2017–18 NBL season

2017–18 NBL season
Logo of the league sponsored by Hungry Jack's
League	National Basketball League
Season	2017–18
Dates	5 October 2017 – 31 March 2018
Teams	8
TV partner(s)	Australia: Fox Sports SBS New Zealand: Sky Sport Online: NBL TV
Regular season
Season champions	Melbourne United
Season MVP	Bryce Cotton (Perth)
Finals
Champions	Melbourne United (5th title)
Runners-up	Adelaide 36ers
Semifinalists	Perth Wildcats New Zealand Breakers
Finals MVP	Chris Goulding (Melbourne)
Statistical leaders
Points Jerome Randle (Sydney) 19.8 Rebounds Josh Boone (Melbourne) 9.3 Assists Jerome Randle (Sydney) 5.2 Efficiency Amritpal Singh (Sydney) 66%
Records
Attendance	688,712[1] (regular season)

The 2017–18 NBL season was the 40th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2017 and February 2018, followed by a post-season featuring the top four in March 2018.^[2]

Australian broadcast rights to the season were held by Fox Sports, in the third year of a five-year deal, with two games per week simulcast on SBS. In New Zealand, Sky Sport were the official league broadcaster.

As Australia and New Zealand participated in 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, the league took a break during the newly created FIBA international windows of 20–28 November 2017 and 19–27 February 2018.

Pre-season

2017 NBL All-Australian Tour of China

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5 July 2017	China	68–66	NBL All-Australian Team	Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
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7 July 2017	China	89–75	NBL All-Australian Team	Jilin City Arena, Jilin City, China
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9 July 2017	China	75–89	NBL All-Australian Team	Nissan Sports Centre, Dongguan, China
Fox Sports

China won the series 2-1.

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

2017 Merlion Cup

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21 September 2017	Adelaide 36ers	101–46	Yulon Luxgen Dinos	OCBC Arena, Singapore
NBL TV

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22 September 2017	Singapore Slingers	52–95	Adelaide 36ers	OCBC Arena, Singapore
NBL TV

Semi-final

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23 September 2017	Adelaide 36ers	94–72	Jeonju KCC Egis	OCBC Arena, Singapore
NBL TV

Final

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24 September 2017	Adelaide 36ers	101–81	Shanghai Sharks	OCBC Arena, Singapore
NBL TV

Adelaide 36ers won the tournament.

Brisbane Bullets pre-season

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18 July 2017	Brisbane Bullets	89–83	China	Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
NBL TV				Attendance: 3,128

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22 September 2017	Brisbane Bullets	92–96	Illawarra Hawks	Maroochydore Basketball Stadium, Sunshine Coast
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24 September 2017	Brisbane Bullets	67–94	Illawarra Hawks	Cornubia Park Sports Centre, Brisbane
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13 October 2017	Phoenix Suns	114–93	Brisbane Bullets	Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, USA
ESPN				Attendance: 8,297

Cairns Taipans pre-season

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13 August 2017	Cairns Taipans	85–110	University of Oklahoma	Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
NBL TV

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15 August 2017	Cairns Taipans	89–70	American University	Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
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18 August 2017	Cairns Taipans	69–71	University of Texas	Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
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2 September 2017	Cairns Taipans	76–84	Brisbane Bullets	CQUniversity North Indoor Sports Stadium, Rockhampton
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21 September 2017	Cairns Taipans	80–90	Perth Wildcats	Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
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23 September 2017	Cairns Taipans	98–80	Perth Wildcats	Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
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Illawarra Hawks pre-season

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21 August 2017	Illawarra Hawks	88–60	University of Texas	Alexandria Stadium, Sydney
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16 September 2017	Illawarra Hawks	71–75	Sydney Kings	Beaton Park Stadium, Wollongong
NBL TV

Melbourne United pre-season

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17 May 2017	Jiangsu Dragons	72–85	Melbourne United	Wutaishan Gymnasium, Nanjing, China
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19 May 2017	Jiangsu Dragons	56–63	Melbourne United	Yancheng Sports Center, Yancheng, China
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16 July 2017	Melbourne United	104–94 (OT)	China	Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
NBL TV				Attendance: 6,888

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16 August 2017	Melbourne United	85–75	University of Texas	Nunawading Basketball Centre, Melbourne
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20 August 2017	Melbourne United	90–89	University of Wisconsin	Casey Stadium, Melbourne
NBL TV				Attendance: 1,500

