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2007 New Zealand NBL season

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2007 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration8 March – 29 June
Number of games18
Number of teams10
Regular season
  Minor premiersHarbour Heat
Season MVPJosh Pace (Nelson Giants)
Top scorerGarry Hill-Thomas (Taranaki Mountainairs)
Playoffs
ChampionsNelson Giants
  Runners-upHawke's Bay Hawks
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 2007 NBL season was the 26th season of the National Basketball League. The Nelson Giants won the championship in 2007 to claim their third league title.[1][2][3]

Summary

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Regular season standings

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Pos
Team W L
1 Harbour Heat 14 4
2 Waikato Pistons 13 5
3 Nelson Giants 13 5
4 Hawke's Bay Hawks 12 6
5 Auckland Stars 11 7
6 Wellington Saints 9 9
7 Taranaki Mountainairs 8 10
8 Canterbury Rams 4 14
9 Manawatu Jets 4 14
10 Otago Nuggets 2 16

Playoff bracket

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Semi-finals Finals
        
1 Harbour Heat 76
4 Hawke's Bay Hawks 85
  Hawke's Bay Hawks 67 83 X
Nelson Giants 76 96 X
2 Waikato Pistons 103
3 Nelson Giants 109

Awards

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Statistics leaders

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Stats as of the end of the regular season[4]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Garry Hill-Thomas Taranaki Mountainairs 26.2
Rebounds per game Link Abrams Taranaki Mountainairs 11.5
Assists per game Paul Henare Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.4
Steals per game Jason Crowe Waikato Pistons 3.8
Blocks per game Warren Byrd Manawatu Jets 1.6

Regular season

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References

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  1. ^ "2007 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Charity Begins at Home". Basketball.org.nz. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Book Closes in Style". Basketball.org.nz. 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
  4. ^ "Dominion Finance NBL - League Summary" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2015.
  5. ^ "M-V-PACE". Basketball.org.nz. 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
  6. ^ Bidwell, Hamish (28 June 2007). "TOP STORY: Never mind the throne, Winitana's eyes are on crown". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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