2018 LBA Playoffs

The 2018 LBA Playoffs, officially known as the 2018 LBA Playoff, were the final phase of the 2017–18 LBA season. The Playoffs started on May 12, 2018, and ended on June 15, 2018, with the Finals.^[2]

2018 LBA Playoffs

Tournament details
Country	Italy
Dates	12 May–15 June 2018
Teams	8
Defending champions	Umana Reyer Venezia
Final positions
Champions	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
Runner-up	Dolomiti Energia Trento
Semifinalists	Umana Reyer Venezia Germani Basket Brescia
Tournament statistics
Attendance	137,682 (5,911 per match)[1]
← 2017 2019 →

Umana Reyer Venezia were the defending champions.^[3]

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 28th title by beating Dolomiti Energia Trento in game 6 of the finals.^[4]

Qualified teams

The eight first qualified teams after the end of the regular season qualified to the playoffs.^[5]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Umana Reyer Venezia	30	23	7	2481	2364	+117	Seeded teams
2	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	30	22	8	2463	2244	+219
3	Germani Basket Brescia	30	20	10	2397	2282	+115
4	Sidigas Avellino	30	20	10	2492	2313	+179
5	Dolomiti Energia Trento	30	18	12	2423	2304	+119	Non-seeded teams
6	Openjobmetis Varese	30	16	14	2355	2271	+84
7	Red October Cantù	30	16	14	2619	2614	+5
8	Vanoli Cremona	30	15	15	2554	2495	+59

Source: Legabasket

Bracket

As of 15 June 2018.^[6]

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Reyer Venezia	3
	8	Vanoli Cremona	0
						1	Umana Reyer Venezia	1
						5	Dolomiti Energia Trento	3
	4	Sidigas Avellino	1
	5	Dolomiti Energia Trento	3
											5	Dolomiti Energia Trento	2
											2	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	4
	2	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	3
	7	Red October Cantù	0
						2	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	3
						3	Germani Basket Brescia	1
	3	Germani Basket Brescia	3
	6	Openjobmetis Varese	0

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played in a best of five format.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Red October Cantù

12 May 2018	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	105–73 (Series: 1–0)	Red October Cantù	Assago
20:30 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 33–18, 22–21, 29–19, 21–15
Eurosport	Pts: Goudelock 17 Rebs: Tarczewski 10 Asts: Cinciarini 6 PIR: Cinciarini 23	Boxscore	Pts: Smith 17 Rebs: Burns 9 Asts: Culpepper 4 PIR: Smith 14	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Gianluca Sardella, Guido Federico Di Francesco

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Red October Cantù

14 May 2018	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	87–75 (Series: 2–0)	Red October Cantù	Assago
20:30 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 30–22, 14–16, 19–20
Eurosport	Pts: Bertāns 16 Rebs: Tarczewski 9 Asts: Cinciarini 5 PIR: Tarczewski 23	Boxscore	Pts: Culpepper 24 Rebs: Burns 11 Asts: Smith 6 PIR: Culpepper 24	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Roberto Begnis, Lorenzo Baldini, Denis Quarta

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Red October Cantù

16 May 2018	Red October Cantù	65–74 (Series: 0–3)	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Desio
20:30 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 13–28, 18–12, 20–19
Eurosport	Pts: Culpepper 18 Rebs: Thomas 8 Asts: Smith 5 PIR: Cournooh, Thomas 14	Boxscore	Pts: Goudelock 24 Rebs: Kuzminskas 7 Asts: Jerrells5 PIR: Goudelock 24	Arena: PalaDesio Referees: Carmelo Paternico', Michele Rossi, Beniamino Manuel Attard

Red October Cantù v EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Germani Basket Brescia v Openjobmetis Varese

12 May 2018	Germani Basket Brescia	68–61 (Series: 1–0)	Openjobmetis Varese	Verona
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 18–20, 24–12, 13–9
Rai Sport	Pts: Landry 21 Rebs: Ortner 14 Asts: Vitali 5 PIR: Ortner 18	Boxscore	Pts: Okoye 18 Rebs: Cain 11 Asts: three players PIR: Cain 20	Arena: PalaOlimpia Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Alessandro Martolini, Beniamino Manuel Attard

