1997 NBL säsong

1997 NBL säsong
Liga National Basket League
Säsong 1997
Datum 11 april – 1 november 1997
Antal lag 11
TV-partner(s) Australien :
Vanlig säsong
Säsongsmästare SE Melbourne Magic
Säsongs MVP Australia Andrew Gaze ( Melbourne )
Final
Mästare Melbourne Tigers (2:a titel)
Tvåa SE Melbourne Magic
Semifinalister
North Melbourne Giants Perth Wildcats
Finalens MVP United States Lanard Copeland ( Melbourne )
Statistiska ledare
Poäng Australia Andrew Gaze ( Melbourne ) 31,5
NBL säsonger

års NBL-säsong var den 19:e tävlingssäsongen sedan dess etablering 1979. Totalt tävlar 11 lag i ligan. Hobart Devils , Geelong Supercats och Gold Coast Rollers kom inte tillbaka den här säsongen.

Vanlig säsong

Grundserien 1997 ägde rum över 24 omgångar mellan 11 april 1997 och 29 september 1997.

Omgång 1

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
1997-04-11 North Melbourne Giants 85–81 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
1997-04-11 Perth Wildcats 84–104 South East Melbourne Magic Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
1997-04-11 Brisbane Bullets 111–105 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
1997-04-12 Canberra kanoner 83–97 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
1997-04-12 Illawarra Hawks 96–112 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
1997-04-12 Townsville Suns 113–115 Melbourne Tigers Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore
1997-04-13 Adelaide 36ers 83–85 South East Melbourne Magic Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Runda 2

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
1997-04-18 Newcastle Falcons 101–109 North Melbourne Giants Newcastle nöjescenter N/A boxscore
1997-04-19 Sydney Kings 92–94 North Melbourne Giants Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
1997-04-19 Canberra kanoner 97–85 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
1997-04-19 Illawarra Hawks 101–108 Perth Wildcats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
1997-04-19 Brisbane Bullets 77–99 South East Melbourne Magic Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
20/04/1997 Townsville Suns 104–86 South East Melbourne Magic Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore
21/04/1997 Melbourne Tigers 100–103 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Omgång 3

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
25/04/1997 Melbourne Tigers 69–89 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
25/04/1997 Sydney Kings 97–92 Perth Wildcats Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
25/04/1997 Brisbane Bullets 96–104 Townsville Suns Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
26/04/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 96–97 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
26/04/1997 Newcastle Falcons 101–122 Perth Wildcats Newcastle nöjescenter N/A boxscore
26/04/1997 Townsville Suns 97–91 Sydney Kings Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore
26/04/1997 Illawarra Hawks 98–117 Canberra kanoner Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore

Omgång 4

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
2/05/1997 Sydney Kings 112–108 Townsville Suns Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
2/05/1997 Illawarra Hawks 121–103 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
2/05/1997 Canberra kanoner 98–81 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore
3/05/1997 Adelaide 36ers 92–99 North Melbourne Giants Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
3/05/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 123–106 Illawarra Hawks Whitlam Center N/A boxscore
3/05/1997 Melbourne Tigers 85–108 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
3/05/1997 Brisbane Bullets 82–71 Sydney Kings Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
4/05/1997 Newcastle Falcons 110–104 Townsville Suns Newcastle underhållningscenter N/A boxscore

Omgång 5

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
7/05/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 78–89 Canberra kanoner Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
9/05/1997 Perth Wildcats 102–84 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
9/05/1997 Townsville Suns 109–97 Illawarra Hawks Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore
1997-05-10 North Melbourne Giants 77–88 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
1997-05-10 Adelaide 36ers 106–93 Canberra kanoner Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
11/05/1997 Melbourne Tigers 109–104 Sydney Kings Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Omgång 6

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
16/05/1997 Perth Wildcats 82–86 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
16/05/1997 Canberra kanoner 105–88 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
16/05/1997 Townsville Suns 119–95 Melbourne Tigers Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore
17/05/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 96–92 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
17/05/1997 North Melbourne Giants 111–98 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
17/05/1997 Sydney Kings 104–78 Canberra kanoner Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
1997-05-18 Adelaide 36ers 85–78 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
1997-05-18 Newcastle Falcons 95–126 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle nöjescenter N/A boxscore