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8 October 2017	Oklahoma City Thunder	86–85	Melbourne United	Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, USA
ESPN				Attendance: 10,203

New Zealand Breakers pre-season

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15 August 2017	New Zealand Breakers	75–85	University of Wisconsin	Atlas Place, Auckland
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17 September 2017	New Zealand Breakers	88–86	Melbourne United	Pettigrew Green Arena, Napier
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19 September 2017	New Zealand Breakers	62–101	Melbourne United	TSB Stadium, New Plymouth
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27 September 2017	New Zealand Breakers	83–67	Brisbane Bullets	ASB Arena, Tauranga
NBL TV

Perth Wildcats pre-season

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1 September 2017	Perth Wildcats	91–99	Adelaide 36ers	Eaton Recreation Centre, Bunbury
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3 September 2017	Perth Wildcats	81–73	Adelaide 36ers	Margaret River Recreation Centre, Margaret River
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Sydney Kings pre-season

2017 International Basketball Championships

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18 July 2017	USA All-Stars	84–88	Sydney Kings	Dushu Lake Sports Center, Suzhou, China
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19 July 2017	Lithuania All-Stars	70–83	Sydney Kings	Dushu Lake Sports Center, Suzhou, China
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20 July 2017	Qatar	56–82	Sydney Kings	Dushu Lake Sports Center, Suzhou, China
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Semi-final

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22 July 2017	Sydney Kings	73–72	Ukraine	Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou, China
NBL TV

Final

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23 July 2017	Lithuania All-Stars	65–79	Sydney Kings	Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou, China
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Sydney Kings won the tournament.

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10 August 2017	Sydney Kings	89–104	University of Oklahoma	Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre, Sydney
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17 August 2017	Sydney Kings	88–67	American University	Whitlam Leisure Centre, Sydney
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22 August 2017	Sydney Kings	71–83	University of Wisconsin	Bankstown Basketball Stadium, Sydney
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25 September 2017	Sydney Kings	77–88	Perth Wildcats	Moss Vale Basketball Centre, Moss Vale
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27 September 2017	Sydney Kings	85–86	Perth Wildcats	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
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2 October 2017	Utah Jazz	108–83	Sydney Kings	Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, USA
ESPN2				Attendance: 15,692

2017 NBL Blitz

A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 7–9 September 2017 in Traralgon, Victoria and on 10 September 2017 in Melbourne. The winners received the fifth annual Loggins-Bruton Cup.

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7 September 2017	Melbourne United	99–83	Illawarra Hawks	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
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7 September 2017	Cairns Taipans	75–77	New Zealand Breakers	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
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8 September 2017	Perth Wildcats	90–96	Adelaide 36ers	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
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8 September 2017	Sydney Kings	73–90	Brisbane Bullets	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
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9 September 2017	Cairns Taipans	71–93	Illawarra Hawks	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
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9 September 2017	Brisbane Bullets	101–92	Adelaide 36ers	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
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9 September 2017	Melbourne United	99–105	Sydney Kings	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
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9 September 2017	Perth Wildcats	80–72	New Zealand Breakers	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
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10 September 2017	Melbourne United	93–67	Perth Wildcats	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
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10 September 2017	Sydney Kings	80–96	Illawarra Hawks	Kilsyth Stadium, Melbourne
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10 September 2017	Cairns Taipans	53–46	Brisbane Bullets	Werribee Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
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10 September 2017	New Zealand Breakers	84–72	Adelaide 36ers	Mill Park Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
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Melbourne United won the 2017 NBL Blitz championship.

Regular season

Round 1

Adelaide 36ers v Melbourne United

5 October 2017	Adelaide 36ers	97–99	Melbourne United	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 20–27, 27–40, 23–14
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 6,312

Cairns Taipans v Illawarra Hawks

6 October 2017	Cairns Taipans	88–87	Illawarra Hawks	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 15–20, 20–20, 26–21
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 3,969

Sydney Kings v Adelaide 36ers

7 October 2017	Sydney Kings	96–105	Adelaide 36ers	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 28–20, 18–27, 28–32
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 7,035

Perth Wildcats v Brisbane Bullets

7 October 2017	Perth Wildcats	96–86	Brisbane Bullets	Perth Arena, Perth
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 25–21, 20–21, 27–26
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 13,403

