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2008 Dominion Finance NBL Standings
| Team | P | W | L | Win % | GB | Pts | H | A | PF | PA | L5 | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| &-Wellington Saints | 18 | 14 | 4 | 77.8 | - | 28 | 9-0 | 5-4 | 1664 | 1529 | 5-0 | W6 |
| z-Waikato Pistons | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72.2 | 1.0 | 26 | 7-2 | 6-3 | 1624 | 1488 | 2-3 | W1 |
| y-Harbour Heat | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 3.0 | 22 | 6-3 | 5-4 | 1547 | 1477 | 3-2 | L1 |
| y-Bay Hawks | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 3.0 | 22 | 7-2 | 4-5 | 1597 | 1512 | 3-2 | W2 |
| x-Nelson Giants | 18 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 4.0 | 20 | 6-3 | 4-5 | 1533 | 1525 | 2-3 | L2 |
| x-Auckland Stars | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 | 5.0 | 18 | 4-5 | 5-4 | 1539 | 1560 | 2-3 | L2 |
| e-Dynamos Taranaki | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 | 5.0 | 18 | 6-3 | 3-6 | 1503 | 1528 | 3-2 | W2 |
| e-Canterbury Rams | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33.3 | 8.0 | 12 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 1549 | 1656 | 2-3 | W2 |
| e-Manawatu Jets | 18 | 5 | 13 | 26.7 | 9.0 | 10 | 2-7 | 3-6 | 1543 | 1688 | 2-3 | W1 |
| e-Otago Nuggets | 18 | 2 | 16 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 4 | 1-8 | 1-8 | 1408 | 1544 | 0-5 | L9 |
**(To sort NBL standings, click on column headers)**
& - clinched regular season
z - home semifinal
y - home quarterfinal
x - clinched playoff berth
e - eliminated
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Awards
Champions
Waikato Pistons
Runners-up
Century City Wellington Saints
Regular Season Winners
Century City Wellington Saints
MVP
Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
Kiwi MVP
Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
All-Star Five
Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons), Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars), Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints), Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons), Nick Horvath (Century City Wellington Saints)
Outstanding Guard (Keith Carr Trophy)
Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
Outstanding Forward (Commissioner’s Cup)
Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
Outstanding Kiwi Guard (John Macdonald Trophy)
Phill Jones (CPS Nelson Giants)
Outstanding Kiwi Forward (Stan Hill Trophy)
Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
Rookie of the Year
Tyrone Davey (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
Coach of the Year
Doug Marty (Century City Wellington Saints)
Scoring Champion (Alan Bland Memorial Trophy)
Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
Rebounding Champion (Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy)
Antoine Tisby (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
Assist Champion (Dave Taylor Trophy)
Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
Best Team Free-Throws (Nial Forsyth Trophy)
Appliance Shed Harbour Heat
Administrator of the Year
Sarah Moulder (CPS Nelson Giants)
Media Award
Adrian Seconi (Otago Daily Times)
Finals Officials
Gavin Whiu, Dallas Pickering, Tim Brown, Andy Thackray
2008 NBL Playoffs
Quarterfinals
At Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale
CPS Nelson Giants 78 (Phill Jones 27, Michael Harrison 22, Michael Fitchett 14) Easy LPG Bay Hawks 75 (Kareem Johnson 23, Aidan Daly 15, Kevin Smith 13, Paul Henare 11)
Hawks vs Giants Box Score (20KB html)
At North Shore Events Centre, North Shore
Appliance Shed Harbour Heat 84 (Oscar Forman 26, Tim Behrendorff 16, Mika Vukona 13, Jarrod Kenny 12) Youthtown Auckland Stars 94 (Adrian Majstrovich 24, George Baker 24, Reece Cassidy 18, Jonathon Shepherd 10)
Heat vs Stars Box Score (21KB html)
Semifinals
At TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Century City Wellington Saints 86 (Luke Martin 21, Ernest Scott 18, Nick Horvath 16, Arthur Trousdell 11, Brendon Polyblank 11) CPS Nelson Giants 75 (Michael Harrison 21, Phill Jones 17, Jamil Terrell 14)
Saints vs Giants Box Score (21KB html)
At Te Awamutu Events Centre, Te Awamutu
Waikato Pistons 86 (Brian Wethers 26, Mike Homik 13, Pero Cameron 11) Youthtown Auckland Stars 80 (Adrian Majstrovich 26, Casey Frank 21, George Baker 20)
Pistons vs Stars Box Score (22KB html)
2008 NBL Finals
Game One
At Te Awamutu Events Centre, Te Awamutu
Waikato Pistons 95 (Jason Crowe 26, Brian Wethers 24, Pero Cameron 15, Ben Hill 13, Mike Homik 10) Century City Wellington Saints 78 (Nick Horvath 37, Lindsay Tait 13)
Pistons vs Saints - Game One Box Score (21KB html)
Game Two
At TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Century City Wellington Saints 79 (Brendon Polyblank 19, Nick Horvath 19, Luke Martin 13, Ernest Scott 12, Lindsay Tait 10) Waikato Pistons 84 (Pero Cameron 20, Brian Wethers 16, Puke Lenden 15, Jason Crowe 13)
Saints vs Pistons - Game Two Box Score (22KB html)