Germani Basket Brescia v Openjobmetis Varese

14 May 2018	Germani Basket Brescia	77–75 (Series: 2–0)	Openjobmetis Varese	Brescia
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 23–18, 16–20, 24–15
Rai Sport	Pts: Moss 17 Rebs: M. Vitali 6 Asts: L. Vitali 5 PIR: Moss 20	Boxscore	Pts: Avramović 20 Rebs: Vene, Cain 7 Asts: Cain, Tambone 5 PIR: Vene 26	Arena: PalaGeorge Referees: Tolga Sahin, Mark Bartoli, Luca Weidmann

Germani Basket Brescia v Openjobmetis Varese

16 May 2018	Openjobmetis Varese	64–690(OT) (Series: 0–3)	Germani Basket Brescia	Varese
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 8–14, 18–9, 24–20, 10–17, Overtime: 4–9
Rai Sport	Pts: Avramović 24 Rebs: Cain 14 Asts: Vene, Tambone 3 PIR: Cain 25	Boxscore	Pts: Moore 17 Rebs: Landry, Vitali 10 Asts: Vitali 4 PIR: Cotton 23	Arena: PalA2A Referees: Enrico Sabetta, Maurizio Biggi, Emanuele Aronne

Openjobmetis Varese v Germani Basket Brescia

Umana Reyer Venezia v Vanoli Cremona

13 May 2018	Umana Reyer Venezia	87–77 (Series: 1–0)	Vanoli Cremona	Mestre
19:00 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 21–21, 16–22, 19–14
Eurosport	Pts: Perić 23 Rebs: Daye 8 Asts: De Nicolao 4 PIR: Perić 33	Boxscore	Pts: Johnson-Odom 15 Rebs: Martin 6 Asts: T. Diener, D. Diener 3 PIR: T. Diener 21	Arena: Taliercio Referees: Enrico Sabetta, Maurizio Biggi, Valerio Grigioni

Umana Reyer Venezia v Vanoli Cremona

15 May 2018	Umana Reyer Venezia	108–76 (Series: 2–0)	Vanoli Cremona	Mestre
20:30 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 26–30, 26–20, 32–14
Eurosport	Pts: Perić 19 Rebs: Perić 6 Asts: Tonut, Haynes 4 PIR: Perić 24	Boxscore	Pts: Johnson-Odom 22 Rebs: Martin 7 Asts: T. Diener 4 PIR: Johnson-Odom 22	Arena: Taliercio Referees: Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Alessandro Vicino, Denny Borgioni

Umana Reyer Venezia v Vanoli Cremona

17 May 2018	Vanoli Cremona	72–99 (Series: 0–3)	Umana Reyer Venezia	Cremona
20:30 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 17–22, 23–23, 17–29
Eurosport	Pts: Johnson-Odom 21 Rebs: Milbourne 6 Asts: Ruzzier 4 PIR: Johnson-Odom 17	Boxscore	Pts: Daye 19 Rebs: Daye 9 Asts: Haynes 5 PIR: Daye 27	Arena: PalaRadi Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Gianluca Sardella, Evangelista Caiazza

Vanoli Cremona v Umana Reyer Venezia

Sidigas Avellino v Dolomiti Energia Trento

13 May 2018	Sidigas Avellino	77–79 (Series: 0–1)	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Avellino
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 21–17, 20–13, 19–31
Rai Sport	Pts: Wells 19 Rebs: Renfroe 5 Asts: Rich, Renfroe 4 PIR: Wells 21	Boxscore	Pts: Sutton 22 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Sutton 3 PIR: Sutton 26	Arena: PalaDelMauro Referees: Carmelo Paternico', Michele Rossi, Emanuele Aronne

Sidigas Avellino v Dolomiti Energia Trento

15 May 2018	Sidigas Avellino	80–59 (Series: 1–1)	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Avellino
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 20–18, 16–10, 20–16
Rai Sport	Pts: Fesenko 20 Rebs: Fesenko 10 Asts: Wells 8 PIR: Fesenko 32	Boxscore	Pts: Gutiérrez, Shields 10 Rebs: Sutton 10 Asts: Forray 3 PIR: Hogue 13	Arena: PalaDelMauro Referees: Dino Seghetti, Massimiliano Filippini, Gabriele Bettini

