2018 BBL Playoffs

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The 2018 BBL Playoffs was the concluding postseason of the 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga season. The Playoffs started on 5 May and ended on 16 June 2018.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
5–19 May
Semifinals
20–31 May
Finals
3–16 June
         
1 Bayern Munich 3
8 Fraport Skyliners 2
1 Bayern Munich 3
4 Brose Bamberg 1
4 Brose Bamberg 3
5 Telekom Baskets Bonn 0
1 Bayern Munich 3
2 Alba Berlin 2
2 Alba Berlin 3
7 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 2
2 Alba Berlin 3
3 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 0
3 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 3
6 Medi Bayreuth 0

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played in a best of five format from 5 to 19 May 2018.

Bayern Munich vs Fraport Skyliners

5 May 2018
20:30
Boxscore
Bayern Munich 85–72 Fraport Skyliners
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 27–17, 24–15, 18–13
Pts: Vladimir Lučić 21
Rebs: Devin Booker 10
Asts: Stefan Jović 9
Pts: Tai Webster 22
Rebs: Quantez Robertson 10
Asts: Tai Webster 4
Munich leads series 1–0
Audi Dome, Munich
Attendance: 6,324
Referees: Moritz Reiter, Oliver Krause, Julian Groll
9 May 2018
18:15
Boxscore
Fraport Skyliners 75–69 Bayern Munich
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 25–20, 17–17, 16–17
Pts: Philip Scrubb 15
Rebs: Shawn Huff 8
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Jared Cunningham 14
Rebs: Stefan Jović 9
Asts: Reggie Redding 4
Series tied, 1–1
Fraport Arena, Frankfurt
Attendance: 4,640
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Clemens Fritz, Steve Bittner
12 May 2018
20:30
Boxscore
Bayern Munich 83–86 Fraport Skyliners
Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 26–13, 22–32, 22–29
Pts: Jared Cunningham 20
Rebs: Devin Booker 6
Asts: Braydon Hobbs 7
Pts: Tai Webster 20
Rebs: Mike Morrison 7
Asts: Philip Scrubb 7
Frankfurt leads series 2–1
Audi Dome, Munich
Attendance: 6,018
Referees: Anne Panther, Nesa Kovačević, Johannes Hack
15 May 2018
19:00
Boxscore
Fraport Skyliners 50–85 Bayern Munich
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 11–24, 15–23, 7–15
Pts: Quantez Robertson 12
Rebs: Niklas Kiel 6
Asts: Philip Scrubb 2
Pts: Booker, Cunningham 15
Rebs: Danilo Barthel 9
Asts: three players 3
Series tied, 2–2
Fraport Arena, Frankfurt
Attendance: 5,002
Referees: Martin Matip, Toni Rodriguez, Christof Madinger
17 May 2018
20:30
Boxscore
Bayern Munich 90–70 Fraport Skyliners
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 23–11, 20–15, 31–18
Pts: Stefan Jović 19
Rebs: Danilo Barthel 8
Asts: Stefan Jović 10
Pts: Quantez Robertson 19
Rebs: Shawn Huff 9
Asts: Philip Scrubb 8
Munich wins series 3–2
Audi Dome, Munich
Attendance: 5,534
Referees: Toni Rodriguez, Christof Madinger, Carsten Straube

Alba Berlin vs EWE Baskets Oldenburg

5 May 2018
18:15
Boxscore
Alba Berlin 114–88 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Scoring by quarter: 35–19, 34–24, 18–19, 27–26
Pts: three players 14
Rebs: Luke Sikma 8
Asts: Peyton Siva 7
Pts: Frantz Massenat 20
Rebs: Armani Moore 5
Asts: Karsten Tadda 5
Berlin leads series 1–0
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 8,772
Referees: Toni Rodriguez, Clemens Fritz, Steve Bittner
8 May 2018
18:15
Boxscore
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 105–100 (OT) Alba Berlin
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 23–22, 28–20, 20–21Overtime: 13–8
Pts: Rašid Mahalbašić 28
Rebs: Mahalbašić, Tadda 5
Asts: Mickey McConnell 7
Pts: Peyton Siva 21
Rebs: Grigonis, Sikma 7
Asts: Peyton Siva 8
Series tied, 1–1
Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 5,531
Referees: Anne Panther, Christof Madinger, Julian Groll
12 May 2018
18:00
Boxscore
Alba Berlin 96–79 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 22–23, 25–18, 23–19
Pts: Luke Sikma 18
Rebs: Luke Sikma 11
Asts: Peyton Siva 7
Pts: Rickey Paulding 19
Rebs: Rickey Paulding 6
Asts: Mickey McConnell 6
Berlin leads series 2–1
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 8,891
Referees: Martin Matip, Carsten Straube, Moritz Krüper
15 May 2018
19:00
Boxscore
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 97–85 Alba Berlin
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 22–29, 29–10, 20–22
Pts: Rašid Mahalbašić 19
Rebs: Rašid Mahalbašić 7
Asts: Mickey McConnell 9
Pts: Peyton Siva 14
Rebs: Marius Grigonis 5
Asts: Sikma, Siva 6
Series tied, 2–2
Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Oliver Krause, Nesa Kovačević
17 May 2018
19:00
Boxscore
Alba Berlin 85–68 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 28–16, 18–17, 22–16
Pts: Marius Grigonis 16
Rebs: Luke Sikma 7
Asts: Stefan Peno 5
Pts: Rickey Paulding 18
Rebs: Rašid Mahalbašić 6
Asts: Mickey McConnell 6
Berlin wins series 3–2
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 8,115
Referees: Anne Panther, Moritz Reiter, Oliver Krause

