The 2018 LBA Playoffs, officially known as the 2018 LBA Playoff, were the final phase of the

2017–18 LBA season The 2017–18 Lega Basket Serie A, was the 96th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A PosteMobile, which is highest-tier level professional basketball league in Italy. The regular season started on ...

. The Playoffs started on May 12, 2018, and ended on June 15, 2018, with the

Finals Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: * Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...

Umana Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in ...

were the defending champions.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...

won their 28th title by beating

Dolomiti Energia Trento Aquila Basket Trento, also known for sponsorship reasons as Dolomiti Energia Trento, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trent, Trentino. It was founded in 1995 as an amalgamation of two local clubs, going from the amateur divisi ...

in game 6 of the finals.

Qualified teams

The eight first qualified teams after the end of the

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qualified to the playoffs.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played in a

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format.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Red October Cantù

Germani Basket Brescia v Openjobmetis Varese

Umana Reyer Venezia v Vanoli Cremona

Sidigas Avellino v Dolomiti Energia Trento

Semifinals

The semifinals were played in a

format.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Germani Basket Brescia

Umana Reyer Venezia v Dolomiti Energia Trento

Finals

The finals were played in a

best of seven There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...

format.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Dolomiti Energia Trento

References

External links

Official website
{{2017–18 in Italian basketball 2017–18 in Italian basketball LBA Playoffs