# 2018 ACB Playoffs

The 2018 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2018 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2017–18 season, which began September 29, 2017. The playoffs started on 27 May 2018 and ended on 19 June 2018 with the Finals.
Valencia Basket was the defending champion, but was defeated in quarterfinals by Herbalife Gran Canaria, who achieved qualification to the EuroLeague for the first time ever, but was defeated in semifinals by Real Madrid who won their 34th title after defeating Kirolbet Baskonia in finals.

## 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 8 April 2018, 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 | 30–4 | 8 April | 10 April | 3 May |
| 2 | Kirolbet Baskonia | 25–9 | 28 April | 6 May | – |
| 3 | FC Barcelona Lassa | 24–10 | 28 April | 6 May | – |
| 4 | Valencia Basket | 22–12 | 28 April | 13 May | – |
| 5 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 20–14 | 12 May | – | – |
| 6 | MoraBanc Andorra | 19–15 | 13 May | – | – |
| 7 | Unicaja | 19–15 | 13 May | – | – |
| 8 | Iberostar Tenerife | 19–15 | 24 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 | 83 | 84 | | | | | | |
| 8 Iberostar Tenerife | 8 Iberostar Tenerife | 8 Iberostar Tenerife | 8 Iberostar Tenerife | 73 | 75 | | | | | | |
| 8 Iberostar Tenerife | 8 Iberostar Tenerife | 8 Iberostar Tenerife | 8 Iberostar Tenerife | 73 | 75 | 1 Real Madrid | 1 Real Madrid | 1 Real Madrid | 88 | 92 | 99 |
| | | | | | | 5 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 5 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 5 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 70 | 83 | 92 |
| 4 Valencia Basket | 4 Valencia Basket | 4 Valencia Basket | 71 | 70 | 89 | 5 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 5 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 5 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 70 | 83 | 92 |
| 5 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 5 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 5 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 56 | 97 | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 5 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 5 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 56 | 97 | 92 | | | | | | | 1 Real Madrid | 1 Real Madrid | 90 | 98 | 83 | 96 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 Kirolbet Baskonia | 2 Kirolbet Baskonia | 94 | 91 | 78 | 85 |
| 2 Kirolbet Baskonia | 2 Kirolbet Baskonia | 2 Kirolbet Baskonia | 2 Kirolbet Baskonia | 87 | 80 | | | | | | | 2 Kirolbet Baskonia | 2 Kirolbet Baskonia | 94 | 91 | 78 | 85 |
| 7 Unicaja | 7 Unicaja | 7 Unicaja | 7 Unicaja | 70 | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 Unicaja | 7 Unicaja | 7 Unicaja | 7 Unicaja | 70 | 64 | 2 Kirolbet Baskonia | 2 Kirolbet Baskonia | 86 | 85 | 65 | 88 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 FC Barcelona Lassa | 3 FC Barcelona Lassa | 61 | 79 | 67 | 82 |
| 3 FC Barcelona Lassa | 3 FC Barcelona Lassa | 3 FC Barcelona Lassa | 76 | 85 | 91 | 3 FC Barcelona Lassa | 3 FC Barcelona Lassa | 61 | 79 | 67 | 82 |
| 6 MoraBanc Andorra | 6 MoraBanc Andorra | 6 MoraBanc Andorra | 94 | 81 | 71 | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals

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

### Real Madrid v Iberostar Tenerife

Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series :
4 November 2017
Boxscore
Iberostar Tenerife
74–84
Real Madrid
Santiago Martín, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
11 February 2018
Boxscore
Real Madrid
89–76
Iberostar Tenerife
WiZink Center, Madrid :
This was the first meeting in the playoffs between Real Madrid and Iberostar Tenerife.

### Kirolbet Baskonia v Unicaja

Baskonia won 2–0 in the regular season series :
5 November 2017
Boxscore
Unicaja
72–73
Baskonia
Martín Carpena, Málaga
10 February 2018
Boxscore
Baskonia
96–78
Unicaja
Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz :
This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Kirolbet Baskonia winning five of the first eight meetings.
Baskonia leads 5–3 in all-time playoff series :
1998
TAU Cerámica
3–0
Unicaja
1998 Quarterfinals
2002
TAU Cerámica
3–0
Unicaja
2002 Finals
2003
Unicaja
3–2
TAU Cerámica
2003 Quarterfinals
2005
TAU Cerámica
3–1
Unicaja
2005 Semifinals
2006
Unicaja
3–0
TAU Cerámica
2006 Finals
2007
TAU Cerámica
3–0
Unicaja
2007 Quarterfinals
2008
TAU Cerámica
2–0
Unicaja
2008 Semifinals
2015
Unicaja
2–1
Laboral Kutxa Baskonia
2015 Quarterfinals :

