2023 ACB Playoffs

2023 ACB Playoffs
Tournament details
CountrySpain Spain
Dates27 May–20 June 2023
Teams8
Defending championsReal Madrid
Final positions
ChampionsBarça
17th ACB title
20th Spanish title
Runner-upReal Madrid
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Attendance156,999 (8,263 per match)
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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.

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.

Format

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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.

Playoff qualifying

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On April 2, 2023, Barça became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[1]

Seed Team Record Clinched
Playoff berth Seeded team Top seed
1 Barça 29–5 April 2[1] April 30[2] May 14[3]
2 Cazoo Baskonia 28–6 April 9[4] April 30[2] –
3 Real Madrid 28–6 April 9[5] May 7[6] –
4 Lenovo Tenerife 24–10 April 23[7] May 23[8] –
5 Unicaja 24–10 April 20[9] – –
6 Dreamland Gran Canaria 19–15 April 30[10] – –
7 Joventut 19–15 April 26[11] – –
8 Valencia Basket 17–17 May 24[12] – –

Bracket

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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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All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Barça v Valencia Basket

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29 May 2023 Barça 84–74
(Series: 1–0) 		Valencia Basket Barcelona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 22–21, 29–18, 15–19
Pts: Mirotić 27
Rebs: Veselý 6
Asts: Satoranský 6
PIR: Mirotić 31 		Boxscore Pts: Harper 15
Rebs: Dubljević 7
Asts: Jones 5
PIR: Jones 16 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 5,454
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez, Rafael Serrano, Esperanza Mendoza
2 June 2023 Valencia Basket 64–87
(Series: 0–2) 		Barça Valencia
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 13–17, 19–24, 19–20
Pts: Harper 12
Rebs: Dubljević 8
Asts: Jones 3
PIR: Dubljević 17 		Boxscore Pts: Satoranský 14
Rebs: Tobey 8
Asts: Satoranský 7
PIR: Satoranský 20 		Arena: La Fonteta
Attendance: 7,103
Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Benjamín Jiménez, Alfonso Olivares

This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning four of the first five meetings.

Cazoo Baskonia v Joventut

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27 May 2023 Cazoo Baskonia 91–99
(Series: 0–1) 		Joventut Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 23–20, 27–30, 25–21
Pts: Howard 28
Rebs: Giedraitis 8
Asts: Thompson 7
PIR: Sedekerskis 21 		Boxscore Pts: Guy 36
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Feliz 6
PIR: Guy 34 		Arena: Buesa Arena
Attendance: 8,648
Referees: Antonio Conde, Martín Caballero, Francisco Araña
30 May 2023 Joventut 83–76
(Series: 2–0) 		Cazoo Baskonia Badalona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 25–21, 25–22, 12–14
Pts: Guy 22
Rebs: Parra 10
Asts: Tomić 4
PIR: Brodziansky 19 		Boxscore Pts: Howard 16
Rebs: Kotsar 8
Asts: Thompson 6
PIR: Kotsar 25 		Arena: Palau Municipal d'Esports
Attendance: 6,917
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Jordi Aliaga, Sergio Manuel

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

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28 May 2023 Real Madrid 95–68
(Series: 1–0) 		Dreamland Gran Canaria Madrid
12:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 29–12, 19–22, 25–21
Pts: Musa 20
Rebs: Tavares 8
Asts: three players 3
PIR: Musa 21 		Boxscore Pts: Balcerowski, Inglis 15
Rebs: Balcerowski, Inglis 5
Asts: Brussino 5
PIR: Inglis 18 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 7,558
Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Jorge Martínez, Joaquín García
31 May 2023 Dreamland Gran Canaria 81–89
(Series: 0–2) 		Real Madrid Las Palmas
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 19–18, 19–28, 25–22
Pts: Slaughter 17
Rebs: Inglis 8
Asts: Albicy 4
PIR: Balcerowski 15 		Boxscore Pts: Musa 22
Rebs: Tavares 12
Asts: Rodríguez 4
PIR: Musa 24 		Arena: Gran Canaria Arena
Attendance: 6,287
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Carlos Cortés, Juan de Dios Oyón

This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning the previous four meetings.

Lenovo Tenerife v Unicaja

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28 May 2023 Lenovo Tenerife 59–72
(Series: 0–1) 		Unicaja San Cristóbal de La Laguna
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 11–19, 16–22, 23–18
Pts: Fitipaldo 13
Rebs: Diagne 6
Asts: Bolmaro 4
PIR: Fitipaldo 14 		Boxscore Pts: Perry 16
Rebs: Kravish 7
Asts: Brizuela 4
PIR: Osetkowski 16 		Arena: Santiago Martín
Attendance: 5,047
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Óscar Perea, Raúl Zamorano
1 June 2023 Unicaja 97–74
(Series: 2–0) 		Lenovo Tenerife Málaga
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 37–14, 26–21, 21–17
Pts: Kalinoski 21
Rebs: Osetkowski 7
Asts: Carter 6
PIR: Perry 20 		Boxscore Pts: Doornekamp, Salin 13
Rebs: Diagné 7
Asts: Guerra, Huertas 4
PIR: Huertas 18 		Arena: Martín Carpena
Attendance: 10,602
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Luis Miguel Castillo, Cristóbal Sánchez

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Unicaja winning the first one.

