# 2015 BBL Playoffs

The 2015 BBL Playoffs was the concluding postseason of the 2014–15 Basketball Bundesliga season. The Playoffs started on 9 May and ended on 21 June 2015.

## Playoff qualifying

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Seeding |
| 1 | Brose Baskets | 34 | 29 | 5 | 2872 | 2389 | +483 | 58 | Seeded teams |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 34 | 28 | 6 | 2875 | 2496 | +379 | 56 | Seeded teams |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 26 | 8 | 3043 | 2555 | +488 | 52 | Seeded teams |
| 4 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2856 | 2738 | +118 | 46 | Seeded teams |
| 5 | ratiopharm Ulm | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2839 | 2846 | −7 | 42 | Unseeded teams |
| 6 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2635 | 2565 | +70 | 40 | Unseeded teams |
| 7 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2748 | 2681 | +67 | 38 | Unseeded teams |
| 8 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2727 | 2676 | +51 | 34 | Unseeded teams |

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Brose Baskets | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | MHP Ludwigsburg | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | MHP Ludwigsburg | 0 | 1 | Brose Baskets | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | ratiopharm Ulm | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 2 | 5 | ratiopharm Ulm | 0 | | | |
| 5 | ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | | | | 1 | Brose Baskets | 3 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Bayern Munich | 2 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Bayern Munich | 2 |
| 6 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 1 | 3 | Bayern Munich | 3 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Alba Berlin | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | 2 | Alba Berlin | 2 | | | |
| 7 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 0 | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played in a best of five format from 6 to 20 May 2015.

### Brose Baskets vs MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg

* 9 May 14:45
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 87, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 19–18, 22–10, 19–25 |||
| Pts: Dawan Robinson 18 Rebs: Mbakwe, Theis 7 Asts: Brad Wanamaker 5 | Pts: D. J. Kennedy 18 Rebs: Jon Brockman 14 Asts: Johnson, Stockton 4 |
* Brose Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Markus Hesse, Andreas Schreiner, Steffen Neubecker
* 12 May 20:00
* Boxscore
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 84, Brose Baskets 89 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 14–22, 20–18, 21–18, Overtime: 10–15 |||
| Pts: John Little 21 Rebs: Jon Brockman 12 Asts: Michael Stockton 3 | Pts: Daniel Theis 17 Rebs: Jānis Strēlnieks 9 Asts: Brad Wanamaker 4 |
* Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Moritz Reiter, Fritz Clemens, Julian Groll
* 14 May 20:00
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 87, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 17–20, 27–16, 25–21 |||
| Pts: Brad Wanamaker 21 Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 11 Asts: Robinson, Wanamaker 4 | Pts: D. J. Kennedy 22 Rebs: Brockman, Kennedy 7 Asts: Shawn Huff 4 |
| Bamberg wins series 3–0 |||
* Brose Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Toni Rodríguez, Nesa Kovačević

### Alba Berlin vs EWE Baskets Oldenburg

* 10 May 20:15
* Boxscore
Alba Berlin 95, EWE Baskets Oldenburg 90 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 24–25, 19–21, 30–18 |||
| Pts: Alex Renfroe 23 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Alex Renfroe 10 | Pts: Rickey Paulding 21 Rebs: Robin Smeulders 7 Asts: Chris Kramer 6 |
* O$_2$ World, Berlin Attendance: 9,165 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Martin Matip, Steve Bittner
* 13 May 20:30
* Boxscore
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 78, Alba Berlin 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 17–23, 20–22, 18–27 |||
| Pts: Adam Chubb 22 Rebs: Smeulders, Kramer 4 Asts: Casper Ware 5 | Pts: Marko Banić 19 Rebs: Jamel McLean 7 Asts: Alex Renfroe 11 |
* Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Oliver Krause, Anne Panther
* 15 May 19:30
* Boxscore
Alba Berlin 87, EWE Baskets Oldenburg 77 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 21–20, 18–12, 27–25 |||
| Pts: Cliff Hammonds 16 Rebs: Alex Renfroe 6 Asts: Redding, Renfroe 7 | Pts: Casper Ware 20 Rebs: Chris Kramer 10 Asts: Chris Kramer 8 |
| Berlin wins series 3–0 |||
* O$_2$ World, Berlin Attendance: 12,155 Referees: Moritz Reiter, Clemens Fritz, Christof Madinger

