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2018 ACB Playoffs

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2018 ACB Playoffs
Tournament details
CountrySpain
Dates27 May 2018 – 22 June 2018
Teams8
Defending championsValencia Basket
Final positions
ChampionsReal Madrid
(34th title)
Runner-upKirolbet Baskonia
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Attendance175,651 (8,364 per match)
← 2017
2019 →

All statistics correct as of 19 June 2018.

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

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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

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On 8 April 2018, Real Madrid became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[1]

Seed Team Record Clinched
Playoff berth Seeded team Top seed
1 Real Madrid 30–4 8 April[1] 10 April[2] 3 May
2 Kirolbet Baskonia 25–9 28 April[3] 6 May –
3 FC Barcelona Lassa 24–10 28 April[4] 6 May –
4 Valencia Basket 22–12 28 April[5] 13 May –
5 Herbalife Gran Canaria 20–14 12 May[6] – –
6 MoraBanc Andorra 19–15 13 May[7] – –
7 Unicaja 19–15 13 May[8] – –
8 Iberostar Tenerife 19–15 24 May[9] – –

Bracket

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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.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
                      
 
 
 
 
1 Real Madrid8384
 
 
 
8 Iberostar Tenerife7375
 
1 Real Madrid889299
 
 
 
5 Herbalife Gran Canaria708392
 
4 Valencia Basket717089
 
 
 
5 Herbalife Gran Canaria569792
 
1 Real Madrid90988396
 
 
 
2 Kirolbet Baskonia94917885
 
2 Kirolbet Baskonia8780
 
 
 
7 Unicaja7064
 
2 Kirolbet Baskonia86856588
 
 
 
3 FC Barcelona Lassa61796782
 
3 FC Barcelona Lassa768591
 
 
6 MoraBanc Andorra948171
 

Quarterfinals

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

Real Madrid v Iberostar Tenerife

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27 May 2018 Real Madrid 83–73
(Series: 1–0) 		Iberostar Tenerife Madrid
12:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 21–18, 16–15, 25–25
Pts: Carroll 15
Rebs: Randolph 11
Asts: Llull 4
PIR: Reyes 18 		Boxscore Pts: Tobey 21
Rebs: Tobey 8
Asts: Bassas 6
PIR: Tobey 18 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 8,449
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Jordi Aliaga, Jorge Martínez
29 May 2018 Iberostar Tenerife 75–84
(Series: 0–2) 		Real Madrid San Cristóbal de La Laguna
22:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 18–30, 23–19, 20–21
Pts: Tobey 18
Rebs: Tobey 16
Asts: three players 4
PIR: Tobey 24 		Boxscore Pts: Fernández 19
Rebs: Tavares 13
Asts: Llull 7
PIR: Tavares 26 		Arena: Santiago Martín
Attendance: 5,176
Referees: Antonio Conde, Vicente Bultó, Jacobo Rial

This was the first meeting in the playoffs between Real Madrid and Iberostar Tenerife.

Kirolbet Baskonia v Unicaja

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27 May 2018 Kirolbet Baskonia 87–70
(Series: 1–0) 		Unicaja Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 26–20, 15–20, 28–14
Pts: Timma 12
Rebs: Poirier 7
Asts: Huertas, Vildoza 6
PIR: Poirier 17 		Boxscore Pts: Nedović 12
Rebs: Shermadini 5
Asts: Nedović 5
PIR: Nedović 16 		Arena: Fernando Buesa Arena
Attendance: 10,084
Referees: Benjamín Jiménez, Francisco José Araña, Sergio Manuel
29 May 2018 Unicaja 64–80
(Series: 0–2) 		Kirolbet Baskonia Málaga
19:45 Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 22–25, 15–16, 16–12
Pts: Nedović 14
Rebs: Brooks, Suárez 6
Asts: Díaz, Suárez 4
PIR: Shermadini, Suárez 18 		Boxscore Pts: Beaubois 13
Rebs: Diop 8
Asts: Huertas 8
PIR: Huertas 24 		Arena: Martín Carpena
Attendance: 7,393
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez, Luis Miguel Castillo, Martín Caballero

This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Kirolbet Baskonia winning five of the first eight meetings.