New Zealand Breakers v Cairns Taipans

8 October 2017	New Zealand Breakers	71–82	Cairns Taipans	Spark Arena, Auckland
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 22–21, 12–25, 16–18
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Round 2

Cairns Taipans v Adelaide 36ers

12 October 2017	Cairns Taipans	70–96	Adelaide 36ers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 19–20, 13–23, 14–24
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: not available

New Zealand Breakers v Sydney Kings

13 October 2017	New Zealand Breakers	87–85	Sydney Kings	Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 28–12, 15–22, 18–22
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: 4,700

Perth Wildcats v Illawarra Hawks

13 October 2017	Perth Wildcats	74–64	Illawarra Hawks	Perth Arena, Perth
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 19–22, 15–7, 22–14
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 11,539

Adelaide 36ers v Melbourne United

14 October 2017	Adelaide 36ers	79–99	Melbourne United	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 34–25, 22–23, 9–22
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks

15 October 2017	Sydney Kings	103–87	Illawarra Hawks	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 25–24, 29–23, 19–17
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 6,403

Round 3

New Zealand Breakers v Sydney Kings

19 October 2017	New Zealand Breakers	90–73	Sydney Kings	Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 31–12, 23–20, 12–22
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: 3,679

Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans

20 October 2017	Brisbane Bullets	83–78	Cairns Taipans	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 31–27, 21–22, 16–10, 15–19
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 5,430

Perth Wildcats v Melbourne United

20 October 2017	Perth Wildcats	89–84	Melbourne United	Perth Arena, Perth
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–23, 28–19, 18–21
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 13,037

Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings

21 October 2017	Adelaide 36ers	114–84	Sydney Kings	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 38–24, 31–26, 27–11, 18–23
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 5,970

Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers

22 October 2017	Melbourne United	76–88	New Zealand Breakers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 21–23, 17–27, 16–16
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 10,300

Illawarra Hawks v Brisbane Bullets

22 October 2017	Illawarra Hawks	105–96	Brisbane Bullets	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 28–23, 39–16, 21–25
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Cairns Taipans v Perth Wildcats

22 October 2017	Cairns Taipans	90–69	Perth Wildcats	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 22–18, 29–15, 18–21
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,062

Round 4

Brisbane Bullets v New Zealand Breakers

26 October 2017	Brisbane Bullets	96–101	New Zealand Breakers	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 27–25, 23–24, 23–28
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Perth Wildcats v Illawarra Hawks

26 October 2017	Perth Wildcats	105–74	Illawarra Hawks	Perth Arena, Perth
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 34–18, 20–19, 20–11, 31–26
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 12,834

Cairns Taipans v Adelaide 36ers

27 October 2017	Cairns Taipans	80–84	Adelaide 36ers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 23–14, 11–20, 27–24
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,053

Brisbane Bullets v Melbourne United

28 October 2017	Brisbane Bullets	87–85	Melbourne United	Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 25–29, 27–13, 14–28
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Illawarra Hawks v Sydney Kings

29 October 2017	Illawarra Hawks	94–990(OT)	Sydney Kings	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 22–29, 24–22, 19–18, Overtime: 6–11
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,892

Round 5

New Zealand Breakers v Adelaide 36ers

2 November 2017	New Zealand Breakers	92–88	Adelaide 36ers	North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 27–19, 22–24, 21–24
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: 2,732

Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans

2 November 2017	Melbourne United	87–65	Cairns Taipans	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 17–13, 21–16, 18–13
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 6,542

Brisbane Bullets v Illawarra Hawks

3 November 2017	Brisbane Bullets	81–112	Illawarra Hawks	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 18–33, 21–22, 21–34
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,640

Perth Wildcats v Sydney Kings

3 November 2017	Perth Wildcats	93–69	Sydney Kings	Perth Arena, Perth
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 21–17, 24–16, 21–21
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 13,039

Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers

4 November 2017	Melbourne United	101–84	Adelaide 36ers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 26–17, 29–13, 25–24
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 8,213

Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers

4 November 2017	Cairns Taipans	70–73	New Zealand Breakers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 18–20, 15–14, 12–18
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,201

Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks

5 November 2017	Sydney Kings	83–93	Illawarra Hawks	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 24–22, 21–21, 18–29
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 7,210

Round 6

New Zealand Breakers v Perth Wildcats

9 November 2017	New Zealand Breakers	88–84	Perth Wildcats	Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 18–21, 21–17, 26–29
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: 4,297

Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United

9 November 2017	Cairns Taipans	92–69	Melbourne United	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 21–19, 18–15, 28–12
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 3,891

Melbourne United v Sydney Kings

11 November 2017	Melbourne United	108–90	Sydney Kings	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 29–24, 29–25, 29–18
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 8,196

Adelaide 36ers v Illawarra Hawks

11 November 2017	Adelaide 36ers	87–96	Illawarra Hawks	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 20–19, 22–24, 15–33
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans

12 November 2017	Brisbane Bullets	82–74	Cairns Taipans	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 15–9, 16–25, 33–25
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 3,002

Perth Wildcats v New Zealand Breakers

12 November 2017	Perth Wildcats	82–88	New Zealand Breakers	Perth Arena, Perth
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 20–16, 17–21, 24–28
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 13,523

Round 7

Illawarra Hawks v Sydney Kings

16 November 2017	Illawarra Hawks	97–930(OT)	Sydney Kings	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 17–21, 25–26, 24–8, Overtime: 17–13
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,396

Brisbane Bullets v Perth Wildcats

17 November 2017	Brisbane Bullets	85–90	Perth Wildcats	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 21–21, 21–27, 27–23
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,602

Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings

18 November 2017	Adelaide 36ers	108–93	Sydney Kings	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 35–25, 23–16, 25–24
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 6,093

Cairns Taipans v Illawarra Hawks

18 November 2017	Cairns Taipans	87–66	Illawarra Hawks	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 34–25, 20–17, 14–10, 19–14
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,247

New Zealand Breakers v Brisbane Bullets

19 November 2017	New Zealand Breakers	90–82	Brisbane Bullets	Spark Arena, Auckland
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 19–18, 26–24, 29–24
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: 5,715

Melbourne United v Perth Wildcats

19 November 2017	Melbourne United	59–91	Perth Wildcats	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 9–30, 14–23, 12–19
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 10,300

Round 8

Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans

30 November 2017	Sydney Kings	81–72	Cairns Taipans	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 24–11, 18–28, 12–12
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,013

New Zealand Breakers v Perth Wildcats

1 December 2017	New Zealand Breakers	73–89	Perth Wildcats	North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 17–14, 16–24, 21–30
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: 3,643

Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets

1 December 2017	Adelaide 36ers	84–83	Brisbane Bullets	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 21–24, 16–15, 23–19
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Cairns Taipans v Sydney Kings

2 December 2017	Cairns Taipans	80–71	Sydney Kings	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 23–19, 16–21, 29–14
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,052

Brisbane Bullets v New Zealand Breakers

3 December 2017	Brisbane Bullets	81–76	New Zealand Breakers	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 24–21, 18–16, 19–24
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,925

Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks

4 December 2017	Melbourne United	91–73	Illawarra Hawks	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 24–22, 22–8, 23–23
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 6,054

Round 9

New Zealand Breakers v Brisbane Bullets

7 December 2017	New Zealand Breakers	96–89	Brisbane Bullets	Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 25–24, 24–22, 23–20
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: 5,111

Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers

8 December 2017	Perth Wildcats	88–79	Adelaide 36ers	Perth Arena, Perth
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 18–18, 14–21, 29–24
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 13,239

Sydney Kings v Brisbane Bullets

9 December 2017	Sydney Kings	77–85	Brisbane Bullets	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 24–23, 19–23, 17–22
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 6,564

Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United

9 December 2017	Cairns Taipans	79–70	Melbourne United	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 20–22, 17–14, 20–19
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,151

Illawarra Hawks v Perth Wildcats

10 December 2017	Illawarra Hawks	91–99	Perth Wildcats	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 20–21, 20–25, 27–28
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,580

Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers

10 December 2017	Adelaide 36ers	95–92	New Zealand Breakers	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 23–21, 28–24, 15–24
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Melbourne United v Sydney Kings

11 December 2017	Melbourne United	95–69	Sydney Kings	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 24–15, 21–20, 25–15
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 8,194

Round 10

Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets

14 December 2017	Cairns Taipans	74–75	Brisbane Bullets	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 13–19, 26–23, 20–21
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,245

New Zealand Breakers v Adelaide 36ers

15 December 2017	New Zealand Breakers	75–90	Adelaide 36ers	Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 25–20, 18–17, 11–34
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: 4,910

