2022 ACB Playoffs


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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.

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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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.

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.

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]

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
All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Regular season series
Barça won 2–0 in the regular season series

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

Previous playoff series
Barça leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series
Regular season series
Tied 1–1 in the regular season series

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

Previous playoff series
Madrid leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series
Regular season series
Tied 1–1 in the regular season series

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

Previous playoff series
Baskonia leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series
Regular season series
Tied 1–1 in the regular season series

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

Previous playoff series
Joventut leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Regular season series
Tied 1–1 in the regular season series

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

Previous playoff series
Barça leads 10–3 in all-time playoff series
Regular season series
Tied 1–1 in the regular season series

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

Previous playoff series
Madrid leads 8–3 in all-time playoff series
All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Regular season series
Barça won 2–0 in the regular season series

23 January 2022

Real Madrid 75–85 Barça

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

Previous playoff series
Tied 10–10 in all-time playoff series
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  2. ^ "El Barça, 1º de la Liga Regular | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Real Madrid, en Playoff | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 23 April 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Monbus Obra 88 - Real Madrid 89 | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 8 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Billete Playoff Valencia Basket | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 23 April 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Valencia BC-Hereda SPB (84-70) | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 10 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Joventut, 4º pasajero del Playoff | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 23 April 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Bitci Baskonia-Joventut (81-89)". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  9. ^ "El Lenovo Tenerife al Playoff | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Bitci Baskonia, 7º pasajero Playoff | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 8 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  11. ^ "BAXI Manresa ya está en el Playoff | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 24 April 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Gran Canaria, clasificado | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.