2025 ACB Playoffs
Spanish basketball postseason tournament
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The 2025 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2025 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2024–25 season, which began on 28 September 2024. The playoffs started on June 2 and ended on June 25.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Spain |
| Dates | 2–25 June 2025 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Real Madrid |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Real Madrid 16th ACB title 38th Spanish title |
| Runners-up | Valencia Basket |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Attendance | 163,417 (8,601 per match) |
Real Madrid successfully defended the title by winning a record-extending 38th title (16th in the ACB era) after sweeping Valencia Basket in the finals series.
Format
At the end of the regular season, the eight teams with the most wins qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record.[3]
The bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. The quarterfinals are best-of-three series; the team that wins two games advances to the next round. This round is in a 1–1–1 format. From the semifinals onward, the rounds are best-of-five series; the team that wins three games advances to the next round. These rounds, including the Finals, are in a 2–2–1 format. Home court advantage in any round belong to the higher-seeded team.[2][3]
Playoff qualifying
On April 6, 2025, Real Madrid became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[4]
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoff berth | Seeded team | Top seed | |||
| 1 | Real Madrid | 30–4 | April 6[4] | April 20[5] | May 11[6] |
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 25–9 | April 20[7] | May 17[8] | – |
| 3 | La Laguna Tenerife | 25–9 | April 13[9] | May 4[10] | – |
| 4 | Unicaja | 23–11 | May 3[11] | May 18[12] | – |
| 5 | Barça | 21–13 | May 18[13] | – | – |
| 6 | Joventut Badalona | 20–14 | May 24[14] | – | – |
| 7 | Dreamland Gran Canaria | 19–15 | May 24[15] | – | – |
| 8 | Baskonia | 19–15 | May 24[16] | – | – |
Bracket
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game, and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Real Madrid | 82 | 112 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Baskonia | 76 | 103 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Real Madrid | 99 | 90 | 84 | 86 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Unicaja | 81 | 75 | 86 | 79 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Unicaja | 97 | 81 | 97 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Barça | 101 | 59 | 95 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Real Madrid | 89 | 102 | 81 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 75 | 96 | 70 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 98 | 102 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dreamland Gran Canaria | 74 | 94 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 83 | 105 | 94 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | La Laguna Tenerife | 65 | 74 | 87 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | La Laguna Tenerife | 96 | 80 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Joventut Badalona | 81 | 60 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: ACB
Quarterfinals
- All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Real Madrid v Baskonia
| 3 June 2025 | Real Madrid | 82–76 (Series: 1–0) |
Baskonia | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 22–24, 22–13, 23–25 | |||
| Pts: Tavares 16 Rebs: Tavares 13 Asts: Llull 6 PIR: Tavares 35 |
Boxscore | Pts: Howard 17 Rebs: Hall 6 Asts: Forrest 6 PIR: Howard 18 |
Arena: Movistar Arena Attendance: 9,067 Referees: Carlos Peruga, Carlos Cortés, Vicente Martínez |
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| 6 June 2025 | Baskonia | 103–112 (Series: 0–2) |
Real Madrid | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 33–27, 23–27, 25–34, 22–24 | |||
| Pts: Forrest 30 Rebs: Moneke 6 Asts: Forrest 7 PIR: Forrest 33 |
Boxscore | Pts: Llull 19 Rebs: Tavares, Fernando 10 Asts: Campazzo 6 PIR: Tavares 22 |
Arena: Buesa Arena Attendance: 12,154 Referees: Antonio Conde, Arnau Padrós, Alberto Baena |
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| Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series |
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This was the 13th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning nine of the first 12 meetings.
| Madrid leads 9–3 in all-time playoff series |
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Valencia Basket v Dreamland Gran Canaria
| 2 June 2025 | Valencia Basket | 98–74 (Series: 1–0) |
Dreamland Gran Canaria | Valencia |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 18–26, 34–8, 20–25 | |||
| Pts: Montero 21 Rebs: de Larrea 7 Asts: Montero 4 PIR: Montero 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Salvó 13 Rebs: Diop 5 Asts: Samar 6 PIR: Pelos 15 |
Arena: La Fonteta Attendance: 6,668 Referees: Martín Caballero, Javier Torres, Andrés Fernández |
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| 4 June 2025 | Dreamland Gran Canaria | 94–102(OT) (Series: 0–2) |
Valencia Basket | Las Palmas |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 22–27, 26–24, 18–23, Overtime: 4–12 | |||
| Pts: Homesley, Albicy 16 Rebs: Conditt 8 Asts: Albicy 6 PIR: Albicy 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Montero 36 Rebs: Montero 10 Asts: Pradilla 4 PIR: Montero 41 |
Arena: Gran Canaria Arena Attendance: 5,617 Referees: Jordi Aliaga, Rafael Serrano, Juan de Dios Oyón |
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| Tied 1–1 in the regular season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Dreamland Gran Canaria winning the previous meeting.
| Gran Canaria leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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La Laguna Tenerife v Joventut Badalona
| 2 June 2025 | La Laguna Tenerife | 96–81 (Series: 1–0) |
Joventut Badalona | San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 20–20, 28–22, 26–18 | |||
| Pts: Huertas 39 Rebs: Shermadini 9 Asts: Huertas 6 PIR: Huertas 41 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dekker 18 Rebs: Tomić 7 Asts: Dotson, Ribas 3 PIR: Tomić 16 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 4,768 Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Alfonso Olivares, Iyán González |
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| 4 June 2025 | Joventut Badalona | 60–80 (Series: 0–2) |
La Laguna Tenerife | Badalona |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 21–14, 13–25, 10–19 | |||
| Pts: Dotson 20 Rebs: Tomić 9 Asts: Hanga 3 PIR: Dotson 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: Fitipaldo 23 Rebs: Doornekamp 8 Asts: Fitipaldo, Sastre 4 PIR: Fitipaldo 26 |
Arena: Palau Municipal d'Esports Attendance: 5,839 Referees: Benjamín Jiménez, Luis Miguel Castillo, Raúl Zamorano |
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| Tied 1–1 in the regular season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Joventut Badalona winning the previous two meetings.
| Joventut leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Unicaja v Barça
| 3 June 2025 | Unicaja | 97–101(OT) (Series: 0–1) |
Barça | Málaga |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 25–21, 14–25, 25–23, Overtime: 12–16 | |||
| Pts: Carter 13 Rebs: Pérez 7 Asts: Perry 10 PIR: Pérez 16 |
Boxscore | Pts: Punter 21 Rebs: Hernangómez, Parra 7 Asts: Punter 5 PIR: Punter 28 |
Arena: Martín Carpena Attendance: 10,554 Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Francisco Araña, Jorge Martínez |
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| 6 June 2025 | Barça | 59–81 (Series: 1–1) |
Unicaja | Barcelona |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 18–18, 13–21, 11–16 | |||
| Pts: Punter 12 Rebs: Satoranský 7 Asts: Satoranský 6 PIR: Satoranský 13 |
Boxscore | Pts: Perry 15 Rebs: Ejim 7 Asts: Díaz 6 PIR: Balcerowski 20 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 6,892 Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Óscar Perea, Alberto Sánchez Sixto |
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| 8 June 2025 | Unicaja | 97–95(OT) (Series: 2–1) |
Barça | Málaga |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 19–24, 12–22, 29–20, Overtime: 13–11 | |||
| Pts: Perry, Taylor 16 Rebs: Pérez 7 Asts: Perry 5 PIR: Taylor 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Punter 37 Rebs: Parra 7 Asts: Satoranský 6 PIR: Punter 36 |
Arena: Martín Carpena Attendance: 10,681 Referees: Antonio Conde, Jordi Aliaga, Martín Caballero |
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| Tied 1–1 in the regular season series |
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This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning the previous 10 meetings.
| Barça leads 10–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Semifinals
- All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Real Madrid v Unicaja
| 11 June 2025 | Real Madrid | 99–81 (Series: 1–0) |
Unicaja | Madrid |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 29–14, 22–17, 24–22, 24–28 | |||
| Pts: Musa 23 Rebs: Feliz 6 Asts: Campazzo 7 PIR: Musa 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ejim 13 Rebs: Carter, Pérez 5 Asts: Díaz 6 PIR: Ejim 15 |
Arena: Movistar Arena Attendance: 10,089 Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Óscar Perea, Francisco Araña |
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| 13 June 2025 | Real Madrid | 90–75 (Series: 2–0) |
Unicaja | Madrid |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 23–22, 21–17, 23–17 | |||
| Pts: Campazzo, Hezonja 18 Rebs: Hezonja 6 Asts: Campazzo 4 PIR: Llull, Campazzo 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Perry 16 Rebs: Pérez, Barreiro 6 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Pérez 18 |
Arena: Movistar Arena Attendance: 10,174 Referees: Antonio Conde, Fernando Calatrava, Martín Caballero |
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| 15 June 2025 | Unicaja | 86–84 (Series: 1–2) |
Real Madrid | Málaga |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 25–21, 22–26, 16–24 | |||
| Pts: Osetkowski 21 Rebs: Osetkowski 6 Asts: Díaz 6 PIR: Osetkowski 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hezonja 18 Rebs: Tavares 7 Asts: Feliz 5 PIR: Hezonja 20 |
Arena: Martín Carpena Attendance: 10,681 Referees: Carlos Peruga, Carlos Cortés, Alfonso Olivares |
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| 17 June 2025 | Unicaja | 79–86 (Series: 1–3) |
Real Madrid | Málaga |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 21–23, 20–22, 16–25 | |||
| Pts: Carter 17 Rebs: Osetkowski, Taylor 5 Asts: Díaz 4 PIR: Ejim 14 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hezonja 20 Rebs: Tavares 12 Asts: Campazzo 6 PIR: Campazzo, Tavares 24 |
Arena: Martín Carpena Attendance: 10,681 Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Óscar Perea, Jordi Aliaga |
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| Madrid won 2–0 in the regular season series |
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning three of the first four meetings.