Perth Wildcats v Brisbane Bullets

16 December 2017	Perth Wildcats	76–82	Brisbane Bullets	Perth Arena, Perth
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–33, 23–17, 13–12, 16–20
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 13,329

Illawarra Hawks v Melbourne United

16 December 2017	Illawarra Hawks	78–84	Melbourne United	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 28–32, 11–19, 17–10, 22–23
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,150

Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans

17 December 2017	Sydney Kings	88–69	Cairns Taipans	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 26–15, 30–14, 18–17
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,380

Round 11

Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers

21 December 2017	Sydney Kings	95–98	New Zealand Breakers	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 23–19, 21–28, 26–27
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,635

Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers

22 December 2017	Melbourne United	99–91	Adelaide 36ers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 22–12, 25–28, 28–31
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 8,089

Brisbane Bullets v Sydney Kings

23 December 2017	Brisbane Bullets	95–101	Sydney Kings	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 23–27, 30–25, 16–29
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 3,235

Illawarra Hawks v Perth Wildcats

23 December 2017	Illawarra Hawks	96–84	Perth Wildcats	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 32–19, 21–17, 25–18
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,346

Adelaide 36ers v Cairns Taipans

24 December 2017	Adelaide 36ers	75–94	Cairns Taipans	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 15–14, 17–27, 25–25
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Round 12

Melbourne United v Brisbane Bullets

26 December 2017	Melbourne United	69–68	Brisbane Bullets	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 18–18, 19–12, 18–14
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 10,300

Illawarra Hawks v Cairns Taipans

28 December 2017	Illawarra Hawks	106–102	Cairns Taipans	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 31–27, 25–25, 25–30, 25–20
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,871

Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers

29 December 2017	Adelaide 36ers	88–85	New Zealand Breakers	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 24–21, 19–23, 20–24
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 7,201

Sydney Kings v Melbourne United

30 December 2017	Sydney Kings	79–103	Melbourne United	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 23–20, 13–28, 20–31
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 6,014

Illawarra Hawks v Brisbane Bullets

31 December 2017	Illawarra Hawks	104–82	Brisbane Bullets	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 32–24, 22–26, 27–22, 23–10
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 3,396

Cairns Taipans v Perth Wildcats

31 December 2017	Cairns Taipans	68–83	Perth Wildcats	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–32, 15–14, 16–12, 19–25
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 5,190

Round 13

Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats

4 January 2018	Adelaide 36ers	97–86	Perth Wildcats	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 31–17, 14–27, 32–19
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets

5 January 2018	Cairns Taipans	83–80	Brisbane Bullets	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 23–18, 25–20, 13–22
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,264

Sydney Kings v Perth Wildcats

6 January 2018	Sydney Kings	68–76	Perth Wildcats	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 15–23, 21–14, 13–17
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 5,822

Illawarra Hawks v Melbourne United

6 January 2018	Illawarra Hawks	77–79	Melbourne United	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 24–19, 17–20, 12–23
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,869

New Zealand Breakers v Cairns Taipans

7 January 2018	New Zealand Breakers	82–69	Cairns Taipans	Spark Arena, Auckland
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 25–19, 13–14, 22–18
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: 5,793

Brisbane Bullets v Adelaide 36ers

7 January 2018	Brisbane Bullets	84–950(OT)	Adelaide 36ers	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 31–18, 17–19, 18–19, Overtime: 5–16
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 5,000

Round 14

Adelaide 36ers v Cairns Taipans

11 January 2018	Adelaide 36ers	100–90	Cairns Taipans	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 24–24, 24–21, 22–23
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Perth Wildcats v Melbourne United

12 January 2018	Perth Wildcats	80–82	Melbourne United	Perth Arena, Perth
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 19–17, 15–25, 25–14
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 13,611

Sydney Kings v Adelaide 36ers

13 January 2018	Sydney Kings	101–104	Adelaide 36ers	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 30–24, 15–19, 28–33
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 6,023

Illawarra Hawks v New Zealand Breakers

13 January 2018	Illawarra Hawks	90–79	New Zealand Breakers	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 28–23, 14–14, 30–21
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,836

Brisbane Bullets v Perth Wildcats

14 January 2018	Brisbane Bullets	80–81	Perth Wildcats	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 19–16, 15–25, 18–24
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 3,152

Round 15

New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United

18 January 2018	New Zealand Breakers	98–81	Melbourne United	North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 34–22, 26–19, 16–27, 22–13
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Adelaide 36ers v Illawarra Hawks

