Tournament details | |
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Country | Spain |
Dates | 31 May–15 June 2021 |
Teams | 8 |
Defending champions | TD Systems Baskonia |
Final positions | |
Champions | Barça 16th ACB title 19th Spanish title |
Runner-up | Real Madrid |
Semifinalists | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
The 2021 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2021 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2020–21 season, which began on 19 September 2020. The playoffs started on May 31 after the EuroLeague Final Four, which was played on May 28–30, and ended on June 15 before the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, which will be played on June 29–July 4.
TD Systems Baskonia was the defending champion which got knocked out by Valencia Basket in the quarterfinals. Barça claimed their 16th ACB title and their 19th Spanish title, ending a 7-year drought, by downing archrivals Real Madrid in Game 2 of the Finals. Barça swept the series and completed its first Spanish double (League and Cup titles) since 2011.
Format
[edit]On May 4, 2021, ACB delayed the regular season ending calendar one week to play the postponed matches.[1] With Barça's already qualified to the EuroLeague Final Four in Cologne, the playoffs will be played in best-of-three, instead of best-of-five as usual. Only if there had been no Spanish representation in the Final Four, the finals would have been played to best-of-five.[2][3]
At the end of the regular season, the eight teams with the most wins qualified for the playoffs. The seedings were based on each team's record. The bracket was fixed; there was no reseeding. All rounds were best-of-three series; the series ended when one team won two games, and that team advanced to the next round. All rounds, including the Finals, were in a 1–1–1 format. Home court advantage went to the team with the better regular season record, and, if needed, ties were broken based on head-to-head record.
Playoff qualifying
[edit]On March 16, 2021, Real Madrid became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[4]
Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | ||
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Playoff berth | Seeded team | Top seed | |||
1 | Real Madrid | 34–2 | March 16[4] | April 8 | May 20[5] |
2 | Barça | 32–4 | March 23[6] | April 14 | – |
3 | Lenovo Tenerife | 27–9 | April 4[7] | April 21[8] | – |
4 | Valencia Basket | 24–12 | April 25[9] | May 22[10] | – |
5 | TD Systems Baskonia | 23–13 | April 14[11] | – | – |
6 | Hereda San Pablo Burgos | 22–14 | April 28[12] | – | – |
7 | Joventut | 20–16 | May 11[13] | – | – |
8 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 18–18 | May 23[14] | – | – |
Bracket
[edit]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 | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Real Madrid | 103 | 81 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 79 | 75 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Real Madrid | 81 | 67 | 80 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Valencia Basket | 70 | 85 | 77 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Valencia Basket | 87 | 65 | 78 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | TD Systems Baskonia | 86 | 76 | 73 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Real Madrid | 75 | 73 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Barça | 89 | 92 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Barça | 84 | 63 | 94 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Joventut | 74 | 72 | 73 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Barça | 112 | 68 | 89 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Lenovo Tenerife | 69 | 80 | 72 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Lenovo Tenerife | 86 | 92 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Hereda San Pablo Burgos | 78 | 68 | – | 0 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]- All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
31 May 2021 | Real Madrid | 103–79 (Series: 1–0) |
Herbalife Gran Canaria | Madrid |
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22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 34–11, 22–19, 22–34, 25–15 | |||
Pts: three players 14 Rebs: Poirier 11 Asts: Laprovíttola 6 PIR: Poirier 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Costello 23 Rebs: Stević 6 Asts: Albicy, Dimša 4 PIR: Costello 23 |
Arena: WiZink Center Attendance: 0 Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Sergio Manuel, Rubén Sánchez |
2 June 2021 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 75–81 (Series: 0–2) |
Real Madrid | Las Palmas |
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22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 20–21, 16–21, 24–23 | |||
Pts: Slaughter 22 Rebs: Costello 11 Asts: Albicy 4 PIR: Slaughter 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Fernández 15 Rebs: Tavares 12 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Fernández 17 |
Arena: Gran Canaria Arena Attendance: 200 Referees: Carlos Peruga, Jorge Martínez, Esperanza Mendoza |
Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series |
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning the previous three meetings.
