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2022 ACB Playoffs

2022 ACB Playoffs
Tournament details
CountrySpain
Dates24 May–19 June 2022
Teams8
Defending championsBarça
Final positions
ChampionsReal Madrid
14th ACB title
36th Spanish title
Runner-upBarça
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Attendance164,386 (7,828 per match)
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The 2022 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2022 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, is the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2021–22 season, which began on 18 September 2021. The playoffs started on May 24 after the EuroLeague Final Four, which was played on May 19–21, and ended on June 19.

Barça was the defending champion, but lost the finals series 1–3 to Real Madrid, who won a record 36th title (14th in the ACB era), ending a 3-year drought after their last triumph in 2019.

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.

Playoff qualifying

On April 10, 2022, Barça became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[1]

Seed Team Record Clinched
Playoff berth Seeded team Top seed
1 Barça 27–7 April 10[1] April 27 May 7[2]
2 Real Madrid 25–9 April 23[3] May 8[4] –
3 Valencia Basket 23–11 April 23[5] May 10[6] –
4 Joventut 22–12 April 23[7] May 14[8] –
5 Lenovo Tenerife 21–13 April 30[9] – –
6 Bitci Baskonia 20–14 May 8[10] – –
7 Baxi Manresa 20–14 April 24[11] – –
8 Gran Canaria 17–17 May 14[12] – –

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 93 88 2
8 Gran Canaria 82 86 0
1 Barça 89 81 83 63 3
4 Joventut 72 87 77 60 1
4 Joventut 100 76 81 2
5 Lenovo Tenerife 68 103 58 1
1 Barça 75 71 66 74 1
2 Real Madrid 88 69 81 81 3
2 Real Madrid 93 83 2
7 Baxi Manresa 76 74 0
2 Real Madrid 94 83 85 3
6 Bitci Baskonia 84 71 77 0
3 Valencia Basket 79 89 59 1
6 Bitci Baskonia 80 82 76 2

Quarterfinals

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

Barça v Gran Canaria

27 May 2022 Barça 93–82
(Series: 1–0) 		Gran Canaria Barcelona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 24–22, 19–25, 26–18
Pts: Davies 16
Rebs: Calathes 9
Asts: Calathes 12
PIR: Calathes 28 		Boxscore Pts: Slaughter 15
Rebs: Shurna 8
Asts: Albicy 6
PIR: Shurna 12 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 5,789
Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Luis Miguel Castillo, David Sánchez
29 May 2022 Gran Canaria 86–88
(Series: 0–2) 		Barça Las Palmas
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 28–26, 20–22, 20–25
Pts: Ennis 26
Rebs: Shurna 5
Asts: Ennis 4
PIR: Ennis 28 		Boxscore Pts: Mirotić 21
Rebs: Mirotić 9
Asts: Higgins 5
PIR: Mirotić 29 		Arena: Gran Canaria Arena
Attendance: 7,029
Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Jorge Martínez, Esperanza Mendoza

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning the previous three meetings.

Real Madrid v Baxi Manresa

25 May 2022 Real Madrid 93–76
(Series: 1–0) 		Baxi Manresa Madrid
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 27–15, 23–20, 22–27
Pts: Causeur 17
Rebs: Poirier 9
Asts: three players 4
PIR: Causeur 23 		Boxscore Pts: Thomasson, Francisco 12
Rebs: Moneke 6
Asts: Thomasson 7
PIR: Maye 12 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 5,553
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Carlos Cortés, Iyán González
28 May 2022 Baxi Manresa 74–83
(Series: 0–2) 		Real Madrid Manresa
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 18–16, 14–18, 21–24
Pts: Thomasson, Bako 16
Rebs: Bako 11
Asts: Francisco 5
PIR: Bako 24 		Boxscore Pts: Yabusele 16
Rebs: Yabusele, Poirier 7
Asts: Llull 4
PIR: Yabusele, Tavares 18 		Arena: Nou Congost
Attendance: 4,906
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Juan de Dios Oyón, Alfonso Olivares

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

Valencia Basket v Bitci Baskonia

24 May 2022 Valencia Basket 79–80
(Series: 0–1) 		Bitci Baskonia Valencia
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 14–22, 27–24, 17–13
Pts: López-Arostegui 17
Rebs: Tobey 4
Asts: Van Rossom 9
PIR: Tobey 16 		Boxscore Pts: three players 15
Rebs: Costello 9
Asts: Costello, Fontecchio 3
PIR: Costello 17 		Arena: La Fonteta
Attendance: 6,591
Referees: Antonio Conde, Jordi Aliaga, Javier Torres
28 May 2022 Bitci Baskonia 82–89
(Series: 1–1) 		Valencia Basket Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 20–26, 18–21, 23–22
Pts: Peters 18
Rebs: Peters 9
Asts: Baldwin 8
PIR: Peters 33 		Boxscore Pts: Rivero 27
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Van Rossom 6
PIR: Rivero 31 		Arena: Buesa Arena
Attendance: 9,734
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Óscar Perea, Francisco Araña
30 May 2022 Valencia Basket 59–76
(Series: 1–2) 		Bitci Baskonia Valencia
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–9, 17–25, 17–19, 5–23
Pts: Dubljević 14
Rebs: López-Arostegui 7
Asts: Pradilla, Rivero 3
PIR: Dubljević 17 		Boxscore Pts: Baldwin 19
Rebs: Costello 8
Asts: Baldwin 6
PIR: Baldwin 28 		Arena: La Fonteta
Attendance: 7,909
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez, Carlos Peruga, Joaquín García

This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Bitci Baskonia winning three of the first five meetings.

Joventut v Lenovo Tenerife

26 May 2022 Joventut 100–68
(Series: 1–0) 		Lenovo Tenerife Badalona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–7, 27–14, 24–22, 22–25
Pts: Busquets, Parra 14
Rebs: Tomić 7
Asts: Ribas 6
PIR: Parra 21 		Boxscore Pts: Huertas 14
Rebs: Guerra, Shermadini 5
Asts: Huertas, Salin 4
PIR: Huertas 11 		Arena: Palau Municipal d'Esports
Attendance: 8,287
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez, Rafael Serrano, Alberto Sánchez Sixto
29 May 2022 Lenovo Tenerife 103–76
(Series: 1–1) 		Joventut San Cristóbal de La Laguna
13:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 28–23, 23–21, 26–21
Pts: Wiltjer 37
Rebs: Doornekamp 7
Asts: Huertas 11
PIR: Wiltjer 42 		Boxscore Pts: Tomić 19
Rebs: Birgander 7
Asts: Ribas 3
PIR: Tomić 28 		Arena: Santiago Martín
Attendance: 5,029
Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Martín Caballero, Sergio Manuel
31 May 2022 Joventut 81–58
(Series: 2–1) 		Lenovo Tenerife Badalona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–5, 25–17, 22–18, 21–18
Pts: Tomić 17
Rebs: Tomić 11
Asts: Bassas 5
PIR: Tomić 23 		Boxscore Pts: Salin 13
Rebs: Shermadini 9
Asts: Huertas 5
PIR: Shermadini 15 		Arena: Palau Municipal d'Esports
Attendance: 9,167
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Rubén Sánchez Mohedas

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

Semifinals

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

Barça v Joventut

3 June 2022 Barça 89–72
(Series: 1–0) 		Joventut Barcelona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 28–20, 29–17, 20–24
Pts: Şanlı 16
Rebs: Šmits, Şanlı 8
Asts: Laprovíttola 7
PIR: Şanlı 24 		Boxscore Pts: Ribas, Willis 11
Rebs: Tomić 7
Asts: Tomić, Feliz 3
PIR: Tomić 19 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 5,786
Referees: Antonio Conde, Luis Miguel Castillo, Alfonso Olivares
5 June 2022 Barça 81–87
(Series: 1–1) 		Joventut Barcelona
12:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 14–15, 13–23, 28–22
Pts: Calathes 15
Rebs: Şanlı 10
Asts: Calathes 6
PIR: Exum 19 		Boxscore Pts: Tomić 24
Rebs: Tomić, Birgander 5
Asts: Feliz 6
PIR: Tomić 22 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 5,768
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Óscar Perea, Joaquín García
8 June 2022 Joventut 77–83
(Series: 1–2) 		Barça Badalona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 22–23, 20–15, 21–22
Pts: Tomić 21
Rebs: Tomić 7
Asts: Ribas 5
PIR: Tomić 27 		Boxscore Pts: Mirotić 18
Rebs: Mirotić 7
Asts: Calathes 6
PIR: Mirotić 27 		Arena: Palau Municipal d'Esports
Attendance: 10,323
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez, Martín Caballero, Rafael Serrano
10 June 2022 Joventut 60–63
(Series: 1–3) 		Barça Badalona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 14–6, 11–21, 21–23
Pts: Tomić 15
Rebs: Tomić 13
Asts: Ribas 5
PIR: Tomić 23 		Boxscore Pts: Mirotić 20
Rebs: Mirotić 7
Asts: Calathes 5
PIR: Mirotić 18 		Arena: Palau Municipal d'Esports
Attendance: 10,787
Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Antonio Conde, Joaquín García

