Unicaja | 5 Unicaja | 85 | 69 | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 Unicaja | 5 Unicaja | 5 Unicaja | 85 | 69 | 76 | | | | | | | 1 Real Madrid | 1 Real Madrid | 87 | 81 | 77 | 74 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 Barça Lassa | 2 Barça Lassa | 67 | 80 | 78 | 68 |
| 2 Barça Lassa | 2 Barça Lassa | 2 Barça Lassa | 2 Barça Lassa | 87 | 107 | | | | | | | 2 Barça Lassa | 2 Barça Lassa | 67 | 80 | 78 | 68 |
| 7 Divina Seguros Joventut | 7 Divina Seguros Joventut | 7 Divina Seguros Joventut | 7 Divina Seguros Joventut | 61 | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 Divina Seguros Joventut | 7 Divina Seguros Joventut | 7 Divina Seguros Joventut | 7 Divina Seguros Joventut | 61 | 86 | 2 Barça Lassa | 2 Barça Lassa | 2 Barça Lassa | 101 | 76 | 96 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 6 Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 6 Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 59 | 70 | 81 |
| 3 Kirolbet Baskonia | 3 Kirolbet Baskonia | 3 Kirolbet Baskonia | 3 Kirolbet Baskonia | 81 | 69 | 6 Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 6 Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 6 Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 59 | 70 | 81 |
| 6 Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 6 Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 6 Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 6 Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 91 | 76 | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals

    All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

### Real Madrid v Baxi Manresa

Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series :
20 January 2018
Boxscore
Baxi Manresa
78–83
Real Madrid
Nou Congost, Manresa
17 March 2019
Boxscore
Real Madrid
91–57
Baxi Manresa
WiZink Center, Madrid :
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning two of the first three meetings.
Madrid leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series :
1994
Real Madrid Teka
2–1
Tdk Manresa
1994 Quarterfinals
1997
Real Madrid Teka
3–0
Tdk Manresa
1997 Quarterfinals
1998
Real Madrid Teka
1–3
Tdk Manresa
1998 Semifinals :

### Barça Lassa v Divina Seguros Joventut

Tied 1–1 in the regular season series :
28 October 2018
Boxscore
Barça Lassa
94–92
Divina Seguros Joventut
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
28 April 2019
Boxscore
Divina Seguros Joventut
89–77
Barça Lassa
Palau Municipal d'Esports, Badalona :
This was the 12th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça Lassa winning eight of the first 11 meetings.
Barça leads 8–3 in all-time playoff series :
1985
FC Barcelona
1–2
Ron Negrita Joventut
1985 Semifinals
1986
FC Barcelona
2–1
Ron Negrita Joventut
1986 Semifinals
1987
FC Barcelona
3–1
Ron Negrita Joventut
1987 Finals
1988
FC Barcelona
3–2
Ram Joventut
1988 Semifinals
1990
FC Barcelona
3–0
Ram Joventut Badalona
1990 Finals
1991
Montigalá Joventut
3–1
FC Barcelona
1991 Finals
1993
Marbella Joventut
3–2
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
1993 Semifinals
1994
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
3–2
7Up Joventut
1994 Semifinals
1998
Festina Joventut
1–3
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
1998 Quarterfinals
2008
DKV Joventut
0–2
AXA FC Barcelona
2008 Semifinals
2015
FC Barcelona
2–0
FIATC Joventut
2015 Quarterfinals :

### Kirolbet Baskonia v Tecnyconta Zaragoza

Tied 1–1 in the regular season series :
29 September 2018
Boxscore
Kirolbet Baskonia
99–76
Tecnyconta Zaragoza
Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz
24 March 2019
Boxscore
Tecnyconta Zaragoza
81–79
Kirolbet Baskonia
Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza :
This was the first meeting in the playoffs between Kirolbet Baskonia and Tecnyconta Zaragoza.

### Valencia Basket v Unicaja

Tied 1–1 in the regular season series :
28 September 2018
Boxscore
Unicaja
86–73
Valencia Basket
Martín Carpena, Málaga
24 April 2019
Boxscore
Valencia Basket
96–57
Unicaja
Fuente de San Luis, Valencia :
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Unicaja winning three of the first five meetings.
Unicaja leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series :
2001
Unicaja
3–1
Pamesa Valencia
2001 Quarterfinals
2003
Pamesa Valencia
3–2
Unicaja
2003 Semifinals
2004
Pamesa Cerámica Valencia
2–3
Unicaja
2004 Quarterfinals
2010
Power Electronics Valencia
0–2
Unicaja
2010 Quarterfinals
2016
Valencia Basket
2–0
Unicaja
2016 Quarterfinals :

## Semifinals

    All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

### Real Madrid v Valencia Basket

Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series :
5 October 2018
Boxscore
Valencia Basket
70–88
Real Madrid
Fuente de San Luis, Valencia
21 May 2019
Boxscore
Real Madrid
83–77
Valencia Basket
WiZink Center, Madrid :
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning four of the first five meetings.
Madrid leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series :
1998
Real Madrid Teka
3–1
Pamesa Valencia
1998 Quarterfinals
2007
Real Madrid
3–1
Pamesa Valencia
2007 Quarterfinals
2015
Real Madrid
3–1
Valencia Basket
2015 Semifinals
2016
Real Madrid
3–1
Valencia Basket
2016 Semifinals
2017
Real Madrid
1–3
Valencia Basket
2017 Finals :

### Barça Lassa v Tecnyconta Zaragoza

Barça won 2–0 in the regular season series :
13 October 2018
Boxscore
Barça Lassa
99–55
Tecnyconta Zaragoza
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
13 April 2019
Boxscore
Tecnyconta Zaragoza
86–91
Barça Lassa
Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza :
This was the first meeting in the playoffs between Barça Lassa and Tecnyconta Zaragoza.

## Finals

    All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Barça won 2–0 in the regular season series :
25 November 2018
Boxscore
Barça Lassa
86–69
Real Madrid
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
24 March 2019
Boxscore
Real Madrid
76–82
Barça Lassa
WiZink Center, Madrid :
This was the 19th playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning nine series.
Tied 9–9 in all-time playoff series :
1984
Real Madrid
2–1
FC Barcelona
1984 Finals
1986
Real Madrid
2–0
FC Barcelona
1986 Finals
1987
FC Barcelona
3–1
Real Madrid
1987 Semifinals
1988
FC Barcelona
3–2
Real Madrid
1988 Finals
1989
FC Barcelona
3–2
Real Madrid
1989 Finals
1992
Real Madrid Asegurator
2–0
FC Barcelona
1992 Quarterfinals
1994
Real Madrid Teka
3–0
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
1994 Finals
1995
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
3–2
Real Madrid Teka
1995 Semifinals
1997
Real Madrid Teka
2–3
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
1997 Finals
2000
FC Barcelona
2–3
Real Madrid Teka
2000 Finals
2001
FC Barcelona
3–0
Real Madrid
2001 Finals
2006
Winterthur FC Barcelona
3–1
Real Madrid
2006 Quarterfinals
2007
Real Madrid
3–1
Winterthur FC Barcelona
2007 Finals
2012
FC Barcelona Regal
3–2
Real Madrid
2012 Finals
2013
Real Madrid
3–2
FC Barcelona Regal
2013 Finals
2014
Real Madrid
1–3
FC Barcelona
2014 Finals
2015
Real Madrid
3–0
FC Barcelona
2015 Finals
2016
FC Barcelona Lassa
1–3
Real Madrid
2016 Finals :