### FC Barcelona Lassa v MoraBanc Andorra

Tied 1–1 in the regular season series :
21 January 2018
Boxscore
MoraBanc Andorra
102–92
FC Barcelona Lassa
Poliesportiu d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella
5 May 2018
Boxscore
FC Barcelona Lassa
94–70
MoraBanc Andorra
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona :
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with FC Barcelona Lassa winning the previous meeting.
Barcelona leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series :
1995
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
2–0
Festina Andorra
1995 Quarterfinals :

### Valencia Basket v Herbalife Gran Canaria

Tied 1–1 in the regular season series :
29 October 2017
Boxscore
Valencia Basket
89–83
Herbalife Gran Canaria
Fuente de San Luis, Valencia
4 March 2018
Boxscore
Herbalife Gran Canaria
87–78
Valencia Basket
Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas :
This was the first meeting in the playoffs between Valencia Basket and Herbalife Gran Canaria.

## Semifinals

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

### Real Madrid v Herbalife Gran Canaria

Tied 1–1 in the regular season series :
3 December 2017
Boxscore
Real Madrid
96–72
Herbalife Gran Canaria
WiZink Center, Madrid
24 May 2018
Boxscore
Herbalife Gran Canaria
88–78
Real Madrid
Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas :
This was the 3rd playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning the previous two meetings.
Madrid leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series :
2000
Real Madrid Teka
3–0
Canarias Telecom
2000 Quarterfinals
2015
Real Madrid
2–0
Herbalife Gran Canaria
2015 Quarterfinals :

### Kirolbet Baskonia v FC Barcelona Lassa

Tied 1–1 in the regular season series :
29 September 2017
Boxscore
FC Barcelona Lassa
87–82
Baskonia
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
4 February 2018
Boxscore
Baskonia
96–72
FC Barcelona Lassa
Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz :
This was the 13th playoff meeting between these two teams, with FC Barcelona Lassa winning seven of the first 12 meetings.
Barcelona leads 7–5 in all-time playoff series :
1996
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
2–1
Taugrés
1996 Quarterfinals
1998
TAU Cerámica
3–0
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
1998 Semifinals
2000
FC Barcelona
3–1
TAU Cerámica
2000 Semifinals
2002
FC Barcelona
1–3
TAU Cerámica
2002 Semifinals
2006
TAU Cerámica
3–0
Winterthur FC Barcelona
2006 Semifinals
2007
TAU Cerámica
2–3
Winterthur FC Barcelona
2007 Semifinals
2008
AXA FC Barcelona
0–3
TAU Cerámica
2008 Finals
2009
TAU Cerámica
1–3
Regal FC Barcelona
2009 Finals
2010
Regal FC Barcelona
0–3
Caja Laboral
2010 Finals
2011
Regal FC Barcelona
3–0
Caja Laboral
2011 Semifinals
2014
FC Barcelona
2–0
Laboral Kutxa
2014 Quarterfinals
2016
FC Barcelona Lassa
3–1
Laboral Kutxa Baskonia
2016 Semifinals :

## Finals

    All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series :
3 January 2018
Boxscore
Baskonia
69–81
Real Madrid
Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz
3 May 2018
Boxscore
Real Madrid
101–89
Kirolbet Baskonia
WiZink Center, Madrid :
This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning seven of the first 10 meetings.
Madrid leads 7–3 in all-time playoff series :
1988
Real Madrid
2–1
Taugrés
1988 Quarterfinals
1989
Real Madrid
2–0
Taugrés
1989 Quarterfinals
1990
Real Madrid
2–0
Taugrés
1990 Quarterfinals
1991
Real Madrid Otaysa
0–2
Taugrés
1991 Quarterfinals
1992
Real Madrid Asegurator
3–2
Taugrés
1992 Semifinals
2001
Real Madrid
3–2
TAU Cerámica
2001 Semifinals
2005
TAU Cerámica
2–3
Real Madrid
2005 Finals
2009
TAU Cerámica
2–1
Real Madrid
2009 Semifinals
2010
Caja Laboral
3–2
Real Madrid
2010 Semifinals
2012
Real Madrid
3–2
Caja Laboral
2012 Semifinals :