### Bayern Munich vs Skyliners Frankfurt

* 9 May 20:30
* Boxscore
Bayern Munich 83, Skyliners Frankfurt 82 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 21–18, 15–16, 29–19 |||
| Pts: Nihad Đedović 17 Rebs: Nihad Đedović 8 Asts: Vasilije Micić 4 | Pts: Danilo Barthel 12 Rebs: Aaron Doornekamp 6 Asts: Justin Cobbs 7 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 6,021 Referees: Toni Rodríguez, Konstantin Simonow, Carsten Straube
* 12 May 18:30
* Boxscore
Skyliners Frankfurt 93, Bayern Munich 69 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 20–18, 27–19, 29–18 |||
| Pts: Armand, Cobbs 18 Rebs: Aaron Doornekamp 6 Asts: Justin Cobbs 6 | Pts: John Bryant 16 Rebs: Bryce Taylor 7 Asts: Anton Gavel 4 |
* Fraport Arena, Frankfurt Attendance: 4,710 Referees: Martin Matip, Andreas Schreiner, Jonas Reiter
* 14 May 17:00
* Boxscore
Bayern Munich 82, Skyliners Frankfurt 64 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 21–10, 17–20, 19–16 |||
| Pts: Bryce Taylor 23 Rebs: Vladimir Štimac 7 Asts: four players 3 | Pts: Danilo Barthel 17 Rebs: Jacob Burtschi 6 Asts: Quantez Robertson 4 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Markus Hesse, Steffen Neubecker, Steve Bittner
* 17 May 17:00
* Boxscore
Skyliners Frankfurt 71, Bayern Munich 92 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 16–23, 18–22, 21–32 |||
| Pts: Justin Cobbs 20 Rebs: Armand, Robertson 5 Asts: Quantez Robertson 4 | Pts: Vladimir Štimac 20 Rebs: Vladimir Štimac 10 Asts: three players 4 |
| Munich wins series 3–1 |||
* Fraport Arena, Frankfurt Attendance: 4,720 Referees: Oliver Krause, Toni Rodríguez, Konstantin Simonow

### Telekom Baskets Bonn vs ratiopharm Ulm

* 6 May 18:30
* Boxscore
Telekom Baskets Bonn 73, ratiopharm Ulm 75 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 15–16, 24–17, 10–22 |||
| Pts: Ryan Brooks 14 Rebs: Benas Veikalas 8 Asts: Eugene Lawrence 8 | Pts: Tim Ohlbrecht 16 Rebs: Will Clyburn 9 Asts: Brion Rush 5 |
* Telekom Dome, Bonn Attendance: 5,020 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Christof Madinger, Anne Panther
* 9 May 18:30
* Boxscore
ratiopharm Ulm 88, Telekom Baskets Bonn 93 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 19–29, 16–17, 24–24 |||
| Pts: Jaka Klobučar 15 Rebs: Maarty Leunen 9 Asts: Jaka Klobučar 5 | Pts: Brooks, Klimavičius 16 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Eugene Lawrence 6 |
* Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Ulm Attendance: 6,200 Referees: Moritz Reiter, Benjamin Barth, Nesa Kovačević
* 15 May 18:30
* Boxscore
Telekom Baskets Bonn 99, ratiopharm Ulm 95 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 28–21, 27–23, 25–28 |||
| Pts: Angelo Caloiaro 17 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Brooks, Lawrence 5 | Pts: Ian Vougioukas 27 Rebs: Tim Ohlbrecht 5 Asts: Günther, Klobučar 5 |
* Telekom Dome, Bonn Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Martin Matip, Konstantin Simonow, Carsten Straube
* 17 May 17:00
* Boxscore
ratiopharm Ulm 86, Telekom Baskets Bonn 73 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 18–14, 22–16, 24–27 |||
| Pts: Clyburn, Vougioukas 22 Rebs: Ian Vougioukas 10 Asts: Per Günther 5 | Pts: Mickey McConnell 16 Rebs: Eugene Lawrence 6 Asts: Eugene Lawrence 8 |
* Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Ulm Attendance: 6,200 Referees: Martin Matip, Benjamin Barth, Christof Madinger
* 20 May 20:00
* Boxscore
Telekom Baskets Bonn 79, ratiopharm Ulm 86 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 21–21, 21–17, 20–29 |||
| Pts: Tadas Klimavičius 18 Rebs: Ryan Brooks 7 Asts: Eugene Lawrence 7 | Pts: Ian Vougioukas 18 Rebs: Ian Vougioukas 7 Asts: Per Günther 6 |
| Ulm wins series 3–2 |||
* Telekom Dome, Bonn Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Nesa Kovačević

## Semifinals

The semifinals were played in a best of five format from 23 May to 4 June 2015.

### Brose Baskets vs ratiopharm Ulm

* 23 May 20:30
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 99, ratiopharm Ulm 63 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 15–15, 24–18, 32–16 |||
| Pts: Brad Wanamaker 20 Rebs: Daniel Theis 7 Asts: Karsten Tadda 7 | Pts: Deonte Burton 13 Rebs: Clyburn, Vougioukas 3 Asts: Per Günther 4 |
* Brose Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Moritz Reiter, Benjamin Barth
* 27 May 20:30
* Boxscore
ratiopharm Ulm 80, Brose Baskets 81 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 26–17, 21–21, 14–25 |||
| Pts: Ian Vougioukas 19 Rebs: Tim Ohlbrecht 6 Asts: three players 3 | Pts: Brad Wanamaker 19 Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 13 Asts: Brad Wanamaker 5 |
* Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Ulm Attendance: 6,200 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Oliver Krause, Konstantin Simonow
* 30 May 17:00
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 90, ratiopharm Ulm 70 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 25–16, 22–26, 26–14 |||
| Pts: Jānis Strēlnieks 28 Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 12 Asts: Ryan Thompson 6 | Pts: Per Günther 15 Rebs: Jaka Klobučar 5 Asts: Per Günther 6 |
| Bamberg wins series 3–0 |||
* Brose Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Martin Matip, Toni Rodriguez, Carsten Straube