| Madrid leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series |
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Valencia Basket v La Laguna Tenerife
| 10 June 2025 | Valencia Basket | 83–65 (Series: 1–0) |
La Laguna Tenerife | Valencia |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 24–18, 20–22, 16–6 | |||
| Pts: Montero 16 Rebs: Pradilla 10 Asts: Badio, de Larrea 3 PIR: Pradilla 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Huertas 18 Rebs: Scrubb 9 Asts: Huertas 5 PIR: Huertas 17 |
Arena: La Fonteta Attendance: 7,453 Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Rafael Serrano, Alberto Sánchez Sixto |
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| 12 June 2025 | Valencia Basket | 105–74 (Series: 2–0) |
La Laguna Tenerife | Valencia |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 32–25, 20–22, 30–17 | |||
| Pts: Montero 20 Rebs: López-Arostegui 8 Asts: Pradilla, Montero 4 PIR: Montero 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Fitipaldo 22 Rebs: Morin 9 Asts: Morin 6 PIR: Fitipaldo, Morin 14 |
Arena: La Fonteta Attendance: 7,746 Referees: Carlos Peruga, Benjamín Jiménez, Juan de Dios Oyón |
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| 14 June 2025 | La Laguna Tenerife | 87–94 (Series: 0–3) |
Valencia Basket | San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 16–19, 15–33, 27–22 | |||
| Pts: Huertas 17 Rebs: Abromaitis, Doornekamp 6 Asts: Huertas 8 PIR: Huertas 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Badio 28 Rebs: Puerto 8 Asts: Pradilla, Jones 3 PIR: Pradilla 29 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 5,066 Referees: Jordi Aliaga, Arnau Padrós, Jorge Martínez |
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| Valencia won 2–0 in the regular season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between Valencia Basket and La Laguna Tenerife.
Finals
- All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| 20 June 2025 | Real Madrid | 89–75 (Series: 1–0) |
Valencia Basket | Madrid |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 16–17, 29–28, 25–15 | |||
| Pts: Feliz 18 Rebs: Fernando 7 Asts: Feliz 3 PIR: Feliz 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Badio 20 Rebs: Pradilla 8 Asts: Jones 5 PIR: Badio 15 |
Arena: Movistar Arena Attendance: 10,064 Referees: Antonio Conde, Carlos Cortés, Arnau Padrós |
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| 22 June 2025 | Real Madrid | 102–96(OT) (Series: 2–0) |
Valencia Basket | Madrid |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 26–20, 21–23, 20–21, Overtime: 13–7 | |||
| Pts: Campazzo 18 Rebs: Tavares 10 Asts: Campazzo 11 PIR: Campazzo 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Montero 23 Rebs: Pradilla 8 Asts: Montero 8 PIR: Montero 26 |
Arena: Movistar Arena Attendance: 11,142 Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Óscar Perea, Francisco Araña |
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| 25 June 2025 | Valencia Basket | 70–81 (Series: 0–3) |
Real Madrid | Valencia |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 21–16, 9–21, 21–21 | |||
| Pts: López-Arostegui 14 Rebs: Sestina 8 Asts: Jones 3 PIR: López-Arostegui 16 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hezonja 16 Rebs: Hezonja 9 Asts: Campazzo 8 PIR: Fernando 21 |
Arena: La Fonteta Attendance: 8,081 Referees: Carlos Peruga, Jordi Aliaga, Alberto Sánchez Sixto |
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| Tied 1–1 in the regular season series |
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This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning six of the first seven meetings.
| Madrid leads 6–1 in all-time playoff series |
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