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1981 NBL season

Field	Value
title	1981 NBL season
league	National Basketball League
sport	Basketball
duration	14 February – 21 June 1981 (Regular season)
27–28 June 1981 (Finals)
no_of_games	22
no_of_teams	12
TV	ABC
season	Regular season
season_champs	St. Kilda Saints
top_scorer	Mike Jones (Illawarra)
top_scorer_link	List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders
MVP	Mike Jones (Illawarra)
MVP_link	NBL Most Valuable Player Award
finals	Finals
finals_link	1981 NBL Finals
finals_champ	Launceston Casino City (1st title)
finals_runner-up	Nunawading Spectres
seasonslist	List of NBL seasons
seasonslistnames	NBL
prevseason_link	1980 NBL season
prevseason_year	1980
nextseason_link	1982 NBL season
nextseason_year	1982

27–28 June 1981 (Finals) | finals_runner-up = Nunawading Spectres

The 1981 NBL season was the third season of the National Basketball League (NBL).

Regular season

The regular season took place over 18 rounds between 14 February 1981 and 21 June 1981. Each team played 22 games, against every opponent twice.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Ladder

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

1St. Kilda Saints chose to participate in the 1981 FIBA Club World Cup in Brazil, instead of the 1981 NBL Finals. They were replaced by the Brisbane Bullets.

24-way Head-to-Head between West Adelaide Bearcats (5-1), Nunawading Spectres (3-3), Brisbane Bullets (2-4) and Newcastle Falcons (2-4).

3Head-to-Head between Brisbane Bullets and Newcastle Falcons (1-1). Brisbane Bullets won For and Against (+15).

4Head-to-Head between Coburg Giants and Bankstown Bruins (1-1). Coburg Giants won For and Against (+24).

Finals

Main article: 1981 NBL Finals

The NBL finals series in 1981 consisted of two semifinal games, and one championship-deciding grand final. All three of these finals games were sudden death.

Playoff bracket

Semifinals

Grand Final

Awards

Statistics leaders

Category		Player		Team		Stat
Points
Free throw percentage

Regular season

Most Valuable Player: Mike Jones (Illawarra Hawks)
Best Defensive Player: Ray Wood (West Adelaide Bearcats)
Coach of the Year: Bob Turner (Newcastle Falcons)
All-NBL Team:
- Rocky Smith (St Kilda Saints)
- Danny Morseu (St Kilda Saints)
- Al Green (West Adelaide Bearcats)
- Dave Nelson (Canberra Cannons)
- Owen Wells (Newcastle Falcons)

References

"All Time Leaders". nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com.
"All NBL First Team". andthefoul.net.

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