WHAT YOUR NBL TEAM NEEDS FROM THE FINAL ROUND
ADELAIDE (17-9)
Final round: Cairns (a) Cairns (h)
Are already assured of a finals spot but will want to arrest a streak of two straight losses.
ILLAWARRA (14-13)
Final round: Brisbane (h)
Mid-table record: vs Perth 2-2 (-5 for-and-against), Sydney 1-3 (-15), New Zealand 2-2 (+11), Melbourne 2-2 (+9), Cairns 1-3 (-16). Total: 8-12 (-16)
A win would secure a spot, but a loss drops them to 14-14 and could see them out of the finals.
MELBOURNE (13-13)
Final round: New Zealand (a), Perth (h)
Mid-table record: vs Illawarra 2-2 (-9 for-and-against), Perth 0-3 (-8), Sydney 3-1 (+7), New Zealand 1-2 (+13), Cairns 3-1 (+5). Total: 9-9 (+8)
Need to win both games to secure a spot in the finals, while one win will put them into a tie-breaker based on their mid-table record.
PERTH (13-13)
Final round: Sydney (h), Melbourne (a)
Mid-table record: vs Illawarra 2-2 (+5 for-and-against), Sydney 2-1 (+8), New Zealand 1-3 (-16), Melbourne 3-0 (+8), Cairns 2-2 (+2). Total: 10-8 (+7)
Two wins will secure a 31st straight finals spot, while one keeps them in contention.
CAIRNS (13-13)
Final round: Adelaide (h), Adelaide (a)
Mid-table record: vs Illawarra 3-1 (+16 for-and-against), Perth 2-2 (-2), Sydney 1-3 (-18), New Zealand 4-0 (+33), Melbourne 1-3 (-5). Total: 11-9 (+24)
Face ladder-leading Adelaide and need at least one win to keep them in contention.
SYDNEY (13-14)
Final round: Perth (a)
Mid-table record: vs Illawarra 3-1 (+15 for-and-against), Perth 1-2 (-8), New Zealand 3-1 (+28), Melbourne 1-3 (-7), Cairns 3-1 (+18). Total: 11-8 (+46)
Andrew Gaze's side must beat Perth to have any hope of making the finals.
NEW ZEALAND (13-14):
Final round: Melbourne (h)
Mid-table record: vs Illawarra 2-2 (-11 for-and-against), Perth 3-1 (+16), Sydney 1-3 (-28), Melbourne 2-1 (-13), Cairns: 0-4 (-33). Total: 8-11 (-69)
Have to beat Melbourne to have any hope of making finals..
BRISBANE (10-17):
Final round: Illawarra (a)
Destined to finish with the spoon after losing 11 of their past 14 games.
* Top four teams qualify for the finals
* In the event of two or more teams being tied, seeding will be based on the respective record and for-and-against from matches played between the teams.