19 January 2018	Adelaide 36ers	112–90	Illawarra Hawks	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 32–25, 32–20, 25–20, 23–25
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: not available

Perth Wildcats v Sydney Kings

19 January 2018	Perth Wildcats	77–84	Sydney Kings	Perth Arena, Perth
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 16–19, 24–17, 26–28
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 13,502

Brisbane Bullets v Melbourne United

20 January 2018	Brisbane Bullets	95–103	Melbourne United	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 27–26, 24–36, 23–20
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,650

Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers

20 January 2018	Cairns Taipans	81–71	New Zealand Breakers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 19–22, 13–20, 27–14
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 4,527

Sydney Kings v Perth Wildcats

21 January 2018	Sydney Kings	84–56	Perth Wildcats	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 21–16, 22–10, 19–11
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 5,382

Illawarra Hawks v Adelaide 36ers

21 January 2018	Illawarra Hawks	93–112	Adelaide 36ers	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–39, 19–27, 30–24, 14–22
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,526

Round 16

Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans

24 January 2018	Melbourne United	79–68	Cairns Taipans	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 14–12, 16–22, 28–21
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 7,306

Brisbane Bullets v Adelaide 36ers

27 January 2018	Brisbane Bullets	95–90	Adelaide 36ers	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 24–24, 23–16, 30–27
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 3,360

Perth Wildcats v New Zealand Breakers

27 January 2018	Perth Wildcats	90–76	New Zealand Breakers	Perth Arena, Perth
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 26–23, 23–17, 19–13
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 13,536

Sydney Kings v Melbourne United

28 January 2018	Sydney Kings	76–93	Melbourne United	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 17–20, 21–20, 20–30
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 7,407

Illawarra Hawks v Cairns Taipans

28 January 2018	Illawarra Hawks	88–78	Cairns Taipans	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 24–17, 22–19, 19–27
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,234

Round 17

Illawarra Hawks v New Zealand Breakers

2 February 2018	Illawarra Hawks	73–77	New Zealand Breakers	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 15–13, 20–23, 18–24
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,254

Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers

2 February 2018	Perth Wildcats	111–90	Adelaide 36ers	Perth Arena, Perth
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 28–36, 32–25, 27–9, 24–20
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 12,490

Melbourne United v Brisbane Bullets

3 February 2018	Melbourne United	69–61	Brisbane Bullets	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 10–5, 18–20, 21–16, 20–20
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 10,300

Cairns Taipans v Sydney Kings

3 February 2018	Cairns Taipans	86–93	Sydney Kings	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 22–24, 20–23, 22–17
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 5,126

New Zealand Breakers v Illawarra Hawks

4 February 2018	New Zealand Breakers	88–84	Illawarra Hawks	Spark Arena, Auckland
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 24–19, 20–23, 23–16
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: 5,279

Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats

4 February 2018	Adelaide 36ers	94–82	Perth Wildcats	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 31–17, 24–16, 24–23, 15–26
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 6,000

Round 18

Brisbane Bullets v Illawarra Hawks

8 February 2018	Brisbane Bullets	99–91	Illawarra Hawks	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 24–17, 23–22, 22–33
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,483

Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers

9 February 2018	Melbourne United	89–83	New Zealand Breakers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–31, 26–23, 21–17, 18–12
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 7,256

Perth Wildcats v Cairns Taipans

9 February 2018	Perth Wildcats	83–85	Cairns Taipans	Perth Arena, Perth
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 23–20, 16–21, 23–18
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 13,040

Sydney Kings v Brisbane Bullets

10 February 2018	Sydney Kings	92–80	Brisbane Bullets	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 22–13, 19–28, 28–17
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 9,201

New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United

11 February 2018	New Zealand Breakers	82–100	Melbourne United	Spark Arena, Auckland
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 11–21, 17–27, 24–27
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: 5,000

Illawarra Hawks v Adelaide 36ers

11 February 2018	Illawarra Hawks	87–111	Adelaide 36ers	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 32–29, 16–28, 24–19, 15–35
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 2,132

Round 19

Brisbane Bullets v Sydney Kings

15 February 2018	Brisbane Bullets	73–90	Sydney Kings	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 12–26, 22–26, 16–18
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 5,224

New Zealand Breakers v Illawarra Hawks

16 February 2018	New Zealand Breakers	82–84	Illawarra Hawks	North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 25–19, 19–19, 13–31
Sky Sport		boxscore		Attendance: 3,187