Omgång 7

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
23/05/1997 North Melbourne Giants 122–114 Townsville Suns Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
23/05/1997 Canberra kanoner 93–81 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
23/05/1997 Illawarra Hawks 107–119 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
24/05/1997 Sydney Kings 96–107 Adelaide 36ers Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
24/05/1997 Perth Wildcats 96–83 North Melbourne Giants Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
24/05/1997 Newcastle Falcons 85–117 South East Melbourne Magic Newcastle nöjescenter N/A boxscore
24/05/1997 Brisbane Bullets 110–92 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
25/05/1997 Townsville Suns 100–89 Canberra kanoner Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore

Omgång 8

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
29/05/1997 Canberra kanoner 113–99 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
30/05/1997 Brisbane Bullets 98–103 Sydney Kings Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
31/05/1997 North Melbourne Giants 97–102 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
31/05/1997 Sydney Kings 106–101 Canberra kanoner Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
31/05/1997 Illawarra Hawks 97–126 Townsville Suns Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
31/05/1997 Newcastle Falcons 108–100 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle underhållningscenter N/A boxscore

Omgång 9

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
5/06/1997 North Melbourne Giants 104–90 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
5/06/1997 Canberra kanoner 78–82 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore
1997-06-06 Townsville Suns 102–107 Adelaide 36ers Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore
1997-06-06 Newcastle Falcons 106–98 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
7/06/1997 Perth Wildcats 109–89 Illawarra Hawks Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
7/06/1997 Sydney Kings 124–117 Melbourne Tigers Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore

Omgång 10

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
11/06/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 80–55 Canberra kanoner Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
13/06/1997 Melbourne Tigers 96–106 Sydney Kings Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
14/06/1997 Illawarra Hawks 104–111 North Melbourne Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
14/06/1997 Adelaide 36ers 99–114 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
14/06/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 87–83 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
14/06/1997 Perth Wildcats 109–90 Townsville Suns Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
14/06/1997 Canberra kanoner 104–91 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
15/06/1997 Brisbane Bullets 116–108 Newcastle Falcons Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
16/06/1997 North Melbourne Giants 99–96 Townsville Suns Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore

Omgång 11

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
20/06/1997 Illawarra Hawks 107–123 Sydney Kings Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
20/06/1997 Brisbane Bullets 100–91 North Melbourne Giants Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
21/06/1997 Melbourne Tigers 115–104 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
21/06/1997 Sydney Kings 88–89 South East Melbourne Magic Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
21/06/1997 Perth Wildcats 90–102 Newcastle Falcons Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
22/06/1997 Adelaide 36ers 141–99 Newcastle Falcons Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Omgång 12

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
27/06/1997 North Melbourne Giants 99–114 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
27/06/1997 Canberra kanoner 92–86 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
28/06/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 127–100 Sydney Kings Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
28/06/1997 Illawarra Hawks 105–92 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
28/06/1997 Newcastle Falcons 87–98 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
29/06/1997 Melbourne Tigers 82–92 Canberra kanoner Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
29/06/1997 Perth Wildcats 112–92 Sydney Kings Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
29/06/1997 Townsville Suns 98–94 North Melbourne Giants Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore

Omgång 13

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
4/07/1997 Townsville Suns 81–84 South East Melbourne Magic Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore
5/07/1997 Perth Wildcats 97–71 Canberra kanoner Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
5/07/1997 Adelaide 36ers 112–100 North Melbourne Giants Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
5/07/1997 Illawarra Hawks 93–102 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
5/07/1997 Newcastle Falcons 97–86 Sydney Kings Newcastle nöjescenter N/A boxscore
6/07/1997 Brisbane Bullets 106–101 Newcastle Falcons Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
1997-07-07 Melbourne Tigers 86–94 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Omgång 14

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
9/07/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 113–105 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
11/07/1997 Adelaide 36ers 107–112 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
11/07/1997 Newcastle Falcons 84–102 North Melbourne Giants Newcastle nöjescenter N/A boxscore
1997-07-12 Melbourne Tigers 96–89 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
1997-07-12 Sydney Kings 109–85 Brisbane Bullets Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
1997-07-12 Perth Wildcats 106–86 Illawarra Hawks Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
1997-07-12 Townsville Suns 97–95 Canberra kanoner Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore
13/07/1997 Brisbane Bullets 87–62 Canberra kanoner Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore

Omgång 15

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
1997-07-18 Melbourne Tigers 94–93 Canberra kanoner Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
1997-07-18 Sydney Kings 92–109 Newcastle Falcons Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
1997-07-18 Illawarra Hawks 97–105 South East Melbourne Magic Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
1997-07-18 Brisbane Bullets 91–88 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
1997-07-19 Adelaide 36ers 90–92 Newcastle Falcons Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
1997-07-19 South East Melbourne Magic 99–86 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
1997-07-19 Townsville Suns 102–90 Perth Wildcats Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore

Omgång 16

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
1/08/1997 Townsville Suns 101–104 Brisbane Bullets Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore
2/08/1997 Adelaide 36ers 112–82 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Omgång 17

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
1997-08-08 Adelaide 36ers 79–84 Townsville Suns Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
9/08/1997 Brisbane Bullets 91–94 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore

Omgång 18

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
1997-08-15 North Melbourne Giants 86–97 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
1997-08-15 Newcastle Falcons 119–107 Canberra kanoner Newcastle nöjescenter N/A boxscore
1997-08-15 Townsville Suns 124–103 Illawarra Hawks Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore
1997-08-16 Perth Wildcats 97–92 Sydney Kings Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
1997-08-16 Adelaide 36ers 97–93 South East Melbourne Magic Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
1997-08-16 Canberra kanoner 99–102 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
17/08/1997 Brisbane Bullets 80–81 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore

Omgång 19

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
20/08/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 120–90 Townsville Suns Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
22/08/1997 Perth Wildcats 98–73 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
23/08/1997 North Melbourne Giants 94–83 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
23/08/1997 Sydney Kings 100–112 Adelaide 36ers Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
23/08/1997 Newcastle Falcons 114–130 Townsville Suns Newcastle nöjescenter N/A boxscore
23/08/1997 Canberra kanoner 93–96 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
25/08/1997 Melbourne Tigers 128–107 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Omgång 20

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
29/08/1997 North Melbourne Giants 103–86 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
29/08/1997 Adelaide 36ers 74–77 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
30/08/1997 Canberra kanoner 92–67 South East Melbourne Magic AIS Arena N/A boxscore
30/08/1997 Illawarra Hawks 85–97 North Melbourne Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
30/08/1997 Newcastle Falcons 98–95 Perth Wildcats Newcastle nöjescenter N/A boxscore
30/08/1997 Sydney Kings 93–112 Townsville Suns Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
31/08/1997 Melbourne Tigers 128–98 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
2/09/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 94–78 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Omgång 21

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
5/09/1997 Illawarra Hawks 71–82 South East Melbourne Magic Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
6/09/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 88–82 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
6/09/1997 Sydney Kings 95–77 Illawarra Hawks Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
6/09/1997 Perth Wildcats 101–107 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
6/09/1997 Newcastle Falcons 112–120 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle nöjescenter N/A boxscore
6/09/1997 Canberra kanoner 101–98 Townsville Suns AIS Arena N/A boxscore
7/09/1997 Melbourne Tigers 124–106 Townsville Suns Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
7/09/1997 North Melbourne Giants 117–96 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore

Omgång 22

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
1997-10-09 South East Melbourne Magic 97–74 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
1997-09-12 Adelaide 36ers 99–96 Townsville Suns Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
13/09/1997 Perth Wildcats 88–87 Canberra kanoner Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
13/09/1997 Newcastle Falcons 110–97 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle nöjescenter N/A boxscore
13/09/1997 Brisbane Bullets 82–76 Townsville Suns Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
13/09/1997 Melbourne Tigers 103–90 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
1997-09-15 North Melbourne Giants 92–94 Canberra kanoner Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
1997-09-15 Sydney Kings 90–85 Newcastle Falcons Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore

Omgång 23

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
1997-09-19 Illawarra Hawks 101–88 Sydney Kings Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
1997-09-19 Brisbane Bullets 86–85 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
20/09/1997 North Melbourne Giants 92–90 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
20/09/1997 Sydney Kings 98–103 South East Melbourne Magic Sydney underhållningscenter N/A boxscore
20/09/1997 Perth Wildcats 98–107 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
20/09/1997 Canberra kanoner 120–97 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
20/09/1997 Townsville Suns 103–106 Newcastle Falcons Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore
22/09/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 70–102 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Omgång 24

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
24/09/1997 North Melbourne Giants 102–106 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
26/09/1997 Townsville Suns 100–102 Perth Wildcats Townsville nöjescenter N/A boxscore
27/09/1997 Adelaide 36ers 104–110 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
27/09/1997 Illawarra Hawks 115–90 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
27/09/1997 Canberra kanoner 98–95 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N/A boxscore
28/09/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 108–99 Newcastle Falcons Dandenong basketstadion N/A boxscore
29/09/1997 Melbourne Tigers 116–107 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Stege

Detta är stegen i slutet av säsongen, innan finalen. De sex bästa lagen kvalificerade sig till finalserien.

