NBL Round 14 Guide
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The Century City Wellington Saints and Waikato Pistons have confirmed spots in the Dominion Finance NBL Playoffs – and that’s about all we know for sure with two rounds of the regular season remaining.
Five different teams could fill the remaining four spots in the expanded six-team postseason, and in any order, making the final two weeks a fight-to-the-end for home semifinals, home quarterfinals and simply just making the top-six.
The third-placed Appliance Shed Harbour Heat have a half-game lead on the CPS Nelson Giants and Easy LPG Bay Hawks, with the Youthtown Auckland Stars a further half-game back. All four teams sit tied in the loss column with six.
Here’s how the teams chances shake down (projected records based on current standings):
Century City Wellington Saints (12-4)
Games remaining: R14: vs Stars, @ Jets
Opponents win-loss: 12-17 (41%)
Projected record: 14-4 (1st)
- Will secure a home semifinal with one win
- Will earn the regular season title with two wins
Waikato Pistons (12-4)
Games remaining: R14: vs Heat; R15: @ Stars
Opponents win-loss: 18-12 (60%)
Projected record: 14-4 (2nd)
- Will secure a home semifinal with one win
- Will earn the regular season title with two wins and a Saints loss
Appliance Shed Harbour Heat (10-6)
Games remaining: R14: @ Pistons, R15: @ Dynamos
Opponents win-loss: 19-12 (61%)
Projected record: 11-7 (4th)
- Will clinch a playoff spot with a win or a Dynamos loss
- Will secure a home quarterfinal with a win and Giants and Hawks losses; or two wins and Giants and Hawks losses
CPS Nelson Giants (9-6)
Games remaining: R14: vs Dynamos; R15: @ Hawks, @ Jets
Opponents win-loss: 20-25 (44%)
Projected record: 12-6 (3rd)
- Will secure playoff berth with two wins or a Dynamos loss
- Will earn a home quarterfinal with three wins; or two wins (one vs Hawks) and Hawks and Stars losses
Easy LPG Bay Hawks (9-6)
Games remaining: R14: @ Rams; R15: vs Stars, vs Giants
Opponents win-loss: 21-24 (47%)
Projected record: 11-7 (5th)
- Will secure playoff berth with two wins or a Dynamos loss
- Will earn a home quarterfinal with three wins and Giants and Stars losses; or two wins and two Giants and Stars losses
Youthtown Auckland Stars (8-6)
Games remaining: R14: @ Saints, @ Nuggets; R15: @ Hawks, vs Pistons
Opponents win-loss: 35-28 (56%)
Projected record: 9-9 (6th)
- Will secure playoff berth with two wins; or a win and Dynamos loss
- Will earn home quarterfinal with three wins and two Giants and Hawks losses
Devon Dynamos Taranaki (7-8)
Games remaining: R14: @ Giants; R15: vs Jets, vs Heat
Opponents win-loss: 23-23 (50%)
Projected record: 8-10 (7th)
- Will secure playoff berth with three wins and three Stars losses or two Hawks and Giants losses; or two wins and four Stars losses
- Will be eliminated with a loss and Stars win
Dominion Finance NBL Round 14 Guide (395KB pdf)