Melbourne United v Perth Wildcats

16 February 2018	Melbourne United	97–85	Perth Wildcats	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 22–26, 26–24, 25–20
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 7,064

Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets

17 February 2018	Adelaide 36ers	105–82	Brisbane Bullets	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 29–12, 20–16, 26–26
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 7,163

Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks

18 February 2018	Melbourne United	84–94	Illawarra Hawks	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 28–25, 19–21, 14–22
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 7,981

Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers

18 February 2018	Sydney Kings	101–86	New Zealand Breakers	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 28–31, 26–20, 33–18
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 8,411

Perth Wildcats v Cairns Taipans

18 February 2018	Perth Wildcats	89–61	Cairns Taipans	Perth Arena, Perth
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 27–11, 21–10, 21–21
Fox Sports		boxscore		Attendance: 13,567

Ladder

Pos	2017–18 NBL season v t e
	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Melbourne United	28	20	8	71.43%	4–1	L1	11–3	9–5	2434	2298	105.92%
2	Adelaide 36ers	28	18	10	64.29%	3–2	W3	10–4	8–6	2654	2527	105.03%
3	Perth Wildcats	28	16	12	57.14%	2–3	W1	9–5	7–7	2388	2271	105.15%
4	New Zealand Breakers	28	15	13	53.57%	1–4	L4	9–5	6–8	2364	2387	99.04%
5	Illawarra Hawks	28	12	16	42.86%	2–3	W2	7–7	5–9	2474	2539	97.44%
6	Cairns Taipans^1	28	11	17	39.29%	1–4	L1	8–6	3–11	2215	2281	97.11%
7	Sydney Kings^1	28	11	17	39.29%	4–1	W4	6–8	5–9	2418	2504	96.57%
8	Brisbane Bullets	28	9	19	32.14%	1–4	L3	6–8	3–11	2347	2487	94.37%

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2018. Source: NBL.com.au

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 overall points percentage between the teams will determine order of seeding.

¹Cairns Taipans won on overall points percentage.

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.

2017–18 NBL season v t e
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Adelaide 36ers	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	2
Brisbane Bullets	7	7	6	6	7	6	7	7	6	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8
Cairns Taipans	1	3	4	4	6	7	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	6
Illawarra Hawks	5	8	7	8	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5
Melbourne United	3	2	5	5	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
New Zealand Breakers	8	5	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4
Perth Wildcats	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	4	3	4	3	3
Sydney Kings	6	6	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7

Finals

Main article: 2018 NBL Finals

The 2017–18 National Basketball League Finals were played in March 2018, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final series and the best-of-five Grand Final series. In the semi-finals, the higher seed hosted the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosted the first, third and fifth games.

Playoff Seedings

1. Melbourne United
2. Adelaide 36ers
3. Perth Wildcats
4. New Zealand Breakers

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 overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.

Playoff bracket

	Semifinals							Grand Final
	1	Melbourne United	88	88	X
	4	New Zealand Breakers	77	86	X
								1	Melbourne United	107	95	101	81	100
								2	Adelaide 36ers	96	110	98	90	82
	2	Adelaide 36ers	109	89	X
	3	Perth Wildcats	74	88	X

Semi-finals

(1) Melbourne United vs. (4) New Zealand Breakers

Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers

3 March 2018	Melbourne United	88–77 (Series: Melbourne leads series, 1–0)	New Zealand Breakers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
17:30 EDT	Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 22–19, 24–18, 21–16
Fox Sports	Pts: Ware 33 Rebs: Boone 8 Asts: Wesley 4	boxscore	Pts: Newbill 19 Rebs: Pledger 10 Asts: Ili 5	Attendance: 6,833 Referees: Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend, Jon Chapman

New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United

5 March 2018	New Zealand Breakers	86–880(OT) (Series: Melbourne wins series, 2–0)	Melbourne United	Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30pm NZDT	Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 12–20, 25–25, 15–20, Overtime: 8–10
Fox Sports	Pts: Newbill 21 Rebs: Christmas, Newbill 8 Asts: Abercrombie 5	boxscore	Pts: Boone 33 Rebs: Boone 15 Asts: Ware 6	Attendance: not available Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Damien Lyons