Pos 1997 NBL säsong
Team Pld W L PCT Sista 5 Strimma Hem Bort PF PA PP
1 South East Melbourne Magic 30 22 8 73,33 % 4–1 W1 12–3 10–5 2850 2662 107,06 %
2 Melbourne Tigers 30 19 11 63,33 % 5–0 W13 9–6 10–5 3092 3028 102,11 %
3 North Melbourne Giants 30 18 12 60,00 % 3–2 L1 9–6 9–6 2943 2881 102,15 %
4 Perth Wildcats 30 17 13 56,67 % 3–2 W2 10–5 7–8 2933 2825 103,82 %
5 Brisbane Bullets 1 30 15 15 50,00 % 2–3 L3 10–5 5–10 2731 2786 98,03 %
6 Canberra Cannons 1 30 15 15 50,00 % 4–1 W3 11–4 4–11 2789 2773 100,58 %
7 Adelaide 36ers 2 30 14 16 46,67 % 1–4 L4 7–8 7–8 2973 2922 101,75 %
8 Townsville Suns 2 30 14 16 46,67 % 0–5 L6 9–6 5–10 3084 3015 102,29 %
9 Newcastle Falcons 3 30 12 18 40,00 % 2–3 L1 7–8 5–10 2995 3173 94,39 %
10 Sydney Kings 3 30 12 18 40,00 % 1–4 L3 8–7 4–11 2938 2991 98,23 %
11 Illawarra Hawks 30 7 23 23,33 % 2–3 W2 4–11 3–12 2906 3178 91,44 %

Uppdaterad till match(er) spelade den 29 september 1997. Källa: NBL.com.au

NBL:s tie-breaker-system som beskrivs i NBL:s regler och bestämmelser säger att i fallet med ett identiskt vinst-förlustrekord kommer resultaten i matcher som spelas mellan lagen att avgöra seedningsordningen.

1 Brisbane Bullets vann head-to-head (2-1).

2 Adelaide 36ers vann Head-to-Head (2-1).

3 Newcastle Falcons vann Head-to-Head (2-1).

Final

Slutspelsfäste

Elimineringsfinaler Semifinaler Stora finalen
1 South East Melbourne Magic 92 96 X
4 Perth Wildcats 81 88 X 4 Perth Wildcats 82 69 X
5 Brisbane Bullets 79 71 X 1 South East Melbourne Magic 74 84 83
2 Melbourne Tigers 111 78 93
2 Melbourne Tigers 107 112 X
3 North Melbourne Giants 93 108 102 3 North Melbourne Giants 99 105 X
6 Canberra kanoner 104 98 75

Elimineringsfinaler

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
1997-03-10 Canberra kanoner 104–93 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
1997-04-10 Perth Wildcats 81–79 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
1997-05-10 North Melbourne Giants 108–98 Canberra kanoner Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
1997-07-10 Brisbane Bullets 71–88 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center N/A boxscore
7/10/1997 North Melbourne Giants 102–75 Canberra kanoner Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore

Semifinaler

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
13/10/1997 Perth Wildcats 82–92 South East Melbourne Magic Perth Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
15/10/1997 North Melbourne Giants 99–107 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Center N/A boxscore
17/10/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 96–69 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
1997-10-18 Melbourne Tigers 112–105 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Stora finalen

Datum Hem Göra Bort Mötesplats Folkmassan Boxscore
25/10/1997 Melbourne Tigers 111–74 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
29/10/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 84–78 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
1997-11-11 South East Melbourne Magic 83–93 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

1997 NBL statistikledare

Kategori Spelare Team statistik
Poäng per match Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 30,9
Rebounds per match Clarence Tyson Townsville Suns 13.7
Assists per match Darryl McDonald North Melbourne Giants 8.9
Stjäl per match Darryl McDonald North Melbourne Giants 3.3
Block per spel Simon Dwight Canberra kanoner 4.3
Frikastsprocent _ Dylan Rigdon Illawarra Hawks 88,2 %

NBL-priser

Alla NBL-lag

# Spelare Team
PG Derek Rucker Townsville Suns
SG Robert Rose Canberra kanoner
SF Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
PF Clarence Tyson Townsville Suns
C Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers