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The National Basketball League (NBL) Finals is a tournament held at the end of each NBL season to determine the league champions.

Format
1980–1983 1984 {{8TeamBracket-PagePlayoff|col-spacing=5|RD2-RD3-cross=y 1985 1986 1987–1988 1989–1991 1992–1996 1997–1998 1999; 2001–2003 The top six teams at the end of the regular season advance to the finals under this playoff system: • The first round of the postseason sees the team that finishes in first place at the end of the regular season against the team that finishes sixth; second plays fifth, and third plays fourth. • The three teams that win their respective best-of-three first-round series advances, and is joined in the semifinals by the highest-placed losing team from the first round. • Teams are then seeded again for the best-of-three semifinal series. The three winning teams from the first round are seeded in order of their regular-season finishing positions, and the first-round loser automatically becomes the No. 4 seed. • The two winning teams from the semifinals meet in a best-of-three Grand Final series to determine the champion. 2000 2004–2008 2009 2010–2016 2017–2022 The top four teams at the end of the regular season advance to the finals under this playoff system: • The semifinals of the postseason sees the team that finishes in first place at the end of the regular season against the team that finishes fourth; and second plays third. All four teams play a best-of-three semifinal series. • The two winning teams from the semifinals meet in a best-of-five Grand Final series to determine the champion. 2023–present == List of finals ==
List of finals
This is a complete listing of National Basketball League (NBL) Finals series, grouped by franchise. Series featuring relocated and/or renamed teams are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. Bolded years indicate wins. Years in italics indicate series in progress. Tables are sorted first by the number of series, then the number of wins, and then by year of first occurrence. Adelaide 36ers As of the end of the 2025 season Brisbane Bullets As of the end of the 2019 season Cairns Taipans As of the end of the 2023 season Illawarra Hawks As of the end of the 2025 season Melbourne United As of the end of the 2025 season New Zealand Breakers As of the end of the 2024 season Perth Wildcats As of the end of the 2025 season S.E. Melbourne Phoenix As of the end of the 2025 season Sydney Kings As of the end of the 2025 season Tasmania JackJumpers As of the end of the 2024 season == Finals appearances ==
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