FC Barcelona Lassa v MoraBanc Andorra

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27 May 2018 FC Barcelona Lassa 76–94
(Series: 0–1) 		MoraBanc Andorra Barcelona
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 18–18, 17–21, 19–28
Pts: Koponen 17
Rebs: Moerman 11
Asts: Heurtel 4
PIR: Tomić 21 		Boxscore Pts: Blažič 14
Rebs: Iverson 5
Asts: Albicy, Janković 6
PIR: Fernández 15 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 4,011
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Óscar Perea, Raúl Zamorano
30 May 2018 MoraBanc Andorra 81–85
(Series: 1–1) 		FC Barcelona Lassa Andorra la Vella
19:45 Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 20–25, 21–22, 18–21
Pts: Albicy 22
Rebs: Blažič 9
Asts: Fernández 5
PIR: Albicy 19 		Boxscore Pts: Tomić 19
Rebs: Tomić 6
Asts: Heurtel, Tomić 4
PIR: Tomić 31 		Arena: Poliesportiu d'Andorra
Attendance: 4,774
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Fernando Calatrava, Andrés Fernández
1 June 2018 FC Barcelona Lassa 91–71
(Series: 2–1) 		MoraBanc Andorra Barcelona
19:45 Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 19–21, 24–15, 22–19
Pts: Hanga, Tomić 15
Rebs: Moerman 12
Asts: Heurtel 5
PIR: Claver, Tomić 16 		Boxscore Pts: Blažič 13
Rebs: Diagne, Shurna 5
Asts: Albicy 5
PIR: Diagne 15 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 6,438
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Juan Carlos García González, Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with FC Barcelona Lassa winning the previous meeting.

Valencia Basket v Herbalife Gran Canaria

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28 May 2018 Valencia Basket 71–56
(Series: 1–0) 		Herbalife Gran Canaria Valencia
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 13–25, 15–7, 21–13
Pts: Van Rossom 17
Rebs: Dubljević 9
Asts: three players 3
PIR: Van Rossom 17 		Boxscore Pts: Eriksson 11
Rebs: Balvín 9
Asts: Oliver 4
PIR: Báez, Pasečņiks 9 		Arena: Fuente de San Luis
Attendance: 7,116
Referees: José Antonio Martín Bertrán, Carlos Cortés, Rafael Serrano
30 May 2018 Herbalife Gran Canaria 97–70
(Series: 1–1) 		Valencia Basket Las Palmas
22:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 24–12, 26–24, 25–13
Pts: Rabaseda 22
Rebs: Paulí 6
Asts: Oliver 5
PIR: Rabaseda 25 		Boxscore Pts: Dubljević, Van Rossom 11
Rebs: Dubljević 4
Asts: San Emeterio 3
PIR: San Emeterio 13 		Arena: Gran Canaria Arena
Attendance: 5,332
Referees: Juan Carlos García González, José Ramón García Ortiz, Juan de Dios Oyón
1 June 2018 Valencia Basket 89–920(OT)
(Series: 1–2) 		Herbalife Gran Canaria Valencia
22:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 23–18, 23–17, 21–26, Overtime: 8–11
Pts: San Emeterio 22
Rebs: Dubljević 6
Asts: three players 3
PIR: San Emeterio 26 		Boxscore Pts: Eriksson 18
Rebs: Balvín 12
Asts: Mekel 8
PIR: Balvín, Eriksson 19 		Arena: Fuente de San Luis
Attendance: 7,890
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Benjamín Jiménez, Carlos Peruga

This was the first meeting in the playoffs between Valencia Basket and Herbalife Gran Canaria.

Semifinals

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

Real Madrid v Herbalife Gran Canaria

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3 June 2018 Real Madrid 88–70
(Series: 1–0) 		Herbalife Gran Canaria Madrid
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 28–10, 20–17, 26–21
Pts: Tavares 17
Rebs: Reyes, Tavares 7
Asts: Dončić 7
PIR: Tavares 22 		Boxscore Pts: four players 10
Rebs: Aguilar 6
Asts: Oliver 7
PIR: Aguilar, Radičević 13 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 9,710
Referees: José Antonio Martín Bertrán, Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Luis Miguel Castillo
5 June 2018 Real Madrid 92–83
(Series: 2–0) 		Herbalife Gran Canaria Madrid
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 33–29, 18–20, 22–13
Pts: Dončić 14
Rebs: Ayón, Dončić 7
Asts: Dončić 7
PIR: Ayón, Dončić 20 		Boxscore Pts: Balvín 13
Rebs: Balvín 8
Asts: Mekel 7
PIR: Balvín 26 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 9,256
Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Carlos Peruga, Óscar Perea
7 June 2018 Herbalife Gran Canaria 92–99
(Series: 0–3) 		Real Madrid Las Palmas
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 23–25, 21–29, 21–20
Pts: Báez 17
Rebs: Aguilar 6
Asts: Mekel 7
PIR: Aguilar 23 		Boxscore Pts: Fernández 21
Rebs: Fernández 5
Asts: Dončić 5
PIR: Fernández 24 		Arena: Gran Canaria Arena
Attendance: 6,419
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Carlos Cortés, Sergio Manuel

This was the 3rd playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning the previous two meetings.

Kirolbet Baskonia v FC Barcelona Lassa

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4 June 2018 Kirolbet Baskonia 86–61
(Series: 1–0) 		FC Barcelona Lassa Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 27–13, 20–12, 19–21
Pts: three players 13
Rebs: Voigtmann 9
Asts: Granger 5
PIR: Shengelia, Voigtmann 17 		Boxscore Pts: Koponen 12
Rebs: Reynolds 8
Asts: Heurtel 6
PIR: Reynolds 11 		Arena: Fernando Buesa Arena
Attendance: 9,764
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Benjamín Jiménez, Fernando Calatrava
6 June 2018 Kirolbet Baskonia 85–79
(Series: 2–0) 		FC Barcelona Lassa Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 20–22, 29–17, 18–14
Pts: Janning 19
Rebs: Poirier, Shengelia 7
Asts: Granger 5
PIR: Janning 20 		Boxscore Pts: Moerman 18
Rebs: Moerman, Tomić 5
Asts: Heurtel 6
PIR: Moerman 21 		Arena: Fernando Buesa Arena
Attendance: 9,814
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez, Antonio Conde, Rafael Serrano
8 June 2018 FC Barcelona Lassa 67–65
(Series: 1–2) 		Kirolbet Baskonia Barcelona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 13–14, 16–12, 20–20
Pts: Tomić 15
Rebs: Moerman 9
Asts: Hanga 5
PIR: Tomić 26 		Boxscore Pts: Shengelia 11
Rebs: Poirier 12
Asts: Huertas 7
PIR: Huertas, Shengelia 12 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 5,661
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Benjamín Jiménez, Carlos Peruga
10 June 2018 FC Barcelona Lassa 82–880(OT)
(Series: 1–3) 		Kirolbet Baskonia Barcelona
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 18–23, 19–15, 23–17, Overtime: 6–12
Pts: Heurtel 16
Rebs: Tomić 9
Asts: Heurtel 5
PIR: Tomić 27 		Boxscore Pts: Shengelia 22
Rebs: Shengelia, Voigtmann 7
Asts: Huertas 7
PIR: Shengelia 33 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 6,089
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez, Fernando Calatrava

This was the 13th playoff meeting between these two teams, with FC Barcelona Lassa winning seven of the first 12 meetings.

Finals

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13 June 2018 Real Madrid 90–94
(Series: 0–1) 		Kirolbet Baskonia Madrid
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 22–20, 19–28, 32–27
Pts: Carroll 20
Rebs: Ayón 7
Asts: Campazzo 5
PIR: Tavares 17 		Boxscore Pts: Timma 16
Rebs: Shengelia, Voigtmann 7
Asts: Janning 6
PIR: Timma 18 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 11,067
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Antonio Conde, Carlos Peruga
15 June 2018 Real Madrid 98–91
(Series: 1–1) 		Kirolbet Baskonia Madrid
22:15 Scoring by quarter: 28–33, 24–19, 31–13, 15–26
Pts: Carroll, Thompkins 16
Rebs: Ayón 10
Asts: Campazzo 4
PIR: Ayón 21 		Boxscore Pts: Janning 18
Rebs: Poirier 6
Asts: Granger 5
PIR: Diop 19 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 11,208
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Benjamín Jiménez, Óscar Perea
17 June 2018 Kirolbet Baskonia 78–83
(Series: 1–2) 		Real Madrid Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 18–20, 21–25, 15–18
Pts: Beaubois 17
Rebs: Poirier, Shengelia 7
Asts: Vildoza 6
PIR: Poirier, Vildoza 14 		Boxscore Pts: Dončić 20
Rebs: Dončić 9
Asts: Llull 5
PIR: Dončić 29 		Arena: Fernando Buesa Arena
Attendance: 15,512
Referees: José Antonio Martín Bertrán, Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez, Carlos Cortés
19 June 2018 Kirolbet Baskonia 85–96
(Series: 1–3) 		Real Madrid Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 17–24, 19–23, 28–31
Pts: Beaubois 19
Rebs: Poirier 4
Asts: Huertas 5
PIR: Beaubois 20 		Boxscore Pts: Fernández 27
Rebs: Dončić 8
Asts: Campazzo 7
PIR: Fernández 33 		Arena: Fernando Buesa Arena
Attendance: 14,488
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Antonio Conde, Benjamín Jiménez

This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning seven of the first 10 meetings.

References

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  1. ^ a b "El Real Madrid, primer equipo clasificado para el playoff de la Liga Endesa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "El Real Madrid, matemáticamente entre los cuatro primeros" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ^ "KIROLBET Baskonia se clasifica para el Playoff de la Liga Endesa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ^ "FC Barcelona Lassa se clasifica para el Playoff de la Liga Endesa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Valencia Basket se clasifica para el Playoff de la Liga Endesa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ "El Herbalife Gran Canaria se clasifica para el Playoff de la Liga Endesa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ^ "El MoraBanc Andorra se clasifica para el Playoff de la Liga Endesa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  8. ^ "El Unicaja se clasifica para el Playoff de la Liga Endesa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  9. ^ "El Iberostar Tenerife, octavo pasajero del Playoff Liga Endesa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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