This was the 14th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning 10 of the first 13 meetings.

Real Madrid v Bitci Baskonia

2 June 2022 Real Madrid 94–84
(Series: 1–0) 		Bitci Baskonia Madrid
22:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 22–23, 30–21, 20–21
Pts: Causeur 16
Rebs: Tavares 13
Asts: Fernández, Núñez 4
PIR: Tavares 24 		Boxscore Pts: Peters 15
Rebs: Costello, Enoch 6
Asts: Granger 7
PIR: Costello 16 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 6,123
Referees: Benjamín Jiménez, Carlos Cortés, Javier Torres
4 June 2022 Real Madrid 83–71
(Series: 2–0) 		Bitci Baskonia Madrid
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 22–15, 26–15, 17–26
Pts: Hanga 18
Rebs: Tavares 8
Asts: Causeur 5
PIR: Tavares 22 		Boxscore Pts: Marinković 17
Rebs: Baldwin, Enoch 7
Asts: Baldwin 4
PIR: Peters 19 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 7,789
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Fernando Calatrava, Francisco Araña
7 June 2022 Bitci Baskonia 77–85
(Series: 0–3) 		Real Madrid Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 22–16, 17–25, 24–19
Pts: Baldwin 26
Rebs: Costello 6
Asts: three players 2
PIR: Baldwin 16 		Boxscore Pts: Tavares 23
Rebs: Tavares 12
Asts: Deck 4
PIR: Tavares 36 		Arena: Buesa Arena
Attendance: 9,748
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Jordi Aliaga, Juan de Dios Oyón

This was the 12th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning eight of the first 11 meetings.

Finals

All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
13 June 2022 Barça 75–88
(Series: 0–1) 		Real Madrid Barcelona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 14–19, 20–25, 24–14
Pts: Laprovíttola 15
Rebs: Davies, Mirotić 6
Asts: Calathes 4
PIR: Mirotić 16 		Boxscore Pts: Deck 18
Rebs: Yabusele 9
Asts: Hanga 6
PIR: Deck 20 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 6,759
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Jordi Aliaga, Martín Caballero
15 June 2022 Barça 71–69
(Series: 1–1) 		Real Madrid Barcelona
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 19–15, 24–22, 15–15
Pts: Mirotić 26
Rebs: Mirotić 7
Asts: Jokubaitis 3
PIR: Mirotić 26 		Boxscore Pts: Yabusele 16
Rebs: Yabusele 11
Asts: Deck, Hanga 2
PIR: Yabusele 21 		Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Attendance: 7,201
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Fernando Calatrava, Luis Miguel Castillo
17 June 2022 Real Madrid 81–66
(Series: 2–1) 		Barça Madrid
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 25–23, 20–14, 15–13
Pts: Deck 14
Rebs: Poirier 10
Asts: Hanga 3
PIR: Yabusele, Poirier 18 		Boxscore Pts: Kuric 15
Rebs: Laprovíttola 4
Asts: Calathes 6
PIR: Kuric 15 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 11,793
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Benjamín Jiménez, Alberto Sánchez Sixto
19 June 2022 Real Madrid 81–74
(Series: 3–1) 		Barça Madrid
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–10, 21–23, 23–23, 24–18
Pts: Tavares 25
Rebs: Tavares 13
Asts: Deck 3
PIR: Tavares 41 		Boxscore Pts: Mirotić 14
Rebs: Calathes 9
Asts: five players 2
PIR: Mirotić, Exum 17 		Arena: WiZink Center
Attendance: 12,315
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Óscar Perea, Martín Caballero

This was the 21st playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning 10 out of the first 20 meetings.

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Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_ACB_Playoffs