# 2017 ACB Playoffs

The 2017 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2017 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2016–17 season, which began September 30, 2016. The playoffs started on 20 May 2017, and ended on 16 June 2017 with the Finals.
Real Madrid was the defending champion, but lost the title to Valencia Basket in the finals, who won its first league ever.

## 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 has two wins 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 has three wins 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 9 April 2017, Real Madrid 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 | 25–7 | 9 April | 4 May | 11 May |
| 2 | Baskonia | 23–9 | 14 April | 14 May | – |
| 3 | Valencia Basket | 23–9 | 16 April | 4 May | – |
| 4 | Unicaja | 22–10 | 19 April | 14 May | – |
| 5 | Iberostar Tenerife | 22–10 | 16 April | – | – |
| 6 | FC Barcelona Lassa | 22–10 | 23 April | – | – |
| 7 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 21–11 | 23 April | – | – |
| 8 | MoraBanc Andorra | 16–16 | 10 May | – | – |

## Bracket

Teams in bold advanced 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 | 107 | 77 | 95 | | | | | | |
| 8 MoraBanc Andorra | 8 MoraBanc Andorra | 8 MoraBanc Andorra | 76 | 89 | 84 | | | | | | |
| 8 MoraBanc Andorra | 8 MoraBanc Andorra | 8 MoraBanc Andorra | 76 | 89 | 84 | 1 Real Madrid | 1 Real Madrid | 1 Real Madrid | 71 | 101 | 76 |
| | | | | | | 4 Unicaja | 4 Unicaja | 4 Unicaja | 68 | 72 | 73 |
| 4 Unicaja | 4 Unicaja | 4 Unicaja | 79 | 67 | 71 | 4 Unicaja | 4 Unicaja | 4 Unicaja | 68 | 72 | 73 |
| 5 Iberostar Tenerife | 5 Iberostar Tenerife | 5 Iberostar Tenerife | 65 | 73 | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 Iberostar Tenerife | 5 Iberostar Tenerife | 5 Iberostar Tenerife | 65 | 73 | 61 | | | | | | | 1 Real Madrid | 1 Real Madrid | 87 | 79 | 64 | 76 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 Valencia Basket | 3 Valencia Basket | 81 | 86 | 81 | 87 |
| 2 Baskonia | 2 Baskonia | 2 Baskonia | 71 | 79 | 73 | | | | | | | 3 Valencia Basket | 3 Valencia Basket | 81 | 86 | 81 | 87 |
| 7 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 7 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 7 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 59 | 94 | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 7 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 7 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 59 | 94 | 71 | 2 Baskonia | 2 Baskonia | 82 | 90 | 69 | 77 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 Valencia Basket | 3 Valencia Basket | 83 | 70 | 75 | 85 |
| 3 Valencia Basket | 3 Valencia Basket | 3 Valencia Basket | 83 | 79 | 67 | 3 Valencia Basket | 3 Valencia Basket | 83 | 70 | 75 | 85 |
| 6 FC Barcelona Lassa | 6 FC Barcelona Lassa | 6 FC Barcelona Lassa | 61 | 91 | 64 | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals

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

### Real Madrid v MoraBanc Andorra

Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series :
8 January 2017
Boxscore
Real Madrid
96–92 (OT)
MoraBanc Andorra
WiZink Center, Madrid
14 May 2017
Boxscore
MoraBanc Andorra
86–88 (OT)
Real Madrid
Poliesportiu d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella :
This was the first meeting in the playoffs between Real Madrid and MoraBanc Andorra.

### Baskonia v Herbalife Gran Canaria

Tied 1–1 in the regular season series :
27 December 2016
Boxscore
Herbalife Gran Canaria
74–61
Baskonia
Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas
14 April 2017
Boxscore
Baskonia
95–90
Herbalife Gran Canaria
Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz :
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Baskonia winning three of the four meetings.
Baskonia leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series :
2005
TAU Cerámica
3–1
Gran Canaria
2005 Quarterfinals
2011
Caja Laboral
2–0
Gran Canaria 2014
2011 Quarterfinals
2013
Laboral Kutxa
1–2
Herbalife Gran Canaria
2013 Quarterfinals
2016
Laboral Kutxa Baskonia
2–1
Herbalife Gran Canaria
2016 Quarterfinals :

### Valencia Basket v FC Barcelona Lassa

Tied 1–1 in the regular season series :
27 December 2016
Boxscore
FC Barcelona Lassa
94–82
Valencia Basket
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
16 April 2017
Boxscore
Valencia Basket
76–59
FC Barcelona Lassa
Fuente de San Luis, Valencia :
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with FC Barcelona Lassa winning the previous four meetings.
Barcelona leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series :
2003
FC Barcelona
3–0
Pamesa Valencia
2003 Finals
2009
Regal FC Barcelona
2–0
Pamesa Valencia
2009 Quarterfinals
2012
FC Barcelona Regal
3–1
Valencia Basket
2012 Semifinals
2014
Valencia Basket
2–3
FC Barcelona
2014 Semifinals :

### Unicaja v Iberostar Tenerife

Unicaja won 2–0 in the regular season series :
23 October 2016
Boxscore
Iberostar Tenerife
72–73
Unicaja
Santiago Martín, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
19 April 2017
Boxscore
Unicaja
88–67
Iberostar Tenerife
Martín Carpena, Málaga :
This was the first meeting in the playoffs between Unicaja and Iberostar Tenerife.

## Semifinals

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

### Real Madrid v Unicaja

Tied 1–1 in the regular season series :
30 September 2016
Boxscore
Real Madrid
101–90
Unicaja
WiZink Center, Madrid
12 February 2017
Boxscore
Unicaja
82–78
Real Madrid
Martín Carpena, Málaga :
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning two of the three meetings
Madrid leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series :
1991
Real Madrid Otaysa
2–0
Caja Ronda
1991 First round
2008
Real Madrid
0–2
Unicaja
2008 Quarterfinals
2014
Real Madrid
3–1
Unicaja
2014 Semifinals :

### Baskonia v Valencia Basket

Tied 1–1 in the regular season series :
13 November 2016
Boxscore
Valencia Basket
99–91
Baskonia
Fuente de San Luis, Valencia
5 March 2017
Boxscore
Baskonia
71–63
Valencia Basket
Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz :
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Baskonia winning the previous three meetings.
Baskonia leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series :
1991
Taugrés
2–0
Pamesa Valencia
1991 First round
2002
TAU Cerámica
3–1
Pamesa Valencia
2002 Quarterfinals
2008
TAU Cerámica
2–1
Pamesa Valencia
2008 Quarterfinals :

## Finals

    All times were in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series :
6 October 2016
Boxscore
Valencia Basket
75–94
Real Madrid
Fuente de San Luis, Valencia
22 January 2017
Boxscore
Real Madrid
85–71
Valencia Basket
WiZink Center, Madrid :
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning the previous four meetings.
Madrid leads 4–0 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 :