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2015 ACB Finals

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).

2015 ACB Finals
TeamCoachWins
Real Madrid Pablo Laso 3
FC Barcelona Xavier Pascual 0
DatesJune 19–24, 2015
MVPSpain Sergio Llull
ACB finals

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

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Road to the Finals

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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

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

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
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

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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
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
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

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Real Madrid

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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) 44 – (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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

FC Barcelona

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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) 30 – (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
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Agustín Julbé
  •   Iñigo Zorzano
  •   David García
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

References

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