The 2019 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2019 Liga
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Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the
ACB's
2018–19 season, which began on 27 September 2018. The playoffs started on 30 May 2019 and ended on 21 June 2019 with the Finals.
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
defended successfully the title and conquered its second consecutive league, 35th overall.
Format
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.
Playoff qualifying
On 31 March 2019,
Barça Lassa became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.
Bracket
Teams in bold advance to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, and the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game.
Quarterfinals
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Real Madrid
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
winning two of the first three meetings.
Barça Lassa v Divina Seguros Joventut
This was the 12th playoff meeting between these two teams, with
Barça Lassa winning eight of the first 11 meetings.
Kirolbet Baskonia v Tecnyconta Zaragoza
This was the first meeting in the playoffs between
Kirolbet Baskonia and
Tecnyconta Zaragoza.
Valencia Basket
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Unicaja
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with
Unicaja winning three of the first five meetings.
Semifinals
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Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
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Valencia Basket
Valencia Basket Club S.A.D., commonly known as Valencia Basket (), is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, with home games played at the Fuente de San Luis. The club is spon ...
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
winning four of the first five meetings.
Barça Lassa v Tecnyconta Zaragoza
This was the first meeting in the playoffs between
Barça Lassa and
Tecnyconta Zaragoza.
Finals
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This was the 19th playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning nine series.
References
External links
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