Sidigas Avellino v Dolomiti Energia Trento

17 May 2018	Dolomiti Energia Trento	88–80 (Series: 2–1)	Sidigas Avellino	Trento
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 20–20, 19–17, 32–22
Rai Sport	Pts: Hogue 20 Rebs: Shields 6 Asts: Gutiérrez 4 PIR: Hogue 24	Boxscore	Pts: Rich 15 Rebs: Fesenko 8 Asts: Fesenko 4 PIR: Fesenko 12	Arena: PalaTrento Referees: Roberto Begnis, Alessandro Martolini, Guido Federico Di Francesco

Dolomiti Energia Trento v Sidigas Avellino

19 May 2018	Dolomiti Energia Trento	84–68 (Series: 3–1)	Sidigas Avellino	Trento
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 21–17, 24–19, 18–12
Rai Sport	Pts: three players 17 Rebs: Hogue 12 Asts: Shields 4 PIR: Hogue 29	Boxscore	Pts: Filloy 13 Rebs: Fesenko 7 Asts: Renfroe 2 PIR: Scrubb 13	Arena: PalaTrento Referees: Saverio LANZARINI - Mark BARTOLI - Valerio GRIGIONI

Dolomiti Energia Trento v Sidigas Avellino

Semifinals

The semifinals were played in a best of five format.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Germani Basket Brescia

24 May 2018	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	82–85 (Series: 0–1)	Germani Basket Brescia	Assago
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 23–22, 29–27, 17–15
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Micov 17 Rebs: Tarczewski 8 Asts: Micov, Cinciarini 4 PIR: Micov 17	Boxscore	Pts: M. Vitali 20 Rebs: Hunt 7 Asts: M. Vitali 6 PIR: M. Vitali 30	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Massimiliano Filippini, Luca Weidmann, Gabriele Bettini

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Germani Basket Brescia

26 May 2018	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	89–68 (Series: 1–1)	Germani Basket Brescia	Assago
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 30–13, 30–18, 14–19, 15–18
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Goudelock 15 Rebs: Gudaitis 8 Asts: Jerrells 5 PIR: Goudelock, Micov 17	Boxscore	Pts: Hunt 14 Rebs: Hunt, Ortner 5 Asts: Vitali, Ortner 4 PIR: Ortner 13	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Dino Seghetti, Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Gianluca Sardella

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Germani Basket Brescia

28 May 2018	Germani Basket Brescia	74–80 (Series: 1–2)	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Brescia
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 21–19, 17–22, 19–22
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Landry 19 Rebs: Ortner 9 Asts: Vitali, Moss 4 PIR: Vitali 16	Boxscore	Pts: Goudelock 20 Rebs: Tarczewski 6 Asts: three players 4 PIR: Goudelock 20	Arena: PalaGeorge Referees: Roberto Begnis, Manuel Mazzoni, Emanuele Aronne

Germani Basket Brescia v EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

30 May 2018	Germani Basket Brescia	70–76 (Series: 1–3)	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Brescia
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 17–17, 21–15, 16–19
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Sacchetti 13 Rebs: Ortner 11 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Ortner 17	Boxscore	Pts: Kuzminskas 24 Rebs: Kuzminskas 8 Asts: Goudelock 4 PIR: Kuzminskas 31	Arena: PalaGeorge Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Alessandro Martolini, Denny Borgioni

Germani Basket Brescia v EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Umana Reyer Venezia v Dolomiti Energia Trento

25 May 2018	Umana Reyer Venezia	78–80 (Series: 0–1)	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Mestre
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 18–21, 19–18, 16–18
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Daye 27 Rebs: Daye 9 Asts: Haynes 5 PIR: Daye 31	Boxscore	Pts: Shields 27 Rebs: Sutton 9 Asts: Gutiérrez 4 PIR: Shields 26	Arena: Taliercio Referees: Tolga Sahin, Lorenzo Baldini, Alessandro Vicino

Umana Reyer Venezia v Dolomiti Energia Trento

27 May 2018	Umana Reyer Venezia	80–77 (Series: 1–1)	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Mestre
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 19–9, 11–28, 25–27
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Haynes 26 Rebs: Watt 9 Asts: Haynes, Jenkins 3 PIR: Haynes 29	Boxscore	Pts: Gutiérrez 14 Rebs: Gutiérrez, Shields 6 Asts: Gutiérrez 4 PIR: Gutiérrez 16	Arena: Taliercio Referees: Enrico Sabetta, Saverio Lanzarini, Michele Rossi

