2015 ACB Finals

2015 ACB finals

Team Coach Wins Real Madrid Pablo Laso 3 FC Barcelona Xavier Pascual 0
Dates	June 19–24, 2015
MVP	Sergio Llull

The 2015 ACB Finals was the championship series of the 2014–15 season of the Liga ACB and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. Real Madrid defeated FC Barcelona in three games (3–0) for the Madrid' seventeenth ACB title and their thirty-second league in team history. Madrid's Sergio Llull was named the Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP).

The Finals was played in the 2–2–1 format (Games 1, 2, and 5 at Madrid, Games 3, and 4, at Barcelona). The series began on June 19, 2015 and ended on June 24, 2015, and was televised in Spain on La 1 and in Catalonia on TV3.

Background

Road to the Finals

Main article: 2015 ACB Playoffs

Real Madrid		FC Barcelona
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD 1 Real Madrid 34 27 7 2903 2640 +263 2 FC Barcelona 34 25 9 2806 2455 +351 3 Unicaja 34 25 9 2644 2490 +154 4 Dominion Bilbao Basket 34 20 14 2559 2514 +45 5 Valencia Basket 34 20 14 2817 2675 +142 6 Laboral Kutxa Baskonia 34 19 15 2834 2669 +165 7 FIATC Joventut 34 19 15 2652 2624 +28 8 Herbalife Gran Canaria 34 18 16 2638 2636 +2 9 CAI Zaragoza 34 18 16 2512 2578 −66 10 UCAM Murcia 34 17 17 2621 2660 −39 11 Iberostar Tenerife 34 16 18 2651 2619 +32 12 Río Natura Monbús Obradoiro 34 15 19 2467 2535 −68 13 Movistar Estudiantes 34 14 20 2509 2615 −106 14 MoraBanc Andorra 34 12 22 2549 2615 −66 15 Baloncesto Sevilla 34 12 22 2462 2673 −211 16 La Bruixa d'Or Manresa 34 11 23 2456 2672 −216 17 Gipuzkoa Basket 34 10 24 2409 2648 −239 18 Montakit Fuenlabrada 34 8 26 2533 2718 −185 Source: ACB Best league record	Regular season		Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD 1 Real Madrid 34 27 7 2903 2640 +263 2 FC Barcelona 34 25 9 2806 2455 +351 3 Unicaja 34 25 9 2644 2490 +154 4 Dominion Bilbao Basket 34 20 14 2559 2514 +45 5 Valencia Basket 34 20 14 2817 2675 +142 6 Laboral Kutxa Baskonia 34 19 15 2834 2669 +165 7 FIATC Joventut 34 19 15 2652 2624 +28 8 Herbalife Gran Canaria 34 18 16 2638 2636 +2 9 CAI Zaragoza 34 18 16 2512 2578 −66 10 UCAM Murcia 34 17 17 2621 2660 −39 11 Iberostar Tenerife 34 16 18 2651 2619 +32 12 Río Natura Monbús Obradoiro 34 15 19 2467 2535 −68 13 Movistar Estudiantes 34 14 20 2509 2615 −106 14 MoraBanc Andorra 34 12 22 2549 2615 −66 15 Baloncesto Sevilla 34 12 22 2462 2673 −211 16 La Bruixa d'Or Manresa 34 11 23 2456 2672 −216 17 Gipuzkoa Basket 34 10 24 2409 2648 −239 18 Montakit Fuenlabrada 34 8 26 2533 2718 −185 Source: ACB 2nd best league record
Defeated the 8th seeded Herbalife Gran Canaria, 2–0	Quarterfinals		Defeated the 7th seeded FIATC Joventut, 2–0
Defeated the 5th seeded Valencia Basket, 3–1	Semifinals		Defeated the 3rd seeded Unicaja, 3–2

Regular season series

The Madrid and Barcelona tied the regular season series 1–1, with each team winning its home game.

FC Barcelona v Real Madrid

28 December 2014 (2014-12-28)	FC Barcelona	76–68	Real Madrid	Barcelona
19:00 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 23–18, 11–15, 18–13
	Pts: Doellman, Tomić 12 Rebs: Tomić 8 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Tomić 16	Boxscore	Pts: Mačiulis 14 Rebs: Bourousis, Fernández 5 Asts: Fernández 4 PIR: Fernández 13	Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 7,261 Referees: Pérez Pizarro, Cortés, Martínez

Real Madrid v FC Barcelona

12 April 2015 (2015-04-12)	Real Madrid	91–78	FC Barcelona	Madrid
12:15 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 18–18, 17–25, 30–15
	Pts: Carroll 26 Rebs: Rivers 6 Asts: Rodríguez 9 PIR: Carroll 26	Boxscore	Pts: Tomić 22 Rebs: Tomić 9 Asts: Tomić 4 PIR: Tomić 34	Arena: Barclaycard Center Attendance: 12,178 Referees: García González, Perea, Fernández

