# 2014 NBL Finals

The 2014 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2013–14 NBL season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Perth Wildcats defeated the Adelaide 36ers in three games (2–1) to claim their sixth NBL championship.

## Format

The 2013–14 National Basketball League Finals was played in March and April 2014 between the top four teams of the regular season, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosted the first and third games.

## Qualification
### Qualified teams

| Team | Date of qualification | Round of qualification | Finals appearance | Previous appearance | Previous best performance |
| Perth Wildcats | 8 February 2014 | 17 | 28th | 2013 | Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010) |
| Adelaide 36ers | 8 March 2014 | 21 | 22nd | 2009 | Champions (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002) |
| Melbourne Tigers | 9 March 2014 | 21 | 21st | 2009 | Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008) |
| Wollongong Hawks | 21 March 2014 | 23 | 18th | 2013 | Champions (2001) |

### Ladder

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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 21 | 7 | 75.00% | 4–1 | W1 | 12–2 | 9–5 | 2419 | 2177 | 111.12% |
| 2 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 3–2 | W1 | 13–1 | 5–9 | 2527 | 2469 | 102.35% |
| 3 | Melbourne Tigers | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | L1 | 7–7 | 8–6 | 2299 | 2292 | 100.31% |
| 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 3–2 | L1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 2295 | 2333 | 98.37% |
| 5 | Sydney Kings$^1$ | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 1–4 | L2 | 7–7 | 5–9 | 2312 | 2414 | 95.78% |
| 6 | Cairns Taipans$^1$ | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 3–2 | W1 | 5–9 | 7–7 | 2304 | 2349 | 98.08% |
| 7 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39.29% | 2–3 | L1 | 8–6 | 3–11 | 2474 | 2493 | 99.24% |
| 8 | Townsville Crocodiles | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 2–3 | W1 | 6–8 | 4–10 | 2369 | 2472 | 95.83% |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2014. Source: NBL.com.au

### Ladder Progression

* Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
* Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
* Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
2013–14 NBL season vte :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Adelaide 36ers | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cairns Taipans | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Melbourne Tigers | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Perth Wildcats | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sydney Kings | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Townsville Crocodiles | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Wollongong Hawks | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |

### Seedings

* Perth Wildcats
* Adelaide 36ers
* Melbourne Tigers
* Wollongong Hawks
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 results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

## Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Perth Wildcats | 91 | 80 | X | | | | | |
| 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 79 | 61 | X | | | | | |
| 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 79 | 61 | X | 1 | Perth Wildcats | 92 | 84 | 93 |
| | | | | | 2 | Adelaide 36ers | 85 | 89 | 59 |
| 2 | Adelaide 36ers | 101 | 87 | 102 | 2 | Adelaide 36ers | 85 | 89 | 59 |
| 3 | Melbourne Tigers | 85 | 98 | 63 | | | | | |

## Semi-finals series
### (1) Perth Wildcats vs (4) Wollongong Hawks

Regular season series
Perth won 3–1 in the regular season series:

### (2) Adelaide 36ers vs (3) Melbourne Tigers

Regular season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 367-356 points differential to Adelaide:

## Grand Final series
### (1) Perth Wildcats vs (2) Adelaide 36ers

Regular season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 334-333 points differential to Adelaide: