1991 NBL Finals

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1991 NBL Finals
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	25 September - 27 October 1991
Number of teams	6
TV partner(s)	Seven Network
NBL Finals
Champions	Perth Wildcats
Runners-up	Eastside Spectres
Finals MVP	Pete Hansen
Seasons
← 1990 1992 →

The 1991 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 1991 season of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Perth Wildcats defeated the Eastside Spectres in three games (2-1) for their second NBL championship.

The 1991 National Basketball League Finals started on 25 September and concluded on 27 October. The playoffs consisted of two best of three Elimination Finals, two best of three Semifinals and the best of three game Grand Final series. As the two top teams at the end of the regular season, Perth and Eastside both qualified for home court advantage during the Semifinals.

Team	Finals appearance	Previous appearance	Previous best performance
Perth Wildcats	5th	1990	Champions (1990)
Eastside Spectres	7th	1990	Runner up (1981)
Geelong Supercats	4th	1984	Runner up (1982)
Adelaide 36ers	7th	1989	Champions (1986)
North Melbourne Giants	4th	1990	Champions (1989)
Melbourne Tigers	3rd	1990	5th (1989, 1990)

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series.

Pos	1991 NBL season v t e
	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Perth Wildcats	26	22	4	84.62%	5–0	W8	12–1	10–3	2750	2508	109.65%
2	Eastside Spectres1	26	17	9	65.38%	5–0	W5	10–3	7–6	2932	2792	105.01%
3	Geelong Supercats1	26	17	9	65.38%	3–2	W2	11–2	6–7	3143	2980	105.47%
4	Adelaide 36ers2	26	16	10	61.54%	4–1	L1	11–2	5–8	3028	2876	105.29%
5	Melbourne Tigers2	26	16	10	61.54%	3–2	L2	10–3	6–7	3104	3044	101.97%
6	North Melbourne Giants2	26	16	10	61.54%	3–2	W1	8–5	8–5	3047	2840	107.29%
7	Sydney Kings3	26	14	12	53.85%	4–1	W4	9–4	5–8	2821	2775	101.66%
8	Gold Coast Cougars3	26	14	12	53.85%	0–5	L6	8–5	6–7	2781	2805	99.14%
9	Brisbane Bullets	26	13	13	50.00%	2–3	W1	8–5	5–8	2912	2968	98.11%
10	Canberra Cannons4	26	9	17	34.62%	1–4	L1	7–6	2–11	2741	2781	98.56%
11	Southern Melbourne Saints4	26	9	17	34.62%	1–4	L2	6–7	3–10	2872	3094	92.82%
12	Hobart Tassie Devils	26	8	18	30.77%	1–4	L2	6–7	2–11	2811	3047	92.25%
13	Illawarra Hawks	26	6	20	23.08%	2–3	L1	4–9	2–11	3032	3196	94.87%
14	Newcastle Falcons	26	5	21	19.23%	2–3	W1	4–9	1–12	2803	3071	91.27%

Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 1991. 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 results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

¹Head-to-Head between Eastside Spectres and Geelong Supercats (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against(+1).

²3-way Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers (3-1), Melbourne Tigers (2-2) and North Melbourne Giants (1-3).

³Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+8).

⁴Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Southern Melbourne Saints (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+44).

	Elimination Finals							Semifinals							Grand Final
								1	Perth Wildcats	102	105	X
	4	Adelaide 36ers	129	132	X			4	Adelaide 36ers	99	104	X
	5	Melbourne Tigers	115	96	X										1	Perth Wildcats	109	81	90
															2	Eastside Spectres	83	86	80
								2	Eastside Spectres	99	115	X
	3	Geelong Supercats	139	116	113			6	North Melbourne Giants	93	104	X
	6	North Melbourne Giants	119	136	125

• 1991 NBL season