Semifinals

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All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Barça v Unicaja

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7 June 2023 Barça 84–81
(Series: 1–0) 		Unicaja Barcelona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 19–16, 21–27, 18–23
Pts: Mirotić 14
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Satoranský 5
PIR: Jokubaitis 16 		Boxscore Pts: Sima 19
Rebs: Ejim 8
Asts: Carter 6
PIR: Sima 24 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 5,390
Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Jordi Aliaga, Francisco Araña
9 June 2023 Barça 79–88
(Series: 1–1) 		Unicaja Barcelona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 19–15, 20–23, 22–25
Pts: Laprovíttola 19
Rebs: Veselý 5
Asts: Satoranský 5
PIR: Kalinić 20 		Boxscore Pts: Carter 19
Rebs: Ejim 9
Asts: Perry 5
PIR: Kravish 20 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 6,153
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Vicente Bultó, Rafael Serrano
11 June 2023 Unicaja 79–90
(Series: 1–2) 		Barça Málaga
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 26–20, 17–26, 19–24
Pts: Kravish 13
Rebs: Sima 6
Asts: Díaz 4
PIR: Kravish 14 		Boxscore Pts: four players 12
Rebs: Mirotić 5
Asts: Jokubaitis 5
PIR: Mirotić 17 		Arena: Martín Carpena
Attendance: 10,602
Referees: Antonio Conde, Martín Caballero, Javier Torres
13 June 2023 Unicaja 75–87
(Series: 1–3) 		Barça Málaga
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 24–22, 15–28, 23–14
Pts: Kravish 10
Rebs: Ejim 5
Asts: Brizuela 3
PIR: Kravish 10 		Boxscore Pts: Mirotić 13
Rebs: Veselý 7
Asts: Jokubaitis 6
PIR: Mirotić 14 		Arena: Martín Carpena
Attendance: 10,602
Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Carlos Cortés, Sergio Manuel

This will be the 10th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning the previous nine meetings.

Real Madrid v Joventut

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6 June 2023 Real Madrid 83–93
(Series: 0–1) 		Joventut Madrid
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 17–24, 25–25, 19–26
Pts: Musa, Tavares 18
Rebs: Tavares 14
Asts: Rodríguez 4
PIR: Tavares 38 		Boxscore Pts: Guy 30
Rebs: Tomić 11
Asts: Vives 6
PIR: Guy, Tomić 26 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 8,672
Referees: Antonio Conde, Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Vicente Martínez
8 June 2023 Real Madrid 90–73
(Series: 1–1) 		Joventut Madrid
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 14–26, 27–19, 27–14
Pts: Yabusele 27
Rebs: Tavares 10
Asts: Rodríguez, Williams-Goss 4
PIR: Yabusele 37 		Boxscore Pts: Ellenson 17
Rebs: Parra 7
Asts: Feliz 4
PIR: Feliz 19 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 9,468
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Benjamín Jiménez, Andrés Fernández
10 June 2023 Joventut 73–83
(Series: 1–2) 		Real Madrid Badalona
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 16–23, 11–22, 30–13
Pts: Guy 20
Rebs: Tomić 6
Asts: Feliz 5
PIR: Guy 19 		Boxscore Pts: Musa 25
Rebs: Tavares 8
Asts: Williams-Goss 5
PIR: Musa 29 		Arena: Palau Municipal d'Esports
Attendance: 12,323
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Óscar Perea, Fabio Fernández
12 June 2023 Joventut 73–94
(Series: 1–3) 		Real Madrid Badalona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 18–21, 14–25, 24–31
Pts: Parra 17
Rebs: Birgander 7
Asts: Feliz, Vives 4
PIR: Parra 20 		Boxscore Pts: Hezonja, Musa 16
Rebs: Tavares 10
Asts: Rodríguez 7
PIR: Tavares 28 		Arena: Palau Municipal d'Esports
Attendance: 9,924
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Fernando Calatrava, Alfonso Olivares

This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning eight of the previous ten meetings.

Finals

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All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
16 June 2023 Barça 97–88
(Series: 1–0) 		Real Madrid Barcelona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 19–27, 16–11, 34–27
Pts: Laprovíttola 19
Rebs: Mirotić 7
Asts: Jokubaitis 7
PIR: Laprovíttola 23 		Boxscore Pts: Rodríguez 16
Rebs: Tavares 7
Asts: Rodríguez 3
PIR: Tavares 22 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 6,819
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Óscar Perea, Martín Caballero
18 June 2023 Barça 86–85
(Series: 2–0) 		Real Madrid Barcelona
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 25–22, 23–24, 18–20
Pts: Mirotić 20
Rebs: Satoranský 5
Asts: Laprovíttola 4
PIR: Mirotić 26 		Boxscore Pts: Hezonja 18
Rebs: Tavares 6
Asts: Musa 3
PIR: Hezonja 22 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 7,406
Referees: Antonio Conde, Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Fernando Calatrava
20 June 2023 Real Madrid 82–93
(Series: 0–3) 		Barça Madrid
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 20–18, 25–29, 16–26
Pts: Tavares 19
Rebs: Tavares 11
Asts: Rodríguez 6
PIR: Tavares 28 		Boxscore Pts: Veselý 19
Rebs: Mirotić 6
Asts: Laprovíttola 5
PIR: Mirotić 18 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 11,965
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Benjamín Jiménez, Javier Torres

This was the 22nd playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning 11 out of the first 21 meetings.

References

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