Riesen Ludwigsburg vs Medi Bayreuth

10 May 2018
18:15
Boxscore
Riesen Ludwigsburg 104–85 Medi Bayreuth
Scoring by quarter: 34–19, 19–24, 28–24, 23–18
Pts: Elgin Cook 26
Rebs: Cook, Walkup 6
Asts: Thomas Walkup 7
Pts: Gabe York 22
Rebs: Andreas Seiferth 7
Asts: Robinson, Seiferth 4
Ludwigsburg leads series 1–0
Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg
Attendance: 3,244
Referees: Anne Panther, Carsten Straube, Enrico Streit
12 May 2018
18:15
Boxscore
Medi Bayreuth 74–79 Riesen Ludwigsburg
Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 16–25, 17–20, 16–19
Pts: De'Mon Brooks 24
Rebs: Assem Marei 6
Asts: Robinson, York 4
Pts: Elgin Cook 18
Rebs: Dwayne Evans 8
Asts: Evans, Johnson 6
Ludwigsburg leads series 2–0
Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth
Attendance: 3,034
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Oliver Krause, Tamer Arik
15 May 2018
20:30
Boxscore
Riesen Ludwigsburg 95–70 Medi Bayreuth
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 21–22, 26–9, 27–20
Pts: Dwayne Evans 23
Rebs: Dwayne Evans 7
Asts: Kerron Johnson 6
Pts: Brooks, Seiferth 14
Rebs: Nate Linhart 7
Asts: Bastian Doreth 4
Ludwigsburg wins series 3–0
Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg
Attendance: 3,253
Referees: Clemens Fritz, Moritz Reiter, Steve Bittner

Brose Bamberg vs Telekom Baskets Bonn

6 May 2018
17:30
Boxscore
Brose Bamberg 87–85 Telekom Baskets Bonn
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 26–20, 17–19, 22–14
Pts: Dorell Wright 24
Rebs: Leon Radošević 7
Asts: Nikos Zisis 9
Pts: Gamble, Mayo 14
Rebs: Julian Gamble 6
Asts: T. J. DiLeo 4
Bamberg leads series 1–0
Brose Arena, Bamberg
Attendance: 6,150
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Johannes Hack, Tamer Arik
9 May 2018
20:30
Boxscore
Telekom Baskets Bonn 82–90 Brose Bamberg
Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 26–19, 20–17, 12–27
Pts: Julian Gamble 18
Rebs: Julian Gamble 7
Asts: Julian Gamble 4
Pts: Dorell Wright 21
Rebs: Dorell Wright 10
Asts: Nikos Zisis 4
Bamberg leads series 2–0
Telekom Dome, Bonn
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Martin Matip, Nesa Kovačević, Moritz Krüper
12 May 2018
14:15
Boxscore
Brose Bamberg 75–70 Telekom Baskets Bonn
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 20–20, 18–16, 19–18
Pts: Dorell Wright 17
Rebs: Wright, Zisis 8
Asts: Daniel Hackett 6
Pts: DiLeo, Gamble 12
Rebs: Bartolo, Gamble 8
Asts: DiLeo 3
Bamberg wins series 3–0
Brose Arena, Bamberg
Attendance: 6,150
Referees: Moritz Reiter, Christof Madinger, Enrico Streit

Semifinals

The semifinals were played in a best of five format from 20 to 31 May 2018.

Bayern Munich vs Brose Bamberg

20 May 2018
18:00
Boxscore
Bayern Munich 95–72 Brose Bamberg
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 23–20, 30–17, 20–19
Pts: Jared Cunningham 26
Rebs: Devin Booker 6
Asts: Braydon Hobbs 6
Pts: Daniel Hackett 25
Rebs: four players 4
Asts: Nikos Zisis 4
Munich leads series 1–0
Audi Dome, Munich
Attendance: 6,083
Referees: Anne Panther, Oliver Krause, Enrico Streit
23 May 2018
20:00
Boxscore
Brose Bamberg 78–65 Bayern Munich
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 18–16, 25–24, 19–6
Pts: Dorell Wright 22
Rebs: Augustine Rubit 9
Asts: Daniel Hackett 6
Pts: Jared Cunningham 16
Rebs: Devin Booker 6
Asts: Reggie Redding 6
Series tied, 1–1
Brose Arena, Bamberg
Attendance: 6,150
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Nesa Kovačević, Carsten Straube
26 May 2018
18:00
Boxscore
Bayern Munich 99–67 Brose Bamberg
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 22–15, 18–10, 23–29
Pts: Booker, Cunningham 15
Rebs: Devin Booker 7
Asts: Stefan Jović 6
Pts: Augustine Rubit 15
Rebs: Augustine Rubit 5
Asts: five players 2
Munich leads series 2–1
Audi Dome, Munich
Attendance: 6,271
Referees: Clemens Fritz, Moritz Reiter, Christof Madinger
29 May 2018
19:00
Boxscore
Brose Bamberg 79–83 Bayern Munich
Scoring by quarter: 33–17, 19–21, 17–25, 10–20
Pts: Dorell Wright 26
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Nikos Zisis 4
Pts: Danilo Barthel 19
Rebs: Danilo Barthel 7
Asts: Jović, Redding 5
Munich wins series 3–1
Brose Arena, Bamberg
Attendance: 6,150
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Martin Matip, Toni Rodriguez