Series

Real Madrid v FC Barcelona

19 June 2015 (2015-06-19) Game 1	Real Madrid	78–72 (Series: Real Madrid leads series, 1–0)	FC Barcelona	Madrid
19:00 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 20–20, 12–13, 19–19
	Pts: Fernández 17 Rebs: Ayón 7 Asts: Rodríguez 8 PIR: Fernández 21	Boxscore	Pts: Hezonja 18 Rebs: Pleiß 6 Asts: Huertas, Satoranský 3 PIR: Hezonja 23	Arena: Barclaycard Center Attendance: 12,127 Referees: Conde, Jiménez, Cortés

Real Madrid v FC Barcelona

21 June 2015 (2015-06-21) Game 2	Real Madrid	100–80 (Series: Real Madrid leads series, 2–0)	FC Barcelona	Madrid
12:30 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 31–10, 18–22, 26–24, 25–24
	Pts: Llull 24 Rebs: Slaughter 6 Asts: Rodríguez 6 PIR: Llull 31	Boxscore	Pts: Doellman 24 Rebs: Doellman 5 Asts: Satoranský 4 PIR: Doellman 23	Arena: Barclaycard Center Attendance: 12,924 Referees: García González, Pérez Pérez, Bultó

FC Barcelona v Real Madrid

24 June 2015 (2015-06-24) Game 3	FC Barcelona	85–90 (Series: Real Madrid wins ACB Finals, 3–0)	Real Madrid	Barcelona
19:00 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–31, 33–17, 18–25
	Pts: Tomić 29 Rebs: Doellman, Tomić 7 Asts: Satoranský 8 PIR: Tomić 36	Boxscore	Pts: Carroll 19 Rebs: Nocioni 6 Asts: Rodríguez 6 PIR: Carroll 16	Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 7,247 Referees: Hierrezuelo, Pérez Pizarro, Calatrava

Rosters

Real Madrid

Real Madrid roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F/C 14 Ayón, Gustavo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 39 – (1985-04-01)1 April 1985 C 30 Bourousis, Ioannis 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 41 – (1983-11-17)17 November 1983 PG 7 Campazzo, Facundo 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 33 – (1991-03-23)23 March 1991 SG 20 Carroll, Jaycee 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 41 – (1983-04-16)16 April 1983 G/F 5 Fernández, Rudy 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 39 – (1985-04-04)4 April 1985 G 23 Llull, Sergio 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 95.4 kg (210 lb) 37 – (1987-11-15)15 November 1987 SF 8 Mačiulis, Jonas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 39 – (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 C 50 Mejri, Salah 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 38 – (1986-06-15)15 June 1986 F 6 Nocioni, Andrés 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 45 – (1979-11-30)30 November 1979 PF 9 Reyes, Felipe (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 44 – (1980-03-16)16 March 1980 SG 4 Rivers, K. C. 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 37 – (1987-03-01)1 March 1987 PG 13 Rodríguez, Sergio 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 38 – (1986-06-12)12 June 1986 F/C 44 Slaughter, Marcus 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104.5 kg (230 lb) 39 – (1985-03-18)18 March 1985	Head coach Pablo Laso Assistant coach(es) Žan Tabak Chus Mateo Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster

FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SG 10 Abrines, Álex 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1993-08-01)1 August 1993 PF 5 Doellman, Justin 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 39 – (1985-02-03)3 February 1985 G/F 8 Hezonja, Mario 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1995-02-25)25 February 1995 PG 9 Huertas, Marcelinho 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 41 – (1983-05-25)25 May 1983 PG 13 Satoranský, Tomáš 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 33 – (1991-10-30)30 October 1991 SF 20 Eriksson, Marcus  2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 31 – (1993-12-05)5 December 1993 G 25 Jackson, Edwin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 35 – (1989-09-18)18 September 1989 C 30 Lampe, Maciej 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 125 kg (276 lb) 39 – (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 SF 34 Nachbar, Boštjan 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 44 – (1980-07-03)3 July 1980 SG 11 Navarro, Juan Carlos 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90.5 kg (200 lb) 44 – (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 SG 24 Oleson, Brad 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90.5 kg (200 lb) 41 – (1983-04-11)11 April 1983 C 21 Pleiß, Tibor 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 35 – (1989-11-02)2 November 1989 SF 23 Thomas, Deshaun 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 33 – (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 C 44 Tomić, Ante 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 37 – (1987-02-17)17 February 1987	Head coach Xavier Pascual Assistant coach(es) Agustín Julbé Iñigo Zorzano David García Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster

External links

• Official website