The 2023 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2023 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2022âÂÂ23 season, which began on 28 September 2022. The playoffs started on May 27 after the EuroLeague Final Four, which was played on May 19âÂÂ21, and ended on June 20.
Real Madrid was the defending champion, but was swept in the final series by Barça, who won their 20th title (17th in the ACB era), returning to glory since their last triumph in 2021.
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.
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 1âÂÂ1âÂÂ1 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 2âÂÂ2âÂÂ1 format. Home court advantage in any round belong to the higher-seeded team.
On April 2, 2023, Barça became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.
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. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude>
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning four of the first five meetings.
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Joventut winning two of the first three meetings.
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning the previous four meetings.
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Unicaja winning the first one.
This will be the 10th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning the previous nine meetings.
This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning eight of the previous ten meetings.
This was the 22nd playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning 11 out of the first 21 meetings.