Alba Berlin vs Riesen Ludwigsburg

21 May 2018
18:00
Boxscore
Alba Berlin 102–87 Riesen Ludwigsburg
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 30–23, 22–28, 23–13
Pts: Luke Sikma 19
Rebs: Sikma, Siva 6
Asts: Peyton Siva 9
Pts: Dwayne Evans 17
Rebs: Cook, Waleskowski 6
Asts: Thomas Walkup 5
Berlin leads series 1–0
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 8,210
Referees: Martin Matip, Toni Rodriguez, Christof Madinger
24 May 2018
20:00
Boxscore
Riesen Ludwigsburg 74–100 Alba Berlin
Scoring by quarter: 8–28, 29–14, 12–30, 25–28
Pts: Elgin Cook 21
Rebs: Peter-McNeilly, Walkup 6
Asts: Thomas Walkup 6
Pts: Spencer Butterfield 17
Rebs: Luke Sikma 7
Asts: Sikma, Siva 7
Berlin leads series 2–0
Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg
Attendance: 4,023
Referees: Moritz Reiter, Clemens Fritz, Steve Bittner
27 May 2018
15:00
Boxscore
Alba Berlin 91–88 Riesen Ludwigsburg
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 15–20, 25–14, 24–31
Pts: Spencer Butterfield 19
Rebs: Spencer Butterfield 7
Asts: Peyton Siva 11
Pts: Dwayne Evans 18
Rebs: Peter-McNeilly, Waleskowski 6
Asts: Kerron Johnson 8
Berlin wins series 3–0
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 10,387
Referees: Anne Panther, Oliver Krause, Enrico Streit

Finals

The finals were played in a best of five format from 3 to 16 June 2018.

3 June 2018
15:00
Boxscore
Bayern Munich 95–106 (OT) Alba Berlin
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 17–26, 24–18, 25–23, Overtime: 8–19
Pts: Nihad Đedović 18
Rebs: Devin Booker 7
Asts: Stefan Jović 7
Pts: Marius Grigonis 30
Rebs: Luke Sikma 7
Asts: Luke Sikma 7
Berlin leads series 1–0
Audi Dome, Munich
Attendance: 6,054
Referees: Anne Panther, Oliver Krause, Enrico Streit
7 June 2018
19:00
Boxscore
Alba Berlin 69–96 Bayern Munich
Scoring by quarter: 9–26, 20–18, 23–26, 17–26
Pts: Bogdan Radosavljević 14
Rebs: Bogdan Radosavljević 5
Asts: Peyton Siva 6
Pts: Jared Cunningham 17
Rebs: Danilo Barthel 6
Asts: Stefan Jović 9
Series tied, 1–1
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 13,251
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Moritz Reiter, Toni Rodriguez
10 June 2018
18:30
Boxscore
Bayern Munich 72–66 Alba Berlin
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 21–13, 15–19, 11–18
Pts: Reggie Redding 18
Rebs: Devin Booker 7
Asts: Stefan Jović 4
Pts: Spencer Butterfield 16
Rebs: Luke Sikma 5
Asts: Luke Sikma 7
Munich leads series 2–1
Audi Dome, Munich
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Martin Matip, Anne Panther, Clemens Fritz
13 June 2018
20:00
Boxscore
Alba Berlin 72–68 Bayern Munich
Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 17–20, 22–19, 21–15
Pts: Niels Giffey 20
Rebs: Luke Sikma 8
Asts: Marius Grigonis 6
Pts: Barthel, Cunningham 11
Rebs: Maik Zirbes 7
Asts: Jović, Redding 4
Series tied, 2–2
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 11,722
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Toni Rodriguez, Moritz Reiter
16 June 2018
20:30
Boxscore
Bayern Munich 106–85 Alba Berlin
Scoring by quarter: 32–19, 26–20, 28–22, 20–24
Pts: Nihad Đedović 19
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: three players 6
Pts: Spencer Butterfield 29
Rebs: Butterfield, Clifford 5
Asts: Grigonis, Siva 4
Munich wins series 3–2
Audi Dome, Munich
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Anne Panther, Martin Matip

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