Umana Reyer Venezia v Dolomiti Energia Trento

29 May 2018	Dolomiti Energia Trento	81–63 (Series: 2–1)	Umana Reyer Venezia	Trento
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 19–22, 20–23, 23–7
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Sutton 18 Rebs: Gomes, Hogue 10 Asts: Forray 4 PIR: Sutton 24	Boxscore	Pts: Perić 13 Rebs: Jenkins 6 Asts: three players 2 PIR: Jenkins 13	Arena: PalaTrento Referees: Carmelo Paternico', Maurizio Biggi, Beniamino Manuel Attard

Dolomiti Energia Trento v Umana Reyer Venezia

31 May 2018	Dolomiti Energia Trento	84–76 (Series: 3–1)	Umana Reyer Venezia	Trento
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 11–21, 26–16, 22–19
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Hogue, Shields 17 Rebs: Hogue 12 Asts: Forray 6 PIR: Hogue 25	Boxscore	Pts: Johnson 17 Rebs: Watt 7 Asts: Johnson 3 PIR: Watt 16	Arena: PalaTrento Referees: Massimiliano Filippini, Dino Seghetti, Mark Bartoli

Dolomiti Energia Trento v Umana Reyer Venezia

Finals

Main article: 2018 LBA Finals

The finals were played in a best of seven format.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Dolomiti Energia Trento

5 June 2018	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	98–85 (Series: 1–0)	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Assago
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 32–22, 23–18, 28–33
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Goudelock 26 Rebs: Tarczewski 9 Asts: Micov 5 PIR: Tarczewski 27	Boxscore	Pts: Shields 31 Rebs: Sutton 7 Asts: Shields 5 PIR: Shields 31	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Enrico Sabetta, Saverio Lanzarini, Emanuele Aronne

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Dolomiti Energia Trento

7 June 2018	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	90–80 (Series: 2–0)	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Assago
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 30–18, 14–14, 19–19
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Jerrells 27 Rebs: Gudaitis 9 Asts: Micov 3 PIR: Jerrells 24	Boxscore	Pts: Gomes 18 Rebs: Sutton 6 Asts: Shields 5 PIR: Gomes 21	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Roberto Begnis, Tolga Sahin, Gianluca Sardella

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Dolomiti Energia Trento

9 June 2018	Dolomiti Energia Trento	72–65 (Series: 1–2)	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Trento
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 18–14, 23–17, 14–17
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Sutton 19 Rebs: three players 10 Asts: Shields 6 PIR: Hogue 25	Boxscore	Pts: Jerrells, Bertāns 13 Rebs: Micov 9 Asts: Cinciarini 5 PIR: Gudaitis 11	Arena: PalaTrento Referees: Carmelo Paternico', Manuel Mazzoni, Michele Rossi

Dolomiti Energia Trento v EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

11 June 2018	Dolomiti Energia Trento	77–74 (Series: 2–2)	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Trento
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 18–21, 23–21, 25–19
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Shields 31 Rebs: Shields 8 Asts: Forray 5 PIR: Shields 39	Boxscore	Pts: Goudelock 14 Rebs: Gudaitis 6 Asts: Micov 4 PIR: Micov 15	Arena: PalaTrento Referees: Dino Seghetti, Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Alessandro Martolini

Dolomiti Energia Trento v EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

13 June 2018	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	91–90 (Series: 3–2)	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Assago
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 17–28, 23–16, 20–24
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Gudaitis, Kuzminskas 19 Rebs: Gudaitis, Tarczewski 6 Asts: Micov 7 PIR: Gudaitis 28	Boxscore	Pts: Shields 27 Rebs: Hogue 9 Asts: three players 4 PIR: Hogue, Shields 23	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Manuel Mazzoni, Mark Bartoli

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Dolomiti Energia Trento

15 June 2018	Dolomiti Energia Trento	71–96 (Series: 2–4)	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Trento
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 13–23, 23–18, 15–30
Eurosport Rai Sport	Pts: Sutton 15 Rebs: Gomes, Hogue 7 Asts: Sutton, Forray 2 PIR: Forray 19	Boxscore	Pts: Goudelock 21 Rebs: Gudaitis 9 Asts: Jerrells 6 PIR: Goudelock 24	Arena: PalaTrento Referees: Carmelo Paternoco', Roberto Begnis, Lorenzo Baldini

Dolomiti Energia Trento v EA7 Emporio Armani Milano