### Alba Berlin vs Bayern Munich

* 24 May 17:00
* Boxscore
Alba Berlin 81, Bayern Munich 55 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–9, 21–17, 22–13, 20–16 |||
| Pts: McLean, Redding 14 Rebs: Reggie Redding 6 Asts: Alex Renfroe 6 | Pts: Nihad Đedović 13 Rebs: Bryant, Štimac 5 Asts: Vasilije Micić 4 |
* O$_2$ World, Berlin Attendance: 10,345 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Martin Matip, Nesa Kovačević
* 28 May 19:30
* Boxscore
Bayern Munich 85, Alba Berlin 73 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 21–18, 15–17, 24–19 |||
| Pts: Bryce Taylor 14 Rebs: Vladimir Štimac 9 Asts: Anton Gavel 4 | Pts: Jamel McLean 16 Rebs: Alex Renfroe 9 Asts: Vasilije Micić 6 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Markus Hesse, Toni Rodriguez
* 31 May 16:00
* Boxscore
Alba Berlin 101, Bayern Munich 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 24–23, 24–30, 17–14 |||
| Pts: Reggie Redding 20 Rebs: Reggie Redding 7 Asts: three players 6 | Pts: Nihad Đedović 17 Rebs: John Bryant 8 Asts: Gavel, Savanović 3 |
* O$_2$ World, Berlin Attendance: 13,133 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Clemens Fritz
* 2 June 20:00
* Boxscore
Bayern Munich 89, Alba Berlin 83 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 26–23, 21–22, 23–18 |||
| Pts: John Bryant 19 Rebs: Vladimir Štimac 8 Asts: Gavel, Schaffartzik 4 | Pts: Reggie Redding 17 Rebs: Leon Radošević 6 Asts: Alex Renfroe 6 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Toni Rodríguez, Nesa Kovačević
* 4 June 20:00
* Boxscore
Alba Berlin 96, Bayern Munich 101 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 22–23, 19–25, 25–22, Overtime: 8–13 |||
| Pts: Jamel McLean 29 Rebs: Jamel McLean 10 Asts: Jamel McLean 6 | Pts: Nihad Đedović 30 Rebs: John Bryant 8 Asts: Nihad Đedović 5 |
| Munich wins series 3–2 |||
* O$_2$ World, Berlin Attendance: 11,443 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Martin Matip

## Finals

The Finals were played in a best of five format from 7 to 21 June 2015.
* 7 June 15:00
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 73, Bayern Munich 84 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 10–17, 16–17, 19–23 |||
| Pts: Brad Wanamaker 15 Rebs: Brad Wanamaker 7 Asts: Brad Wanamaker 5 | Pts: Vladimir Štimac 16 Rebs: Bryce Taylor 7 Asts: three players 4 |
* Brose Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Boris Schmidt, Moritz Reiter, Nesa Kovačević
* 10 June 20:00
* Boxscore
Bayern Munich 78, Brose Baskets 80 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 29–22, 16–23, 13–22 |||
| Pts: John Bryant 16 Rebs: Duško Savanović 8 Asts: Nihad Đedović 7 | Pts: Brad Wanamaker 19 Rebs: Brad Wanamaker 10 Asts: Brad Wanamaker 4 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Martin Matip, Toni Rodríguez
* 14 June 19:00
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 91, Bayern Munich 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 23–26, 26–14, 21–21 |||
| Pts: Jānis Strēlnieks 16 Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 9 Asts: Brad Wanamaker 6 | Pts: John Bryant 20 Rebs: Paul Zipser 6 Asts: Duško Savanović 6 |
* Brose Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Martin Matip, Boris Schmidt, Nesa Kovačević
* 17 June 20:00
* Boxscore
Bayern Munich 83, Brose Baskets 73 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 25–15, 20–17, 18–22 |||
| Pts: Bryce Taylor 22 Rebs: John Bryant 15 Asts: Vasilije Micić 8 | Pts: Jānis Strēlnieks 22 Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 9 Asts: Brad Wanamaker 7 |
* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Toni Rodríguez
* 21 June 15:00
* Boxscore
Brose Baskets 88, Bayern Munich 84 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 23–17, 14–14, 25–34 |||
| Pts: Trevor Mbakwe 20 Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 13 Asts: Brad Wanamaker 8 | Pts: John Bryant 16 Rebs: John Bryant 6 Asts: Nihad Đedović 5 |
| Bamberg wins series 3–2 |||
* Brose Arena, Bamberg Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Martin Matip