# 2023 ACB Playoffs

The 2023 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2023 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2022–23 season, which began on 28 September 2022. The playoffs started on May 27 after the EuroLeague Final Four, which was played on May 19–21, and ended on June 20.
Real Madrid was the defending champion, but was swept in the final series by Barça, who won their 20th title (17th in the ACB era), returning to glory since their last triumph in 2021.

## 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 April 2, 2023, Barça 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 | Barça | 29–5 | April 2 | April 30 | May 14 |
| 2 | Cazoo Baskonia | 28–6 | April 9 | April 30 | – |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 28–6 | April 9 | May 7 | – |
| 4 | Lenovo Tenerife | 24–10 | April 23 | May 23 | – |
| 5 | Unicaja | 24–10 | April 20 | – | – |
| 6 | Dreamland Gran Canaria | 19–15 | April 30 | – | – |
| 7 | Joventut | 19–15 | April 26 | – | – |
| 8 | Valencia Basket | 17–17 | May 24 | – | – |

## Bracket

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game, and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Barça | 84 | 87 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Valencia Basket | 74 | 64 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Valencia Basket | 74 | 64 | 0 | 1 | Barça | 84 | 79 | 90 | 87 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Unicaja | 81 | 88 | 79 | 75 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lenovo Tenerife | 59 | 74 | 0 | 5 | Unicaja | 81 | 88 | 79 | 75 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Unicaja | 72 | 97 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Unicaja | 72 | 97 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | Barça | 97 | 86 | 93 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Real Madrid | 88 | 85 | 82 | 0 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 95 | 89 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Real Madrid | 88 | 85 | 82 | 0 |
| 6 | Dreamland Gran Canaria | 68 | 81 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dreamland Gran Canaria | 68 | 81 | 0 | 3 | Real Madrid | 83 | 90 | 83 | 94 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Joventut | 93 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cazoo Baskonia | 91 | 76 | 0 | 7 | Joventut | 93 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Joventut | 99 | 83 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals

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

### Barça v Valencia Basket

Barça won 2–0 in the regular season series :
30 October 2022
Boxscore
Valencia Basket
80–92
Barça
La Fonteta, Valencia
5 February 2023
Boxscore
Barça
81–75
Valencia Basket
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona :
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning four of the first five meetings.
Barça leads 4–1 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
2017
Valencia Basket
2–1
FC Barcelona Lassa
2017 Quarterfinals :

### Cazoo Baskonia v Joventut

Baskonia won 2–0 in the regular season series :
15 January 2023
Boxscore
Cazoo Baskonia
84–83
Joventut
Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz
11 May 2023
Boxscore
Joventut
77–86
Cazoo Baskonia
Palau Municipal d'Esports, Badalona :
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Joventut winning two of the first three meetings.
Joventut leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series :
1991
Montigalá Joventut
3–1
Taugrés
1991 Semifinals
1997
Festina Joventut
3–1
Taugrés
1997 Quarterfinals
2004
TAU Cerámica
3–0
DKV Joventut
2004 Quarterfinals :

### Real Madrid v Dreamland Gran Canaria

Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series :
8 January 2023
Boxscore
Real Madrid
105–85
Gran Canaria
WiZink Center, Madrid
14 May 2023
Boxscore
Gran Canaria
67–95
Real Madrid
Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas :
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 :
2000
Real Madrid Teka
3–0
Canarias Telecom
2000 Quarterfinals
2015
Real Madrid
2–0
Herbalife Gran Canaria
2015 Quarterfinals
2018
Real Madrid
3–0
Herbalife Gran Canaria
2018 Semifinals
2021
Real Madrid
2–0
Herbalife Gran Canaria
2021 Quarterfinals :

### Lenovo Tenerife v Unicaja

Tied 1–1 in the regular season series :
8 January 2023
Boxscore
Lenovo Tenerife
91–84
Unicaja
Santiago Martín, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
21 May 2023
Boxscore
Unicaja
75–71
Lenovo Tenerife
Martín Carpena, Málaga :
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Unicaja winning the first one.
Unicaja leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series :
2017
Unicaja
2–1
Iberostar Tenerife
2017 Quarterfinals :

## Semifinals

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

### Barça v Unicaja

Barça won 2–0 in the regular season series :
18 December 2022
Boxscore
Barça
75–60
Unicaja
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
19 March 2023
Boxscore
Unicaja
81–86
Barça
Martín Carpena, Málaga :
This will be the 10th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning the previous nine meetings.
Barça leads 9–0 in all-time playoff series :
1995
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
3–2
Unicaja
1995 Finals
1997
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
3–2
Unicaja
1997 Quarterfinals
2000
FC Barcelona
3–2
Unicaja
2000 Quarterfinals
2001
FC Barcelona
3–0
Unicaja
2001 Semifinals
2004
FC Barcelona
3–0
Unicaja
2004 Semifinals
2009
Regal FC Barcelona
2–1
Unicaja
2009 Semifinals
2010
Regal FC Barcelona
3–0
Unicaja
2010 Semifinals
2011
Regal FC Barcelona
2–0
Unicaja
2011 Quarterfinals
2015
FC Barcelona Lassa
3–2
Unicaja
2015 Semifinals :

### Real Madrid v Joventut

Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series :
16 October 2022
Boxscore
Real Madrid
96–79
Joventut
WiZink Center, Madrid
23 April 2023
Boxscore
Joventut
76–86
Real Madrid
Palau Municipal d'Esports, Badalona :
This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning eight of the previous ten meetings.
Madrid leads 8–2 in all-time playoff series :
1984
Real Madrid
2–0
Joventut Massana
1984 Semifinals
1985
Real Madrid
2–1
Ron Negrita Joventut
1985 Finals
1989
Real Madrid
3–1
Ram Joventut
1989 Semifinals
1990
Real Madrid
0–3
Ram Joventut
1990 Semifinals
1992
Montigalà Joventut
3–2
Real Madrid
1992 Finals
1993
Real Madrid Teka
3–2
Marbella Joventut
1993 Finals
1997
Real Madrid Teka
3–0
Festina Joventut
1997 Semifinals
2005
Real Madrid
3–1
DKV Joventut
2005 Quarterfinals
2007
Real Madrid
3–2
DKV Joventut
2007 Semifinals
2009
Real Madrid
2–1
DKV Joventut
2009 Quarterfinals :

## Finals

    All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Barça won 2–0 in the regular season series :
2 January 2023
Boxscore
Real Madrid
78–87
Barça
WiZink Center, Madrid
16 April 2023
Boxscore
Barça
97–82
Real Madrid
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona :
This was the 22nd playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning 11 out of the first 21 meetings.
Madrid leads 11–10 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
2019
Real Madrid
3–1
Barça Lassa
2019 Finals
2021
Real Madrid
0–2
Barça
2021 Finals
2022
Barça
1–3
Real Madrid
2022 Finals :