Madrid leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series |
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1 June 2021 | Barça | 84–74 (Series: 1–0) |
Joventut | Barcelona |
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22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 14–20, 20–12, 24–24 | |||
Pts: Bolmaro 16 Rebs: Gasol 6 Asts: Bolmaro, Hanga 4 PIR: Gasol 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tomić 17 Rebs: Tomić 8 Asts: Dimitrijević 3 PIR: Brodziansky 19 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 0 Referees: Óscar Perea, Martín Caballero, Cristóbal Sánchez |
3 June 2021 | Joventut | 72–63 (Series: 1–1) |
Barça | Badalona |
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22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 8–14, 18–17, 23–19 | |||
Pts: Bassas 20 Rebs: Parra 7 Asts: Tomić 7 PIR: Bassas 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Higgins 13 Rebs: Davies 8 Asts: Higgins 5 PIR: Mirotić 19 |
Arena: Palau Municipal d'Esports Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Juan Carlos García, Vicente Bultó, Alfonso Olivares |
5 June 2021 | Barça | 94–73 (Series: 2–1) |
Joventut | Barcelona |
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18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 20–17, 37–14, 12–21 | |||
Pts: Kuric 22 Rebs: Abrines 7 Asts: Calathes 9 PIR: Kuric 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tomić 17 Rebs: Tomić, Ventura 5 Asts: Dimitrijević 6 PIR: Tomić 23 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Antonio Conde, Fernando Calatrava, Arnau Padrós |
Barça won 2–0 in the regular season series |
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This was the 13th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning nine of the first 12 meetings.
Barça leads 9–3 in all-time playoff series |
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1 June 2021 | Lenovo Tenerife | 86–78 (Series: 1–0) |
Hereda San Pablo Burgos | San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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19:45 | Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 26–28, 21–13, 20–23 | |||
Pts: Shermadini 16 Rebs: Shermadini 6 Asts: Huertas 5 PIR: Shermadini 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Salvó 14 Rebs: Salvó 7 Asts: Cook 6 PIR: Salvó 21 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 0 Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez, Jordi Aliaga, Vicente Martínez |
3 June 2021 | Hereda San Pablo Burgos | 68–92 (Series: 0–2) |
Lenovo Tenerife | Burgos |
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19:45 | Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 15–12, 11–31, 16–26 | |||
Pts: Kravić 20 Rebs: Kravić 7 Asts: Renfroe 5 PIR: Kravić 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Huertas 20 Rebs: Sulejmanović 5 Asts: Huertas 9 PIR: Huertas 28 |
Arena: Coliseum Burgos Attendance: 879 Referees: Antonio Conde, Luis Miguel Castillo, Alberto Baena |
Tenerife won 2–0 in the regular season series |
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This was the first meeting in the playoffs between Lenovo Tenerife and Hereda San Pablo Burgos.
31 May 2021 | Valencia Basket | 87–86 (Series: 1–0) |
TD Systems Baskonia | Valencia |
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19:45 | Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 13–26, 25–19, 27–23 | |||
Pts: Dubljević 20 Rebs: Kalinić 7 Asts: Van Rossom 7 PIR: Kalinić 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Peters 16 Rebs: Polonara 7 Asts: Colom, Henry 3 PIR: Henry 18 |
Arena: La Fonteta Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Juan de Dios Oyón, Joaquín García |
2 June 2021 | TD Systems Baskonia | 76–65 (Series: 1–1) |
Valencia Basket | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
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19:45 | Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 15–12, 21–18, 14–19 | |||
Pts: Giedraitis 15 Rebs: Giedraitis 7 Asts: Henry 10 PIR: Giedraitis 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Prepelič 20 Rebs: Dubljević 9 Asts: Van Rossom 3 PIR: Prepelič 15 |
Arena: Buesa Arena Attendance: 0 Referees: Emilio Pérez, Arnau Padrós, Javier Torres |
4 June 2021 | Valencia Basket | 78–73 (Series: 2–1) |
TD Systems Baskonia | Valencia |
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22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 20–15, 16–19, 19–20 | |||
Pts: Kalinić 18 Rebs: Kalinić 7 Asts: Van Rossom 6 PIR: Kalinić 29 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dragić 16 Rebs: Jekiri 6 Asts: Henry 8 PIR: Polonara 20 |
Arena: La Fonteta Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez, Carlos Peruga, Alberto Sánchez |
Tied 1–1 in the regular season series |
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with TD Systems Baskonia winning three of the first four meetings.
Baskonia leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series |
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Semifinals
[edit]- All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
6 June 2021 | Real Madrid | 81–70 (Series: 1–0) |
Valencia Basket | Madrid |
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18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 19–24, 14–8, 23–24 | |||
Pts: Causeur 24 Rebs: Garuba 12 Asts: Alocén 8 PIR: Tavares 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hermannsson, Labeyrie 11 Rebs: Dubljević 12 Asts: Kalinić 4 PIR: Dubljević 16 |
Arena: WiZink Center Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Emilio Pérez, Jordi Aliaga, Luis Miguel Castillo |
8 June 2021 | Valencia Basket | 85–67 (Series: 1–1) |
Real Madrid | Valencia |
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21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 20–11, 20–19, 21–19 | |||
Pts: Labeyrie 18 Rebs: Dubljević 7 Asts: Hermannsson 5 PIR: Labeyrie 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Carroll 13 Rebs: Tyus 6 Asts: Alocén, Taylor 3 PIR: Tyus 12 |
Arena: La Fonteta Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Carlos Peruga, Óscar Perea, Alberto Sánchez |
10 June 2021 | Real Madrid | 80–77 (Series: 2–1) |
Valencia Basket | Madrid |
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22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 20–21, 17–16, 21–22 | |||
Pts: Garuba 16 Rebs: Garuba 14 Asts: Llull 5 PIR: Garuba 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kalinić 13 Rebs: Labeyrie 5 Asts: Van Rossom 3 PIR: Kalinić, Tobey 14 |
Arena: WiZink Center Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Antonio Conde, Carlos Peruga, Jordi Aliaga |
Tied 1–1 in the regular season series |
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This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning five of the first six meetings.
Madrid leads 5–1 in all-time playoff series |
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7 June 2021 | Barça | 112–69 (Series: 1–0) |
Lenovo Tenerife | Barcelona |
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21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 25–18, 40–18, 29–15 | |||
Pts: Mirotić 21 Rebs: Abrines 6 Asts: Calathes 7 PIR: Mirotić 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Guerra 14 Rebs: Shermadini 4 Asts: Fitipaldo 7 PIR: Guerra 12 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Juan Carlos García, Fernando Calatrava, Martín Caballero |
9 June 2021 | Lenovo Tenerife | 80–68 (Series: 1–1) |
Barça | San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 23–16, 20–20, 22–13 | |||
Pts: Huertas 26 Rebs: Shermadini 10 Asts: Huertas 11 PIR: Shermadini 37 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gasol 15 Rebs: Mirotić 9 Asts: Calathes 4 PIR: Gasol 21 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Emilio Pérez, Antonio Conde, Sergio Manuel |
11 June 2021 | Barça | 89–72 (Series: 2–1) |
Lenovo Tenerife | Barcelona |
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22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 23–18, 22–11, 21–22 | |||
Pts: Gasol 15 Rebs: Gasol 5 Asts: Mirotić 4 PIR: Gasol 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Doornekamp 19 Rebs: Doornekamp 5 Asts: Huertas 9 PIR: Doornekamp 22 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Emilio Pérez, Fernando Calatrava, Luis Miguel Castillo |
Barça won 2–0 in the regular season series |
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This was the first meeting in the playoffs between Barça and Lenovo Tenerife.
Finals
[edit]- All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
13 June 2021 | Real Madrid | 75–89 (Series: 0–1) |
Barça | Madrid |
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18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 16–18, 16–29, 23–27 | |||
Pts: Tavares 16 Rebs: Tavares 11 Asts: Llull 3 PIR: Tavares 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Higgins 26 Rebs: Gasol 8 Asts: Calathes 4 PIR: Higgins 26 |
Arena: WiZink Center Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Carlos Peruga, Jordi Aliaga, Martín Caballero |
15 June 2021 | Barça | 92–73 (Series: 2–0) |
Real Madrid | Barcelona |
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22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 22–15, 29–25, 15–18 | |||
Pts: Mirotić 27 Rebs: Gasol, Šmits 6 Asts: Calathes 7 PIR: Mirotić 35 |
Boxscore | Pts: Abalde 15 Rebs: Tavares 6 Asts: Alocén 5 PIR: Abalde 21 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Antonio Conde, Emilio Pérez, Luis Miguel Castillo |
Tied 1–1 in the regular season series |
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This was the 20th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning 10 of the first 19 meetings.
Madrid leads 10–9 in all-time playoff series |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Comunicado acb-Reajuste calendario | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "El playoff final de ACB será al mejor de tres". Mundo Deportivo (in European Spanish). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "La final de la ACB se jugará al mejor de tres partidos". AS.com (in European Spanish). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b "R.Madrid, clasificado para Playoff | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 17 March 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Real Madrid, campeón de la regular | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "El Barça ya está en Playoff | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Lenovo Tenerife... ¡en Playoff! | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 4 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "El Lenovo Tenerife, ¡cabeza de serie!". elDiario.es (in European Spanish). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Valencia Basket ya está en Playoff | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Valencia Basket-Urbas Fuenla (96-76 | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "TD Systems Baskonia ya en Playoff | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Hereda SPB clasificado para Playoff | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "El Joventut es equipo de Playoff | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Crónica: Coosur Betis-Herbalife GC | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Spanish)