2010 New Zealand NBL season
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| 2010 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 4 March – 1 July |
| Number of games | 18 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
| Season MVP | Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) |
| Top scorer | Eric Devendorf (Wellington Saints) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Wellington Saints |
| Runners-up | Waikato Pistons |
| Finals MVP | Lindsay Tait |
The 2010 NBL season was the 29th season of the National Basketball League. Foundation member and nine-time NBL champions the Auckland Stars withdrew from the league in 2010, while the Otago Nuggets returned after a one-year absence and the Southland Sharks joined for the first time.
The regular season began on Thursday 4 March and concluded on Friday 19 June. The playoffs began on Tuesday 22 June and concluded on Thursday 1 July, with the Wellington Saints taking home their sixth NBL title after defeating the Waikato Pistons 2–1 in the best-of-three finals series. Saints' guard Lindsay Tait was recognised as the most valuable player of the regular season and of the finals series.
Regular season standings
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | Waikato Pistons | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | Harbour Heat | 11 | 7 |
| 5 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | Southland Sharks | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | Christchurch Cougars | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | Manawatu Jets | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Otago Nuggets | 0 | 18 |
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 98 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Harbour Heat | 77 | 5 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 92 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 82 | 
| Wellington Saints | 74 | 98 | 82 | |||||||||
| Waikato Pistons | 80 | 69 | 79 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Waikato Pistons | 74 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 82 | 3 | Nelson Giants | 62 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Southland Sharks | 67 | ||||||||||||||