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2023 ACB Playoffs
Spanish basketball postseason tournament From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2023 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2023 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2022–23 season, which began on 28 September 2022. The playoffs started on May 27 after the EuroLeague Final Four, which was played on May 19–21, and ended on June 20.
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Real Madrid was the defending champion, but was swept in the final series by Barça, who won their 20th title (17th in the ACB era), returning to glory since their last triumph in 2021.
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Format
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.
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Playoff qualifying
On April 2, 2023, Barça became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[1]
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Bracket
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 | Barça | 84 | 87 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Valencia Basket | 74 | 64 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Barça | 84 | 79 | 90 | 87 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Unicaja | 81 | 88 | 79 | 75 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lenovo Tenerife | 59 | 74 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Unicaja | 72 | 97 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Barça | 97 | 86 | 93 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Real Madrid | 88 | 85 | 82 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Real Madrid | 95 | 89 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Dreamland Gran Canaria | 68 | 81 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Real Madrid | 83 | 90 | 83 | 94 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Joventut | 93 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cazoo Baskonia | 91 | 76 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Joventut | 99 | 83 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
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Barça v Valencia Basket
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning four of the first five meetings.
Cazoo Baskonia v Joventut
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Joventut winning two of the first three meetings.
Real Madrid v Dreamland Gran Canaria
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning the previous four meetings.
Lenovo Tenerife v Unicaja
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Unicaja winning the first one.
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Semifinals
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Barça v Unicaja
This will be the 10th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning the previous nine meetings.
Real Madrid v Joventut
This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning eight of the previous ten meetings.
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Finals
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This was the 22nd playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning 11 out of the first 21 meetings.
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