(2) Adelaide 36ers vs. (3) Perth Wildcats

Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats

3 March 2018	Adelaide 36ers	109–74 (Series: Adelaide leads series, 1–0)	Perth Wildcats	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
19:00 CDT	Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 31–26, 26–18, 33–12
Fox Sports	Pts: Childress 22 Rebs: Creek 11 Asts: Shorter 7	boxscore	Pts: Cotton 22 Rebs: Brandt, Cooke 6 Asts: Kenny 4	Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, James Boyer, Chris Reid

Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers

9 March 2018	Perth Wildcats	88–89 (Series: Adelaide wins series, 2–0)	Adelaide 36ers	Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 WST	Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 21–25, 18–23, 21–26
Fox Sports	Pts: Cotton 31 Rebs: Brandt 9 Asts: Tokoto 5	boxscore	Pts: Childress 25 Rebs: Childress 10 Asts: Sobey 5	Attendance: 12,055 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Michael Aylen

Grand Final

(1) Melbourne United vs. (2) Adelaide 36ers

Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers

16 March 2018	Melbourne United	107–96 (Series: Melbourne leads series, 1–0)	Adelaide 36ers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
19:30 EDT	Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 24–19, 26–24, 28–25
Fox Sports	Pts: Goulding 26 Rebs: Boone, Wesley 7 Asts: Wesley 6	boxscore	Pts: Johnson 18 Rebs: Creek 9 Asts: Creek, Moore 4	Attendance: 8,699 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Michael Aylen

Adelaide 36ers v Melbourne United

18 March 2018	Adelaide 36ers	110–95 (Series: Series tied, 1–1)	Melbourne United	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
14:30 CDT	Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 30–22, 25–23, 28–31
Fox Sports	Pts: Deng 18 Rebs: Creek 9 Asts: Moore, Sobey 5	boxscore	Pts: Prather 20 Rebs: Prather 7 Asts: Goulding 3	Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend

Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers

23 March 2018	Melbourne United	101–98 (Series: Melbourne leads series, 2–1)	Adelaide 36ers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
19:30 EDT	Scoring by quarter: 33–22, 20–31, 28–22, 20–23
Fox Sports	Pts: Ware 25 Rebs: Prather 6 Asts: Ware 3	boxscore	Pts: Johnson 20 Rebs: Creek 8 Asts: Creek 5	Attendance: 9,362 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid

Adelaide 36ers v Melbourne United

25 March 2018	Adelaide 36ers	90–81 (Series: Series tied, 2–2)	Melbourne United	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
14:30 CDT	Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 26–10, 16–27, 19–23
Fox Sports	Pts: Johnson 21 Rebs: Johnson 9 Asts: Shorter 3	boxscore	Pts: Prather 23 Rebs: Prather 7 Asts: Goulding 4	Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Chris Reid

Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers

31 March 2018	Melbourne United	100–82 (Series: Melbourne wins series, 3–2)	Adelaide 36ers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
18:00 EDT	Scoring by quarter: 34–22, 23–22, 21–25, 22–13
Fox Sports	Pts: Goulding, Ware 23 Rebs: Boone 12 Asts: Wesley 3	boxscore	Pts: Shorter 20 Rebs: Creek 10 Asts: Moore 7	Attendance: 10,300 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid

Awards

Pre-season

• Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Travis Trice (Brisbane Bullets)

Season

• Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats)
• Rookie of the Year: Isaac Humphries (Sydney Kings)
• Best Defensive Player: Damian Martin (Perth Wildcats)
• Best Sixth Man: Ramone Moore (Adelaide 36ers)
• Most Improved Player: Shea Ili (New Zealand Breakers)
• Fans MVP: Mitch Creek (Adelaide 36ers)
• Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Dean Vickerman (Melbourne United)
• Referee of the Year: Michael Aylen
• All-NBL First Team:
  • Casper Ware (Melbourne United)
  • Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats)
  • Demitrius Conger (Illawarra Hawks)
  • Daniel Johnson (Adelaide 36ers)
  • Josh Boone (Melbourne United)
• All-NBL Second Team:
  • Jerome Randle (Sydney Kings)
  • Édgar Sosa (New Zealand Breakers)
  • JP Tokoto (Perth Wildcats)
  • Mitch Creek (Adelaide 36ers)
  • Tai Wesley (Melbourne United)

Finals

• Grand Final Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal): Chris Goulding (Melbourne United)

References

1. "NBL Sets New Season Attendance Record". National Basketball League. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
2. "2017/18 NBL Schedule Released". nbl.com.au. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.